Vintage Costume Jewelry Lot
Q: I´m selling vintage Bead & Button magazines on Ebay starting at $3.99
for a lot of 3. Any comment about this?
A:Vintage - meaning more than 50 years old - is a term that is applied to furniture.
In effect, something from the 80's or 90's can be vintage.
antique 1. Belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period. 2. Of or dealing in
antiques. 3. Old-fashioned. --an·tique n. 1. An object having special value because of its
age, especially a domestic item like a car or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed
for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.
vintage 1. A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics. 2. A
year or period of origin. 3. Length of existence; age. --vin·tage adj. 1. Of or relating
to a vintage. 2. Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic. 3.
Old or outmoded. 4.a. Of the best. b. Of the most distinctive.
Think about wine - people say "year X was a good vintage" - it's not necessarily over 50
years old.
From dictionary.com
adj.
Of or relating to a vintage.
Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.
Old or outmoded.
Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter.
Of the most distinctive: "Fatalism has coexisted with vintage American overconfidence"
(Thomas Oliphant).
I sell vintage costume jewelry. It doesn't have to be over 50 years old. You have
"vintage 60's" or "vintage 70's" etc, etc.