| eBay Your Wedding, eBay Has Wedding Bargains! |
Ebay is a treasure trove of bargains for your wedding day. You can slash your wedding costs, stay in your budget and have everything you want at a fraction of the price you'd pay in the retail stores. If you want to make a unique statement at your wedding, you can find unusual and one of a kind items. Books and web sites are devoted to shopping eBay for wedding day bargains. Its true, there are bona fide bargains on eBay and its fun! On the other hand, you have to be careful of what you buy. Some wedding dresses from China are not the real brand deal, they are cheap knock offs. They use the manufacturers pictures and deliver an inferior product. Know your seller by checking their feedback. Feedback will let you know if your seller is reputable. Don't be afraid to ask the seller questions. Ask the seller if what they are selling is authentic brand name. And use common sense. If its too good of a deal, its not a deal. You aren't going to get an authentic Vera Wang wedding dress for $29.95. You CAN find a great deal on Ebay on name brand wedding dresses. Many bridal salons sell their overstock dresses and discontinued styles on Ebay for a fraction of the wholesale price. Some shops close and sell their dresses on Ebay. A friend of mine is selling couture dresses for a $25 starting bid. These are the real thing and they are new. She closed her store and is selling off her inventory.....she's basically GIVING them away! Do your homework BEFORE you bid and snag your deals! There are great wedding accessories on Ebay. I found custom made beeswax candles for wedding decorations for a fraction of the price in stores. I've seen tiaras that retail for over $200 selling for $25, I've seen Malis Henderson bridal veils that retail for $300 for $50. Silk Salon wedding shoes that are $150 retail for $15.00! Make sure you check out your eBay seller before you buy. The feedback on the listing is a report card on the seller. The feedback is there for a reason. Also make sure of their return policy. Many wedding dresses have a no return policy because of the nature of the item. Its a white or ivory dress, it can be damaged or worn before it is returned. Read the fine print. |
eBay Tips from us: If you are buying a wedding dress on eBay, make sure you pay attention to the measurements on the dress because wedding dresses run smaller than everyday clothes. Familiarize yourself with the company who makes the dress before you buy it so you have an idea of quality and how the dress fits. Sample dress means the dress was used as a try on dress in a bridal salon. When a listing refers to dust marks on a dress, it means that the dress has marks on the hemline or train that will need cleaned., All wedding dresses will need some form of alteration to fit properly and will need to be steamed or pressed before you wear the dress. Be careful of any dress that comes directly from China. Most are knock offs of major manufacturers dresses and the quality is lacking. You may also be hit with a big customs fee for importing the dress yourself. Favors, wedding accessories, veils and tiaras can be purchased on eBay at big discounts from retail. There are also great buys on flower girl dresses and little girl shoes. |
Comments from Brides: I bought my wedding dress from a shop on eBay that saved me $400 on a dress that I was going to order the next weekend. I was able to buy all my accessories and still have money left over! I found favors on eBay that were different from anything I'd ever seen, and they were personalized! I wanted my wedding to be vintage and unique and wasn't finding anything I wanted. I found my dress, shoes, hat, gloves on eBay! Totally vintage 1940's and I cried because I was to happy. eBay is like a treasure hunt. Sometimes you strike gold. Sometimes you don't. I struck gold with ostrich feather centerpieces. My reception was just amazing and different because of my centerpieces. The ostrich feathers were such a hit! My mom found a new Montage dress on eBay for $59 and the dress sold for $499 in stores...and it was brand new. She looks gorgeous in it. What a deal. All it needed were a few alterations. She'll kill me if she knew I'm telling where she bought her dress! |