| Original Message: Re: "Good Old Beads" |
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Dear Elizabeth, It is difficult to follow your train of thought. Since a "good old bead" is an old bead (though often not nearly as old as many sellers and collectors would like to assume), it is NOT a Contemporary bead. Contemporary beads are made in the present, often by studio beadmakers, or by current industries. Where's the conflict? The suggestion that "modern" and "contemporary" are 'academic words,' just makes me laugh. These are "Fashion words," as much as anything else. Academia is or can be much more esoteric—and to discuss the commonplace as though it were esoteric is sort of silly. It is very true that "The purpose of eBay categories is to help customers find what they are looking for." Now, FOR THE FIRST TIME, there is a Subcategory under "Collectibles" that is called "Beads." This can only help people find beads. JDA. All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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