So, I've been feeling a bit uninspired when trying to thing of good posts, but I want to start a little discussion. I have been collecting vintage for a very short time in comparison to some of you guys, and now that I have gotten bitten by the eBay bug as well, in addition to my Etsy obsession I have been wondering about how you know when you paying too much for vintage.
With eBay of course many sellers start out low, to make for a good bid, but on items you can just buy on eBay or on Etsy very highly priced. And some of the sites that sell vintage clothing...the make my bank account hurt just browsing through them!
I know if an item is rare or buy a big designer of course the price is going to be high, other than that I'm pretty lost. Condition and age are factors, the better the condition the higher the price but I've come across things that for the life of me I cannot see how the high price is justified.
I was thinking about this because one of the things I most wanted to add to my wardrobe is a Swirl dress (which I've mentioned before), but the some of the ones I've managed to find are often in the $100 range (which I can't afford), is that too much for a Swirl dress or most vintage dresses really?
So, what do you veteran vintage buyers think?
