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The ones that got away

Miss sofia

One Too Many
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I am so feeling your pain LinaSofia - they are just too lovely for words.

If it's any consolation i saw a stunning forties, emerald green silk dressing gown, with a lovely full skirt, in a junk shop today, perfect condition and it was only twenty quid!!! I didn't think to ask the lady to put it aside for me while i nipped to the cashpoint, as i was just too excited and not thinking straight... and when i came back...ten minutes later..gone!!! I actually had tears in my eyes!
 

Drappa

One Too Many
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1,141
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Hampshire, UK
Lovely glasses, what a shame!
I love this dress, and it went really cheaply, but still too high for me
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And this pattern, also too high
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Lady Day

I'll Lock Up
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Crummy town, USA
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$40!
Look closely. There's an original walk-away dress in this lot. This was at $6 forever. And ONLY went to $40. I guess that spike in pattern prices is over.

LD
 

Miss Golightly

Call Me a Cab
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2,312
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Dublin, Ireland
If it's any consolation i saw a stunning forties, emerald green silk dressing gown, with a lovely full skirt, in a junk shop today, perfect condition and it was only twenty quid!!! I didn't think to ask the lady to put it aside for me while i nipped to the cashpoint, as i was just too excited and not thinking straight... and when i came back...ten minutes later..gone!!! I actually had tears in my eyes!

I'm gutted for you Miss Sofia - that robe sounds incredible......
 

jetgirl

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270
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O-town
I'm watching a slow motion train wreck of a bidding war over a dress that is already up to the "they cannot have bid it up that much" amount. It goes in an hour.
 

jetgirl

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O-town
Very pretty print, but pretty pricey for what probably is a housecoat.
But if it was in rayon....

That's what I was thinking, it's a cotton housedress. An adorable housedress. Maybe if it was rayon... Ah well, hopefully there is some cute pin-up girl who bought it and I'll see some photos posted here sometime. :)
 

maisie

Practically Family
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513
Location
Kent
That's what I was thinking, it's a cotton housedress. An adorable housedress. Maybe if it was rayon... Ah well, hopefully there is some cute pin-up girl who bought it and I'll see some photos posted here sometime. :)

I have a zip up dress that is rayon... I always thought it was a housedress so have only worn it once out (and because I'm tall its a strange length on me :S), is there something special about them, something I've missed lol???
That dress was nice but NOT $250 worth of nice!!! :)
 

Lauren

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Sunny California
Some vintage prices just seem to rocket for some reason. I think a couple of people just REALLY wanted that piece. It seems a little high to me, but then I look at what BIN's are on Ebay, and what things are listed for on Etsy and sell in boutiques, and it might be average now [huh] vintage seems to have skyrocketed, especially in the last year or so.

There were zip front day dresses with Zippers- kind of a novelty/sporty thing. Those are pretty rare and I could see them catching quite a pretty penny. You see them for a short time in the very late 30s and early 40s. But most of the time a zipper up the front meant house dress or house coat. I would guess it would depend on fabric, styling, and length. Long ones are almost always meant for home wear and a lot more common.
 
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jetgirl

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Some vintage prices just seem to rocket for some reason. I think a couple of people just REALLY wanted that piece. It seems a little high to me, but then I look at what BIN's are on Ebay, and what things are listed for on Etsy and sell in boutiques, and it might be average now [huh] vintage seems to have skyrocketed, especially in the last year or so.

I've noticed this too :( But it actually made me think the Etsy prices aren't so bad, haha. I didn't buy and then missed out on a couple of VERY nice dresses on Etsy recently because I started buying vintage back in (ahem) (a very long time ago); when we thought $25 for a rayon 1920's two tone day dress was astronomical. I think I'll just have to deal with it or sew more. If only I had time!

Thinking about putting in a custom vintage order with a quality seamstress.
 

LinaSofia

A-List Customer
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475
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Brighton, UK
yeah prices are definitely getting crazy all over the place! It's making authentic vintage a luxury... I am almost always out of the counting with the vintage dresses I watch on ebay because they sky rocket! I think it's the Mad Men craze and just generally that vintage is becoming more mainstream. I'd like to go back to the time when I hardly ever paid more than £10-20 for a vintage dress on ebay... and that wasn't even that long ago!
 

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