Ebay and Glassware.

While many of you don’t particularly care to do business with Ebayers, I’ve found it to be a treasure trove of interesting pieces and in reality, nice folks too, though many of them aren’t entirely certain what they’ve got and how much its worth.

This works in your favor many times, though as a rule I don’t truly promote taking advantage of people. Still, if they do a bit of research and sell at a reasonable price, then we’ve both won haven’ t we,  and if they don’t, we can’t be blamed for purchasing a gorgeous Fenton vase for 4.99 ( and yes.. I did)

Many E-bayers don’t want to take the time or spend the money to have what they are selling evaluated and aren’t sure what it is. That can certainly work in your favor, even if you try to be honest about it. I’ve found that by sending a note to the ebay seller, informing them that what they are selling is worth a bit more than they’ve got it listed, they will be a bit more careful in the future, they learned something and you’ve made a new friend.

This weeks Ebay foray left me with a mystery of my own to solve. I bid on, and won a lovely piece of autumn gold glass, that looks to me to be some older Fenton. The winning price was just 4.00 USD, and the vase is a heavier piece, weighing in at about 2 pounds. It’s completely unmarked but was left to the seller in an estate of her mom, who is a West Virginia native.

The age of the mom, combined with her state of residence, the fact that the vase was displayed with older Fenton ware, and several other factors led me to believe that the vase is Fenton, even if its not marked as such.

So why did I buy it.. Once in a while, don’t you just take a risk and buy that "pig in a poke" little thing, just because its pretty. The price was definitely right, and in reality, I love a mystery. I can’t wait to get it to my house and start digging to find out what it is, who made it and see if I was right in surmising that its a bit older unmarked piece of Fenton…. and in all honesty.. even if its not..  what glass collector doesn’t love a pretty piece and a new mystery to solve.

Here’s what I"ve purchased.. any ideas from the readers will be very welcome..What do you think it is?

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