Tinka: The nice thing about shopping on the second market, you can change your wardrobe 4 or 5 times a year, and still look good, and when you get tired or wearing it you just send it back to the thrift store, and somebody else gets it, if it is still in good shape.
Boosha: You [...]
Posts tagged ‘second market shopping’
10% off at our favorite eBay seller, and she has “Boosha Beads!”
April 19th, 2009
You may have noticed in our blog roll that we have our favorite ebay seller listed. Well, she has agreed to give a 10% discount to anyone who buys from her, if they mention that they heard about her from Second Market Shopping! Just make sure that when you make your purchase, you mention the [...]
The Second Market Shopping video is almost done!
April 19th, 2009
A couple of tweaks to fix, then all that’s left to do is export the audio to Audacity so I can clean up the audio; get together with Tinka next weekend to put in the final text balloon comments; and lastly, clean up the video. And it’s done! So within a couple/three weeks [...]
Tinka: we are going to teach you how to buy quality
April 16th, 2009
Tinka: It used to be that everybody had this knowledge. It was taught from mother to daughter. It is not being taught anymore. We are living in a society right now where every every penny counts. You need to be able to create something out of nothing.
If you drive up some place and you see [...]
What would you say to people who turn up their nose at going to a thrift store or feel too proud to buy something in a thrift store?
April 10th, 2009
Vivienne: What would you say to people who turn up their nose at going to a thrift store or feel too proud to buy something in a thrift store?
Tinka: Truthfully the thrift stores today are not like they used to be. They are very clean. They are almost like going into retail department stores. Especially [...]
I’ve added several books about vintage clothing and shopping for vintage clothing:
Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops, By Christa Weil
The Official Price Guide to Vintage Fashion and Fabrics (Official Price Guide Series), By Pamela Smith
Valuable Vintage: The Insider’s Guide to Identifying and Collecting Important Vintage Fashions, By Elizabeth Mason
Vintage Clothing [...]
Shop thrifty, save more money and make cash buying and selling on the Second Market!
March 5th, 2009
Get the latest money-saving advice from second market specialists Tinka and Boosha.
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