eBay or the Highway
How did fashion fiends survive before eBay?
Think about the genius of it: Not only can you find the hottest, sold-out-before-you-even-thought-to-look-for-it items of the season — she with the highest credit card limit wins — but you can also liquidate all your shopping mistakes to pay for it. After all, as in romance, there is someone for every cropped tweed jacket from last summer. And that someone surely is trawling eBay.
Unfortunately, in reality, most shopaholic eBayers like me have a buy-sell ratio of about 3 to 1. Not exactly the stuff of balanced budgets, and yet… just the feeling that you’ve done something positive for the balance sheet counts for something.
Pray tell, how could I ever pass up bidding on that Gwen Stefani-designed leopard-print LeSportsac concert bag, even though it’s too small to even carry my wallet? It’s rare! It’s NWT (New With Tags)! It’s No Longer In Stores! Never to Be Produced Again! Good heavens, it’s a Collector’s Item!
Lord knows I’ve used those very words to sell my nosebleed-high Dolce & Gabbana heels, the ones with the wispy butterflies on them from the seminal Spring-Summer ‘98 collection (I still feel a wee bit of seller’s remorse on that one, but I really wanted to buy this beautiful coral colored Marc Jacobs bag…), as well as that red and gold Fendi baguette bag that we all know (see June 1 post) was very, very Gently Worn.
So what goes around comes around. It’s all good karma, really. I’m indebted to eBay (not to mention my credit cards) for that beautiful black cashmere Lainey dress that I’ve never ever seen in any store. And I’m fairly certain I’ve enhanced other fashionistas’ lives with my offerings. And let’s not forget to give all praise to that gift from the gods of instant gratification: Ladies, go forth and Buy It Now!
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