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Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Katcat1 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:10:25 GMT

I actually never thought to look on ebay but today was the first day that I have ever bid on anything. I purchased a Michael D. silver bracelet (links that are different sizes) and saved close to $30 with my bid. I was surprised when my bid was accepted and I am a happy. Have you ever purchased jewelry on ebay? What was your experience? BTW, the bracelet is new.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

willomenia — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:19:02 GMT

Yes, all the time. When I first started I was a little obsessed, but I now have it under control. What I like, is finding older items I always wanted but passed on. However, read description carefully a lot has no returns.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

HonnyBrown — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:31:50 GMT

I buy Wen on eBay all the time. I have had very good results from doing this: lower prices than QVC, discontinued items, etc.

My sellers on eBay buy the TSVs and OTOs, split them up and sell them. They get more money and I get the 1 item that I want.

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Q4u — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:32:15 GMT

Yes, not only do I buy on eBay, I've been a seller off and on since around 2001~! There are a lot of MD jewelry there, and Judith Ripka, many designers and many wonderful items.

You can bid on auctions or you can BIN (Buy It Now), even send in to the Seller an Offer of a lower price. I agree 100% to always read the full description! It's worth the effort to find out about the Seller (Top Rated? Top Rated Plus? Location in the US?.. postage can be a killer coming from another country, postage costs?).

I tend to stay away from professional Jewelry sellers (especially from China) and prefer the Mom and Pops that go to Estate Sales, or sell their own items with their own pictures rather than stock photos.... watch out for stock photos, when the Seller takes the photo from a website and tells you that's the item you're going to get. This is especially true for designer handbags! You want full disclosure, any smells? The corners or piping showing any wear? The interior have any stains?

Good luck and have a ton of fun! If you have serious questions about an item, go to Ebay's Community Boards and find FASHION, there are tons of very well educated people there who are happy to answer questions about jewelry, handbags and clothing!!

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

NickNack — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:42:30 GMT

I buy from eBay and also sell on eBay. I sold a lot of Barbara Bixby and Joan Rivers jewelry this past year. Right now I'm selling some older designer handbags of mine. When I'm buying something like a designer handbag I always look at the seller's other items. I want to make sure they don't have a lot of the same thing. If they do it sometimes means it's a fake. I like for it to be their personal items when it comes to something like that.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Kalli — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:42:42 GMT

KatCat1, have I bought jewelry on Ebay?? Woman, you don't wanna know how much I've bought and sold there!! heeheehee I've been buying there since around 1998. Actually, I first found out about it on Q's discussion board.

I agree with the rest who've posted here...read product descriptions carefully and check the feedback of sellers.

Have fun! (and let us know about your great "finds")

-Kalli

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

sunshine45 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 03:56:25 GMT

On 1/9/2015 NickNack said:
I buy from eBay and also sell on eBay. I sold a lot of Barbara Bixby and Joan Rivers jewelry this past year. Right now I'm selling some older designer handbags of mine. When I'm buying something like a designer handbag I always look at the seller's other items. I want to make sure they don't have a lot of the same thing. If they do it sometimes means it's a fake. I like for it to be their personal items when it comes to something like that.

nicknack, just curious......i buy some barbara bixby jewelry on ebay. i also buy a number of joan rivers, david sigal, robert rose, nolan miller, kjl, judith ripka, rivka friedman on ebay. do you get MORE than you paid for the item or less or about the same? i am one of those people who look for true bargains and generally only buy if i can get a GREAT deal.

i have also gotten some very nice deals from the judith ripka addicts forum on delphi.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Clover29 — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:20:54 GMT

I've bought the same Michael Dawkins bracelet four times on eBay

I made a necklace out of the first two (along with links from another MD bracelet I already had), and the other two were allowed to stay as matching bracelets.

One of them was listed as being 8", which would have been too big for me, but I bought it anyway with the intention of removing links to make it shorter. When it arrived, it became obvious that it was a 7 1/4" bracelet that someone had stretched horribly But it was fixable, and you'd never know now that it had been abused so badly.

I love that MD doesn't solder his links, so they're nice and versatile for meddling amateurs like me.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Katcat1 — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:10:28 GMT

This was the shortest transaction I have ever experienced. We agree that she would not send the box and then I asked for the velvet bag and she got upset that I was not playing fair. OMG! a little velvet bag. It was an older piece and then I start thinking she is wearing this jewelry and saves the box to sell more worn jewelry. Why would a velvet bag mean that much to her? Plus they are not real velvet. Who is going to know if you wore the jewelry if you were careful with it? No one. We both agreed to cancel, actually she suggested it. I did get a refund. What a bizaar experience.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

pupwhipped — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:35:03 GMT

On 1/10/2015 KatCat1 said:
This was the shortest transaction I have ever experienced. We agree that she would not send the box and then I asked for the velvet bag and she got upset that I was not playing fair. OMG! a little velvet bag. It was an older piece and then I start thinking she is wearing this jewelry and saves the box to sell more worn jewelry. Why would a velvet bag mean that much to her? Plus they are not real velvet. Who is going to know if you wore the jewelry if you were careful with it? No one. We both agreed to cancel, actually she suggested it. I did get a refund. What a bizaar experience.

Hmmm, I just don't think this is your week.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

lhasapso — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:40:55 GMT

I bought a David Yurman sterling bracelet with gold accents for about $350 last year. It is a discontinued item that originally sold for $1200. I love it and wear it all the time. My daughter purchased a Michele watch for about a third of its retain value. Great bargains if you time it right. With each purchase we had no competing bids.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Penellope — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:02:59 GMT

I've also bought some great things. I got a Michele stainless watch bracelet for one third the retail price. It was brand new and perfect. Who knows where they get this stuff.

If you want to bid on something, wait until the very end. Otherwise you are just driving the price up. I don't know why anyone bids early.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

lhasapso — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:31:46 GMT

On 1/10/2015 Penellope said:
I've also bought some great things. I got a Michele stainless watch bracelet for one third the retail price. It was brand new and perfect. Who knows where they get this stuff.

If you want to bid on something, wait until the very end. Otherwise you are just driving the price up. I don't know why anyone bids early.

I agree. That is what I meant by timing the bid/purchase right. Auctions that end mid week seem to end lower with fewer bids.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

lynettey — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:20:55 GMT

On 1/9/2015 KatCat1 said:
I actually never thought to look on ebay but today was the first day that I have ever bid on anything. I purchased a Michael D. silver bracelet (links that are different sizes) and saved close to $30 with my bid. I was surprised when my bid was accepted and I am a happy. Have you ever purchased jewelry on ebay? What was your experience? BTW, the bracelet is new.

I would be embarrassed to tell you how much Michael Dawkins I have bought on ebay. ( I know I have at least 20 of his bracelets--mostly the older, heavier ones). Like others have said, read carefully and ask a lot of questions. I sometimes ask for more pics and I always ask if items are tarnished. I know I have a silver safekeeper and I wouldn't buy/or sell anything looks disgustingly tarnished. I buy many new items and preowned in excellent condition. My best deals have been the thick bracelets he did (4strand usually) with the thick silver clasp. My first item was a smokey quartz one, QVC had been selling it for about 350. I got mine for 120.00. I tend to buy his rings on qvc, sometimes at full price or clearance--as its hard to wait for a specific size to show up on ebay. Luckily I have found some older styles on ebay in my size that came out before I was a fan. I love ebay! Have fun--its addicting!

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

QuinnPenny — Thu, 12 May 2016 05:15:55 GMT

This is so funny, I just bought 6 of those bracelets on EBay this last week. I always wanted those bracelets, but couldn't afford them at that time, and now the Q only have a few. So I bought 2 silver ones and 2 black spinel, and one big starry night and one small starry night, they are fabulous, and I got them in 3 days. I'm very happy buying them on ebay, and anything else I want. Love it!

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

qvcfreak — Thu, 12 May 2016 19:48:21 GMT

I love buying jewelry on eBay. My last two purchases were 48 gram Robert Tenorio cuff bracelet for $50 and a 30 inch 7.4 gram 14k box chain for $175.

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patbz — Thu, 12 May 2016 20:44:40 GMT

I love buying on EBay, including RLM, Dawkins, Ripka, Rivers and Tenorio among many other brands. I use a sniping service, put in my bid 5-7 days ahead (bid isn't made until last minute and I can withdraw or adjust it until nearly end of auction). I don't always win and I am looking for great buys. I also sometimes contact seller and make an offer (even on "buy it now") if an item is relisted (may have been overpriced to begin with).

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

qvcfreak — Thu, 12 May 2016 21:55:05 GMT

@patbz wrote:
I love buying on EBay, including RLM, Dawkins, Ripka, Rivers and Tenorio among many other brands. I use a sniping service, put in my bid 5-7 days ahead (bid isn't made until last minute and I can withdraw or adjust it until nearly end of auction). I don't always win and I am looking for great buys. I also sometimes contact seller and make an offer (even on "buy it now") if an item is relisted (may have been overpriced to begin with).

I don't know what a sniping service is but I send email on "buy it now" items too. The chain I purchased was listed at buy it now $250, I offered $150, she countered at $175 and I scored, gold 30 inches, 7.4 grams.

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

Q4u — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:45:36 GMT

@Katcat1 wrote:
This was the shortest transaction I have ever experienced. We agree that she would not send the box and then I asked for the velvet bag and she got upset that I was not playing fair. OMG! a little velvet bag. It was an older piece and then I start thinking she is wearing this jewelry and saves the box to sell more worn jewelry. Why would a velvet bag mean that much to her? Plus they are not real velvet. Who is going to know if you wore the jewelry if you were careful with it? No one. We both agreed to cancel, actually she suggested it. I did get a refund. What a bizaar experience.

Oh my gost, how weird. I sometimes don't have the original box, but I sure do have nice black generic boxes with padding inside. I also have some little drawstring bags that I put the item into...... I'm glad she offered to cancel as she IS being bizaar. Most customers who buy a Designer item want everything that originally went with it.... if the seller doesn't have all the boxes, bags, authenticity cards, the seller needs to state this in their listing because it disappoints the buyer. I think you got off lucky.

Another item will come along and next time make sure the seller is a Top Rated Seller wih really high feedback. Think of some questions to ask the seller (do they have the box, etc?) and see how quickly you get an answer and see how much time and thought went into it. You can tell quite a lot about a seller by how they answer question.

When I buy something on eBay and ask a question and don't get an answer.... I don't buy....

Good luck and have fun.....

Re: Michael Dawkins bracelet on ebay

patbz — Fri, 13 May 2016 04:18:24 GMT

My sniping service is "kidnapper.com", which I recommend.