What they really mean when they say............

freestyla_24
Engager

‎10-09-2017 7:26 PM

A Buyers guide to those phrases often found in listings...the true meaning

 

SHABBY CHIC PROJECT - I am trying to sell something i found in a council estate skip

UPCYCLE - Making a pigs ear out of a silk purse

VINTAGE - Wasn't made this year

RARE - I hav'nt seen one before.

 

Feel free to add yours.....

023mjc
Specialist

‎14-09-2017 10:52 PM

NWOT - only worn once

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crooksnanny ~ maz
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Anonymous
Not applicable

‎14-09-2018 4:47 AM

Lots of wear left - it’s trashed, but still functions as an item of clothing. 

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mustard-tree
Engager
In response to Anonymous

‎02-06-2019 12:14 AM

WOW - Just sat on a drawing pin

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llewellyn-technical-services
Contributor

‎24-04-2021 12:01 PM

"Seller Refurbished" - I blew the dust off it and tried to polish out the scratches but its still got the same intermittent faults it had when i bought it last week

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