| Original Message: Re: "Good Old Beads" |
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Hi Ray, Thanks for your input. How well someone does in finding beads at eBay may have a lot to do with his/her experience level. Once you've done it and you have a personal system, it may be difficult to appreciate how other people may struggle. I know what I do. I may not necessarily know what you or anyone else does. In the days that I was at eBay almost daily, I seldom did a search to find things. I probably moved into searches because Categories were so ineffective or exclusive. (I don't think that having a Beads Category is a stretch, in the field of Collectibles.) I was more likely to surf around, go through categories—and occasionally to bookmark a search if I found something that was particularly useful. But my experience (then) was that keywords that I thought would be commonplace often didn't give results. OR, the beads that came up were NOT those beads. So, yes, people DO find beads at eBay..., but do they find the beads they are looking for? I still hear from people, who are surprised to know ANY ancient beads (or significant ethnographic pieces) are offered at eBay. Last week, a group of ojime were offered. A friend of mine who LOOKS for ojime hadn't see them and didn't know about the auction until I told her. I have to disagree with you about "vintage." Vintage is not a time between "modern" and "antique." Vintage means that the object can be dated, and related to some historical trend, event, or style. Some vintage items will be modern, and some will be antique. Now that you're here, I hope you will contribute to the Forum. Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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