Wow!!! You did a great job polishing it.
I'm thinking the brass has a clear protective coating that's worn off, not gold plating. A Sunshine Cloth as suggested by Ownedbybear would help,...
How did you test for Bakelite? I've read that testing black Bakelite with Simichrome, 409, etc. doesn't show a yellowish color. I'm not an...
Thank you Debora. I'm never really sure of the procedures/rules for posting links and other people's photos.
I've purchased quite a few vintage hats, and yours looks like 1960s-70s brushed fur felt (the black part), which was made of animal fur. Some fur...
Beautiful earrings. I don't know if there's a specific name for the upper dangle (maybe staggered dangle?), but if you're planning to sell the...
Congratulations! The Hermes scarves appear to be authentic since it looks like the puffy hand rolled hems are rolled to the front side of the...
Thank you AJ for your speedy confirmation.
I'm planning to list this "beggar beads" necklace on eBay and am not sure what to call the beads. Are they natural aventurine, dyed quartz??? I...
Thank you all for the positive comments. I was concerned that it might be junk, but thought it was worth the price to find out one way or the other.
Thank you komokwa and AJ for confirming my suspicion.
I bought this necklace yesterday ($2.50 at Savers) and am wondering if it is reconstituted amber. I saw online that reconstituted amber can look...
That's a good idea, and I do keep a "Pending" folder on my laptop of a few items I've photographed, but unfortunately they're mainly vintage...
I couldn't find any information online that said the value of a small flat rate box can't exceed $400, so I drove to the Post Office and asked the...
I was wrong about eBay not allowing you to put in a lower value for insurance -- but I don't think you can do that for the customs form.
I couldn't find a value limit on the Priority Mail small flat rate box for international shipping -- just a weight limit of 4 lbs. And as I...
I print my labels on plain paper through eBay, scale them down to fit first class packages as small as 6" x 4" and just tape them on. It's been...
I've been researching countries to include/exclude if I decide to ship internationally. I didn't find much consistency among other U.S. sellers of...
I can relate to that. The new eBay promotion ends midnight Monday and I'm out of town until Sunday night, so right now I'm limited to relisting...
Good advice -- thank you.
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