Friday, January 1, 2010

Who Loves Vintage Purses?

I love vintage bags, and the changes they have made over the years. Following are pictures of some of mine I have collected. I am especially fond of box style for some reason. As you can see though, this madness also includes, compacts, lipsticks, compact purses, sunglasses etc.
First 3 pictures include but not limited to:

Steel beaded french bag with nice pattern and in excellent condition, carved lucite box


Whiting Davis in mint condition, all rhinestone evening, and round iridescent copper beaded and bakelite boxy bag.


Whiting and Davis alumesh with celluloid/bakelite handle and frame




I have some smaller purses as well, and use some of them for when we go out. Here are a few more pics:

Navy faille with lucite closure, white plastic beaded boxy bag, another faille with lucite closure, black beaded box,wood beaded Czech bag with plastic link chain.


A lucite, a stunning white glass beaded box, black velvet rounded box, faille pouch with carved chunky lucite closure,beaded clutch,whiting davis metal mesh and whiting davis gold metal mesh clutch with rhinestone closure


In the background is a unique box / compact purse with petit point embroidery. I have another regular style compact purse in the same design. Purchased them together.


In this picture is a mandalian mesh with drops in excellent condition, an Evans metal mesh compact bag, and in the background a pouchy Charlet Paris all beaded bag in coppery brown sparkling beads and hanging on the right is a large Whiting and Davis white beadalite mesh bag with milk glass closure.

Background is a clear plastic evening back studded with bright rhinestones, but what makes this back special is the row of rhinestones that line the top and a large rhinestone on the clasp. Also in the background is a Ilene lucite clutch with rhinestone design, this bag can be found in other colors and rhinestone designs. In the front is a goldish greenish Wilardy lucite boxy clutch.


In the back are two popular clear carved lucite clutch style evening bags. The one on the left has a carved cherry design with rhinestones, and the one on the right in the corner has a criss cross pattern, also with rhinestones. Immediatetly in front is a tortoiseshell lucite small boxy clutch and to the right is a lucite confetti embedded compact purse.


There is a variety of glass beaded flapper style bags in this picture and in the center top is a Whiting and Davis dresden mesh bag, in excellent condition.


In the background are two Charlet glass beaded bags. One is a clutch style ( standing up on left) in a mossy brown color and in the background is a black box style in immaculate condition. In front is a sweet vintage Japan beaded with a bow decoration, and behind that is a small brass with lucite top and a tortoiseshell/rootbeer lucite box.

This picture shows part of a vintage plastic bag with flowers and lucite handle, a telephone cord purse,a black crocheted with beads and round plastic bottom, lucite handles, a small tortoise plasit/lucite box purse, a fabulous iridescent blue glass beaded Charlet bag, another Czech wood beaded clutch and one of my favorites, a brown Corde box purse.



Hope you have a fabulous New Year!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Ecrater Multiple Purchases Shipping Matrix Solution

I believe this is a solution that will work for sellers that have lightweight (first class, under 13 oz) items for sale on Ecrater and have multiple purchases.

Let me know what you think at Gizmosvintage@gmail.com .

Here is the suggestion:

Ecrater shipping matrix for items under 1 lb. with multiple purchases.

For this example we will use USA only, but the same will hold true for other countries as well.
First do not think of the “weight” of the item. Think of it as one unit or one item (ex. pair of earrings)

In admin -
Under shipping and taxes. Choose weight scales and click on small. Click update

In shipping zones - USA mainland ( for this example) Click update

Now choose shipping matrix. Under the 1 put in the amount you will be charging for shipping ONE item.

Now, in the next box to the right under 2 put in the amount you would charge if the person purchased 2 lightweight items, ( ex. 2 pairs of earrings ) and do the same in the box under 4, etc. In any of these boxes you can give a discount, it doesn’t have to be MORE than the amount charged for 1 item. Be sure to click update.

EX. you charge 1.50 to ship 1 pair of earrings and want to charge 2.00 to ship 2 pairs, and 3.00 to ship 3 - 4 and have free shipping for 5 or more.

Listing the product:

Put in all your pertinent information ( title etc.) and when you get to the weight portion put in the number 1. This as mentioned above will stand for 1 unit or item, not weight.

Next - Under shipping choose weight dependable.

Be sure to click on add when finished with this page.

After the purchase:

Ecrater will look at the amount of items purchased, and see what you have put in the product form for “weight” on each item which will be 1 and add them up. They will also “round up” to the next highest weight. So If the buyer purchased 2 pairs of earrings and under each product listing you have a 1, Ecrater will total them to 2. They will then look at the shipping matrix to see what you have for the shipping under 2. If the buyer purchases 5 earrings, Ecrater sees a total of 5, rounds up and sees what you have under that weight in the matrix.

Ex.
Buyer purchases 1 pair of earrings - shipping is 1.50

Buyer purchases 2 pair of earrings - shipping is 2.00

Buyer purchases 3 pairs of earrings - shipping is 3.00

Buyer purchases 4 pairs of earrings - shipping is 3.00

Buyer purchases 5-6 pairs of earrings - shipping is 0.00

I tried this out for my husbands new ecrater site and did a sample purchase. It seemed to work just fine. Hope this works for others!



If you get a chance check out Desertknapper at Ecrater and or the website for Desertknapper

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Thanksgiving

Hope all had a nice restful Thanksgiving. We had more friends and family than usual and it was really great.

I don't think my dog enjoyed his pilgrim hat that much though.






How many of you went shopping the next day? I certainly did not, too many people!

Having a mad rush on Etsy sales, and that is great, hope it keeps up.

Seems I am having to change out my items on Vintage Village at a nice regular clip as well.

Have a great day!