Frugalista Fashions: Buying Clothes on Ebayby Andrea Hermitt | More from this Blogger 22 Jul 2009 05:35 PM
As a frugal fashionista, I purchase a lot of clothing items on EBay. The items I purchase most often are my daughters Character Shoes for drama club, Pageant accessories, lingerie, and winter sweaters. Pricewise, there are several things you need to consider when you are shopping on Ebay. The one question you need to ask yourself is: can I purchase it somewhere else cheaper? When considering these questions, you must not only look at the asking price (for buy-it-now) or the highest amount you or willing to bid, but you must also look at what the seller is asking for shipping and handling. Besides prices, the other major thing you need to consider when buying on EBay is how long you are willing to wait for the item. If you are purchasing dance shoes for the season and getting them at less than half the price you would pay in stores, you may be willing to wait for a week or two for the auction to end and the seller to ship the item. If you need new shoes for a special occasion in five day, an auction is not something you want to chance. EBay is strictly for the shopper with time on his or her hands. As I mentioned above, there are a few key items that I like to purchase on Ebay. As for all other items, I am a very careful and take alot of precautions. I can purchase character shoes online because I know the two major brand names intimately and know how the sizes run. With this knowledge, I always get a perfect fit. I always order the same make and model for lingerie as well. Any other clothing item I order on Ebay has to be stretchy to allow room for error. In addition, when ordering on Ebay, any good auction lister will put detailed measurements of the outfit in the body of the auction. Never purchase anything without comparing measurements to your body first. Finally, check the auction for return details. If you receive an item that was not as described, did not fit according to measurements, or you plain-old just didn't like, you need to be able to return it with minimal loss. Read: Dress like Michelle Obama for Less Frugalista Fashions: Get Your Maxi Dress for Less Frugalista Fashions: Have you done your winter shopping yet? Check out Free coupons on food and clothing items Learn more about Andrea Hermitt  Andrea Hermitt is a native New Yorker currently residing in GA. She has been married for over 16 years and has two teenage children. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments Audrey123 (5) 24 Jul 2009 07:44 AMAnother good idea if you're bidding on an auction on ebay is to use an automated sniping service to avoid drawing attention to the item you want and invite a bidding war. http://www.hidbid.com is an example of such a service. You could also try using an ebay misspelling search to such as typojoe.com to possibly find an item that you want. If the main keyword is misspelled in an auction title, many potential bidders will probably never see the item, probably leading to a lower price for you. wini (15) 08 Aug 2009 10:02 AMThe idea of buying clothes online is not good to me because you don't know if it would fit. Different designers have different sizes. It is only good if there is a return policy on the clothes. [URL="http://www.forexjinx.com"]Trade forex[/URL] Discuss this article
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