Comments on: Make sure to look over your items before purchasing them http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Terri C http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-118 Terri C Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-118 I had the same kind of situation as Gwendolyn did...except mine was a pair of Levis jeans...looked like they had never been worn and CHEAP! So I sit down to list them and although the tag stated 32 length...they had been professionally hemmed and were 28". Im OCD about measurements, so I did catch it before they were purchased, but I always try to look a little closer now. I had the same kind of situation as Gwendolyn did…except mine was a pair of Levis jeans…looked like they had never been worn and CHEAP! So I sit down to list them and although the tag stated 32 length…they had been professionally hemmed and were 28″. Im OCD about measurements, so I did catch it before they were purchased, but I always try to look a little closer now.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-44 Brigitte Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:07:21 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-44 ooh, great tips Gwendolyn. thanks! ooh, great tips Gwendolyn. thanks!

]]> By: Gwendolyn http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-43 Gwendolyn Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:44:24 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-43 Lighter fluid is also another handy thing to keep around as sometimes it will remove sticker residue that Goo Gone just smears. But be very careful with it and NEVER use with open flame or while smoking. Also cheap hairspray will sometimes remove ink stains from inside purses and on clothing. Just spray it on and rub the area vigorously. The cheaper hairspray the better but it must be aerosol--not pump. An art gum eraser from the art store can sometimes gently remove pencil marks from old books ,etc. Lighter fluid is also another handy thing to keep around as sometimes it will remove sticker residue that Goo Gone just smears. But be very careful with it and NEVER use with open flame or while smoking. Also cheap hairspray will sometimes remove ink stains from inside purses and on clothing. Just spray it on and rub the area vigorously. The cheaper hairspray the better but it must be aerosol–not pump.
An art gum eraser from the art store can sometimes gently remove pencil marks from old books ,etc.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-42 Brigitte Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-42 Make sure to look at my <a href="http://www.sellthingsonline.org/cleaning-up-your-thrift-store-finds" rel="nofollow">cleaning tips</a> page for all the items I use that really help me out a lot. I just added the air cans that save the day! Make sure to look at my cleaning tips page for all the items I use that really help me out a lot. I just added the air cans that save the day!

]]> By: Fran http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-39 Fran Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:21:15 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-39 Make sure all the buttons are still on a shirt, especially the top one (at the collar). A couple of times, I thought I had checked carefully for buttons, but got home and discovered the top one was gone. I don't button my top button so I had not looked there as carefully as I did the rest of the buttons. I also had the alteration problem. Mine was on a pair of dressy jeans. They too looked brand new, and the alteration must have been professionally done, as the jean hem looked original, but the ladies' jeans were actually a petite length, and the tag did not say so. Make sure all the buttons are still on a shirt, especially the top one (at the collar). A couple of times, I thought I had checked carefully for buttons, but got home and discovered the top one was gone. I don’t button my top button so I had not looked there as carefully as I did the rest of the buttons.

I also had the alteration problem. Mine was on a pair of dressy jeans. They too looked brand new, and the alteration must have been professionally done, as the jean hem looked original, but the ladies’ jeans were actually a petite length, and the tag did not say so.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 Brigitte Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:49:19 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-36 Hi Deena, well, if we want to keep our feedback high than we have to do what we have to do. We should smell them too. I say "no odors" on my stuff but I can't say I take a good sniff (ooh gross right? haha) As for the stickers, yes you're right. Also, do this to make sure they aren't covering a chip or a crack. I once bought a hula girl little figurine (remember I talk about those in the book) , got all excited, came home and under the price tag was a huge chip. Gosh darn it. Luckily it was only 99 cents but still, not good. Hi Deena, well, if we want to keep our feedback high than we have to do what we have to do. We should smell them too. I say “no odors” on my stuff but I can’t say I take a good sniff (ooh gross right? haha) As for the stickers, yes you’re right. Also, do this to make sure they aren’t covering a chip or a crack. I once bought a hula girl little figurine (remember I talk about those in the book) , got all excited, came home and under the price tag was a huge chip. Gosh darn it. Luckily it was only 99 cents but still, not good.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Brigitte Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:41:53 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-34 Wow, never thought of that, great tip. Wow, never thought of that, great tip.

]]> By: Deena O'Daniel http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Deena O'Daniel Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:30:13 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-32 Great Post, Brigitte..thanks. I've been buying men's Hawaiian shirts - and one thing I do, though it may sound gross, is smell the shirt, especially the armpits...so far so good, I haven't been knocked out, and all the shirts I've bought have been clean. But you never know. Also, one of the thrift shops I go to puts the stickers on the bottom of china and pottery, right over the name - I just peel it back, have a peek, and put it back. Great Post, Brigitte..thanks. I’ve been buying men’s Hawaiian shirts – and one thing I do, though it may sound gross, is smell the shirt, especially the armpits…so far so good, I haven’t been knocked out, and all the shirts I’ve bought have been clean. But you never know. Also, one of the thrift shops I go to puts the stickers on the bottom of china and pottery, right over the name – I just peel it back, have a peek, and put it back.

]]> By: Gwendolyn http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 Gwendolyn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:33:13 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-30 I had what I thought was a score on some Brooks Brothers patchwork shorts that looked like they had never been worn or laundered. They were a 32 waist according to the tag inside. I sold them for a good profit but when the buyer got them they measured a 29" . They had been professionally altered and you could not tell. I did not measure so it was my fault and I had to refund the guy his money. Be sure to measure, preferably before you buy but for sure before you list. I had what I thought was a score on some Brooks Brothers patchwork shorts that looked like they had never been worn or laundered. They were a 32 waist according to the tag inside. I sold them for a good profit but when the buyer got them they measured a 29″ . They had been professionally altered and you could not tell. I did not measure so it was my fault and I had to refund the guy his money. Be sure to measure, preferably before you buy but for sure before you list.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.sellthingsonline.org/make-sure-to-look-over-your-items-before-purchasing-them.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 Brigitte Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:52:29 +0000 http://www.sellthingsonline.org/?p=109#comment-16 I'll have to remember that, thanks Lois. I’ll have to remember that, thanks Lois.

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