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Beautiful stuff, Chris.

I'm a serial-comma user too--fussy, careful, and persnickety.

From "The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation:" So this is the rule, but again it doesn't help if we know the rule but those who are searching do not.

I really appreciate reading and learning about patterns. It's all brand new information to me and what a fun way to learn. The VFG is fortunate to have your expertise.

How odd that nobody wants 30s stuff. Some of you said late 30s/early 40s, but nobody entered 30s on the poll. Why is that?

What a great find, Lizzie. You will be rich! I've never seen one in navy blue, not that I've seen many at all. I thought they were all brown or camel color.

Looks like fox to me and fox is often dyed.

Found another one: Blonde Astrakhan or broadtail

Yes, broadtail can be blonde and it brings big bucks. I don't know if it's dyed or naturally blonde, but it is very desirable. I remember some huge sales recently. I don't know what kind of fur the trim is. I found this on ebay. It seems to be the only one at all similar. It's mink with...

Good suggestions, Chris. I'm going to switch the gallery photo to the one with the red jacket and kimono sleeve, as you suggested. It's not a clear photo, but it might spark interest because of the color.

It's getting no looks whatsoever. What more can I say besides Japan Kimono Style Silk Evening Dress Black Red? This is why I try to stick to known brand names that serve as good key words on their own. Japanese style dress

I've handled a lot of St. Johns but I've never seen lace hem tape on any of them. Usually the hemline is knitted closed, not sewn at all, though I think some do have sewn hems. That is very beautiful. I'd use both turquoise and green in the title. I would guess the belt buckle is original to...

I'm having poor luck with men's cashmere sweaters of the same style. There are very few looks, never mind watchers or bids. Maybe men need to actually experience the cold weather before they think ahead to the fact that they will need a sweater soon.

Or it could be the owner's name. Many furs have the owner's name embroidered inside.

The ebay Clothing & Accessories Board, and now the Shoes, Purses board, have some real authentication mavens. They also offer great advice on how to sell your authentic item. What I've got out of reading about it there is that if you state you are unsure if the item is authentic, it will be...

I can't picture what you mean by double buttonholes. Can you show us a photo?

I love the Hermes. It looks like gabardine to me, probably wool gabardine. I would call it a trench coat. The second layer of cloth across the shoulder area is what makes it trench to my mind. I can't help on dating either of them.

Hi Vanessa, welcome to the VFG. You sound as though you are really having fun with your selling. Do you live in London?

It looks like Jenhoc to me, not Jenhoe.

Wonderful education here. Thanks, Maureen.

I love the label resource! Lizzie, you are wonderful!

Turtleneck is a very hot key word. If you can fit it in there, I'd put it in the title. It is a very beautiful sweater.

I'm not sure if I like these funny mink balls scattered across the collar, but it sure is different. What is this kind of collar called? It's similar to a boat neck and similar to a cowl neck, but not really either. The label is Cyrus, made in Hong Kong.

Thanks so much for offering all this fabulous information here. Even though I was a young woman during this era, I never did dress that mod-ishly. At that time, these designs seem outlandish to me. I do think the styles are more British than American. Now if I were to find anything like what...

I had applied for this work several months ago when I saw their ad in Craigslist. They contacted me recently and I started today. The study is confidential, of course (that's why they call it "mystery shopping.") Generally though, I go into branches of a large bank and ask for information...

Oooooh, so pretty. I like it a lot.

Thank you, Lizzie. You are a wonder! I learned so much and now I love Swirls too.

She's playing solitaire, so she's alone. Deodorant?

I know you like pretty box purses. <p> My Rosenfeld listing

I read that Filene's Basement is not affected by this buyout. Thank God. I grew up in Boston and remember spending many happy hours down there. The original Basement is a real basement on the same level with the subway. I bought my wedding gown there for $11.