feeling eBay ennui?

here are my tips to hunt, just in time for a Sunday evening scroll

It’s flattering to receive DMs and comments asking how I have such “good luck” on eBay. The true and unsexy answer, as with many things, is that it’s just a combination of strategy and time spent. If there were a magic word to turn eBay into a cup that routinely runneth over we would all be doing that by now, and the “I wish there was a place where the good stuff was picked out for me” is just a curated vintage store. The good news is, acquiring the skills to curate for yourself is not too far out of reach.

My tips below are not revolutionary, but more so akin to the very valuable skills learned in elementary media classes like how to find a book in a library, conduct research yourself, use keywords, and assess primary and secondary sources. Thank god for librarians. Let’s get into it.

Browse High

I realize my phrasing is misleading here. Clickbait sucks, but I do love a double entendre. I really mean that if you’re stumped on search terms, get inspiration from things you wish you could buy. Some grass probably wouldn’t hurt when it comes to my “have patience” tip.

Last week I was perusing Banana Republic’s winter sale and came across this gorgeous leather skirt. It wasn’t quite the color or the stitching I wanted, but was the perfect inspiration to find a leather skirt on eBay like this one. Itching to combine this with a dark gray funnel neck sweater and some burgundy tall boots.