Annoying phenomenon

[dhermann1]

An annoying result of the Mad Men craze: You search Ebay for Mens Suits, you get women's clothing with "Mad Men" in the description. :rage: lol

 

[LizzieMaine]

RETRO VINTAGE MAD MEN ART DECO VLV EMO!

 

[skyvue]

You left out "rockabilly"!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... and "gangster" and "swing".

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[dhermann1]

Like those popular derby beret fedora top hats! That turn out to be toothpick dispensers.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It's fun when sellers call open-crowned homburgs "derbies" and "bowler hats".

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[23SkidooWithYou]

Remembering that I'm new to all this....

I saw "Madmen / Mad Men" in so many descriptions, I finally just figured out to run a search and pull up, well, pretty much EVERYTHING!

Is it me, or do you also notice that people are sometimes off by a decade? eg a 60's item described as "50's"...or a 50's item that really seems a bit more 40's.

 

[dhermann1]

Sometimes several decades. That's why this place is so valuable. As Yogi says, you can observe a lot just by watching.

 

[WideBrimm]

It's fun when sellers call open-crowned homburgs "derbies" and "bowler hats".

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True. I saw this in an antique store just the other day

 

[DBLIII]

A few years back, I ended up with a somewhat worn but quite wearable Borsalino (I was thrilled) -- listed on eBay as a "Cowboy Hat" -----

 

[Geesie]

RETRO VINTAGE MAD MEN ART DECO VLV EMO!

Everything I know about art history I learned from eBay. For example, the Art Deco movement covered everything manufactured from 1910 to 1970.

 

[reetpleat]

All you have to do is look in the era specific vintage clothing category. Or, if you don't want to run the risk of missing some, do your search for men's vintage suits, for example, then go to the left and click on only those categories you want, such as mens vintage clothing, and men's suits etc.

 

[Talbot]

Everything I know about art history I learned from eBay. For example, the Art Deco movement covered everything manufactured from 1910 to 1970.

Now I need to wipe the coffee off my keyboard:eusa_clap

 

[ScionPI2005]

I suppose you could always do an advanced search and tell it to exclude items with the word "mad" in them.

 

[reetpleat]

But then you would miss all my late fifties or sixties suits, not to mention that gaberdine pull over with Alfred E Neuman on it.

 

[dhermann1]

Another one that really amuses me more than annoys me, is when somebody selling an antique radio says that there are "bulbs" inside. Tubes, of course. lol

 

[ScionPI2005]

Another one that really amuses me more than annoys me, is when somebody selling an antique radio says that there are "bulbs" inside. Tubes, of course. lol

Because we all know radios need lightbulbs inside them so we can see inside. How else could we get the really cool radio-dial glow?

 

[Viper Man]

What is a "Steam Punk"?

 

[Hamilton_Honey]

What is a "Steam Punk"?

perhaps a punk who sets their hair with those steam heat rollers?


[actually if you really want an answer: http://www.steampunkguide.com/]

 

[Marc Chevalier]

What is a "Steam Punk"?

A Steampunk is a person who fantasizes about living in the Victorian era but doesn't want to give up modern conveniences. Hence, a happy compromise: a steam-powered brass and wood cellphone in the hidden tail pocket of one's frock coat. Harmless fun.


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