I did sell on Ebay for a couple of years, mostly ren fair/SCA stuff. It was okay, but Ebay's gotten to be a huge hassle for sellers. Plus, I would put hours of work into them, some of them the only thing not historically accurate as that I used a machine and bought the fabric, and then not get back anywhere near what they were worth. It was very frustrating to see tings made from cheap materials and obviously constructed badly go for $100 and up and then see things that were done well and with good materials go for $50 and under. Granted, it wasn't all of them. There are some people that were doing the Ren Faire stuff that did BEAUTIFUL gowns that were getting what they deserved for them. It was all very inconsistant, you just could never depend on what was going to happen. I haven't sold on Ebay for a couple of years now, so I'm not sure if things have changed or not. I thought I would do the "store out of the garage" thing this year with the things I've revamped and then I'll make a few from scratch, too, in case someone is interested in something like that. Plus there's a great flea market near us that I may do a weekend or two at in early October, but there I think I'll just bring the kids' stuff (hittin' up that grandparent market *L*) and I've started doing some pet costumes, too. The stuff that's easy to transport. Other than that, my husband does computer stuff (software development, websites, ect.) and this winter I may have him put me together a website to sell on. I want to talk with our tax lady first though and see what I'm looking at from that angle.

wow bethene, we have goodwill here, but i want your prices. wedding dresses are $50.00 and formals are $10.00. once a week they have bag day. for $2.50 all the clothes you can stuff in a bag. but that does not include wedding dresses, formals, suits, or coats. the last friday of every month is 1/2 off day but that does not include the above. and yesterday was toy day, 1/2 off any toy. they run other specials as well through the month. they put out a calendar sheet that tells all the specials.

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Hey No Fair when I clicked the link it said No Image,lol

I wanted to see too ,

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Yellow Moon,
Even tho' you seem hesitant to "destroy" or cut up the dress, I thought I'd share how I recycled an old red bridesmaid's dress.
I cut the thing in half vertically, then sewed half a white shirt and half a black vest to the top portion. I gathered up the bottom of the dress and sewed it into a big "leg," and added half a pair of men's trousers. (The men's clothing was from Goodwill.) It didn't take long and gave me a wonderful half man/half woman costume. I accessorized with a black top hat, one side decorated with Victorian-looking feathers and ribbons, the other with just a hatband. Half a fake mustache, a side burn and a "bushier" eyebrow completed the man side. I swept all my hair to the female side, curled it up and added make-up to that side of my face. It was inexpensive and looked pretty cool. The hardest part was finding a man shoe and a woman shoe of the same height!
Oh, and I won first prize with it. That was like 10 years ago, but if I can find the photos, I'll post them.