Beady Ladies ( and Gents)..How Do You Buy Your Vintage Beads?

[ohhpretty]

hiya

Having had a major tidy up of my vast bead collection ( my office aka dining room is overrun with beads,findings and jewellery) , I've decided to sell some of my vintage beads,the age of the beads vary from 80s beads to early 60s..

I know many avid beaders like myself love the thrill of finding new and unusual beads,I spend most of my time in auction houses etc but i appreciate not everybody can ( or would want to).

So the question i'm asking is ..do you prefer to source the beads yourself or would you buy from ebid






(warning : becoming a beader can lead to serious empty purse syndrome)

[chubbycherrycherub]

hi ohhpretty..chubbycherrycherub here i also buy my beads from the auction houses as well as charity shops and carboots..i have been looking at vintage beads on here but nothing has caught my eye so far....i have also been looking for joblots of broken jewellery as well and i dont /cant find any on here either..the reason i buy from these places is because you never get the same thing twice which means my jewellery is always different..i would be intersted to see what you have..

[chubbycherrycherub]

chubbycherrycherub again.ohhpretty.i would buy from where i could get the beads i am looking for..