antique asian screens
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/28/2008 07:29 am by admin
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US $23,540.00
antique asian screens
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SEI Dynasty Espresso Media Cabinet List Price: $449.99 Sale Price: $319.99  |
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Bring home a touch of the orient with this stylish espresso media stand. The low design and decorative metal hardware create a stylish focal point for up to a 50" flat screen television and all of your media equipment... |
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Mother of Pearl Inlay Art Pine Tree and Crane Design Decorative Black Wood Mini Folding Screen Wall Plaque Asian Oriental Home Decor Sale Price: $499.00 |
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Designed to ornament a corner or section off part of a room, this small folding screen depicts a serene image of cranes delighting in an idyllic moment under an old pine tree and the full moon. The elaborate adornment with the iridescence of intricate mother of pearl designs makes it an impressive item for collection. |
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Oriental Black Lacquer Wood Wall Panels, Traditional Chinese Temple Scene - Hand Painted, Mother of Pearl Shell Sale Price: $275.00 |
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Rush Hour 2 List Price: $5.98 Sale Price: $2.47 Used From: $0.01 |
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Its vacation time for det. James carter and he finds himself alongside det. Lee in hong king wishing for more excitement. While carter wants to party and meet the ladies lee is out to track down a triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the american embassy... |
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XXX (Full Screen Special Edition) List Price: $14.94 Sale Price: $1.99 Used From: $0.01 |
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Vin Diesel is no James Bond, and he doesn't want to be. That's why XXX announced Diesel as the adrenalin-junkie Bond of the PlayStation generation, copying the Bond formula so shamelessly that this action-packed silliness would be a Bond movie if it starred Pierce Brosnan... |
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Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th List Price: $50.00 Sale Price: $264.93 Used From: $40.00 |
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Chinese furniture reached a pinnacle of exceptional design and meticulous workmanship. Beyond the Screen leads the reader on a journey that encompasses not only the evolution of these exquisite furnishings, but also includes the many literary, architectural and visual contexts in which they were created... |
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Art of the Japanese Folding Screen List Price: $31.50 Sale Price: $74.99 Used From: $12.53 |
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The design of the Japanese folding screen is one of the great art devices in decorative arts. Its history, schools of painting, the artists are explored in this elegant publication wherein the golds, reds and greens reflect as accurately as possible on the printed page the actual screens. |
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The Folding Screen List Price: $50.00 Sale Price: $1.66 Used From: $0.01 |
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From its simple roots as a room divider, the folding screen has evolved into a wonderful fusion of fine and applied arts. As both a practical object of furniture and a work of fine art, it became a medium that could reflect the changing styles and fashions of art and design... |
How Much Money Ebay Stole From Me in the Last Week!!!
How Much Money EBay Stole From Me In The Last Week!!!
This past 7 days I did an experiment. I had not listed on eBay in over two months so I really never had any idea what I was truly spending per item in listing and final valuation fees… until now… My account was paid up and I was beginning from ground zero.
Well I put on 182 items of good to very good antique and vintage costume jewelry with most under $10.00, a number of them under $20.00 and a few under $40.00. None of my auction listings had any extra “bells and whistles” so that most listed for $.35 - $.90. I sold 55 auctions for $1,105.00… not bad for a week’s work? Can’t beat it huh!!! Well the week has ended and let me give you the total breakdown of my costs.
With the cost of 182 auctions’ listing fees, 30 items relisting fees and final valuation fees I owe eBay $305.55. So that means I now made $799.45… still not bad for a week’s work… right? Oh I forgot ebay buyers can now only pay with paypal and this is any estimated $133.99 in Paypal charges (remember this is still going into eBay’s pocket). Well that now brings me down to $665.46… okay not as good as I had hoped… but, oh I forgot the cost of my merchandise which at the low end is about $455.00 and which I also bought through eBay so they made more money from me when I made my bids to win it … now I made $210.46 … well now we are down below minimum wage for my 40 hours of work. And it gets worse, I offered FREE SHIPPING as eBay really like to get buyers and this will be about another $100.00… which leaves me with a grand total for the week of $110.46 divided by a 40 hour week makes my hourly rate $2.76 an hour.
So as you see between eBay and Paypal my original $1,105.00 income was reduced by 40% for their fees. This is higher than the highest tax bracket… this is higher than what an auctioneer would have charged and they would have actually worked for the money and probably sold everything.
Throughout the annals of time, I am sure that Ebay along with its subsidiary Paypal are the greediest two companies to have ever graced the face of the earth. One more point about eBay… when listing an auction, eBay would like to see you contribute a percentage of your sales to a charity from 10% to a whopping 100%. I really hope no eBay seller is under the delusion that eBay is sending a check to your favorite charity with your name on it… wrong …eBay is taking your hard earned charitable contribution and writing it off against their corporate taxes thus lowering eBay’s tax liability. EBay sellers fill eBay’s pockets with tons of cash and then eBay turns around and expects eBay sellers to pay their taxes!!! This is unfathomable greed and eBay continues to get away with it!!!
Now along with all of this, as a seller I have to worry that someone will leave me negative feedback and I have no recourse, or God forbid someone reverses their payment to me on Paypal and I am out those additional funds, or that my Power Seller (what good is it anyways) will be dropped or the ultimate I will wake up one morning and across my screen in big yellow words “YOU ARE SUSPENDED FROM EBAY” for something inane and trivial.
I honestly have to ask why do people put up with this greed and craziness. Why do eBay sellers struggle to keep eBay’s pockets over brimming and their stockholders fat!!! Ebay is not the place it used to be or is it really even an option as a place to make money. Actually most could work at McDonalds and make twice as much and get a free burger in the bargain.
The problem is that people who love auctions and buying and selling vintage and antique things can’t get it out of their blood. Well there is a true alternative to eBay and it is especially for the small boutique and specialty store buyer and seller of vintage and antique things. I along with three others have started VintageBoutiquesMall and it is the umbrella company for a series of new and exciting auction boutiques for antique and vintage merchandise to be opened over the next 14 months. The premise of our business is three fold. First is to have auction boutique venues for specialty antique and vintage merchandise. Second is to be the least costly venue on the internet. And third is to provide the best customer service available anywhere.
The first auction boutique, opened in October 2008, is Vintage Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com. This is an exclusive auction venue for antique, vintage and new costume and fine jewelry. For example if I had listed the above 182 auctions on Virtual Gems Emporium with the many free upgrades VGE offers, my total cost to list and relist would have been $74.20 and this is because THERE ARE NO FINAL VALUATION FEES!!! Yes that is right $74.20 as compared to $305.55 at eBay. Also since Virtual Gems Emporium does not require the buyer to pay by Paypal (this obviously is still an option along with many other payment options at VGE) I could save the additional $133.99. My sales of $1,105.00 would have only been diminished to $1,030.00 and that is if everyone would have paid by check or money order. Now if all had chosen to use paypal or comparable online payment, my total proceeds would have been reduced to around $896.81 at VGE as compared to the above $655.46. This is a huge savings of $241.35. The point here is that buyers and sellers now have options.
LIST FOR FREE THROUGHOUT DECEMBER AND JANUARY
Just to show you how generous we are at VGE you can list as much as you want for FREE throughout the month of December and January. Hopefully you will get that extra cash needed for Christmas and the holidays. We want as many jewelry lovers to come to get to know us and test drive our site… and we want to see you make money for the Holidays. So get going and enjoy a wonderful and exciting month of making some extra money without worrying about listing fees and NO Final Valuation Fees!!! The free listing feature is for all types of auctions, fixed, buy out, or reserve auction and will include:
1. FREE SUBCATEGORY
2. FREE PHOTO UPLOADS (up to 7 photos)
3. FREE SUPERSIZE THUMBNAIL GALLERY PHOTOS
4. FREE BUY IT NOW
5. FREE RESERVE
6. FREE DELAYED AUCTION START
7. FREE LISTING (no matter what the starting price is AND no matter how many)
8. FREE BOLD
The only things not included in this free offer will be HIGHLIGHTING, HOME PAGE FEATURE, CATEGORY FEATURE and MEDIA (movie) UPLOAD which are all still available but at the price indicated in our site fee section to be found at the bottom of the home page.
REGISTRATION IS FREE !!! NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED!!!
IMPORTANT KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS ON THE SITE and GETTING YOUR VGE BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND!!!
This is a new site since only being up just a little over a month and I just want to remind you that this site is YOUR site. As with starting any new business endeavor you will need to work to contact friends, family and other auction buddies you may have in your email address book and let them know where you are. This is good for everybody. In my first month on VGE, many of my previous buyers from eBay signed up and my income barely skipped a beat and actually probably did better since I paid no Final Valuation Fees!!! If you want more than you will be expected to work to make VGE better than eBay and with the opportunity to make tons of money with more of it going in your pocket.
I have read many blogs and forums over the past year and a half and the complaints about eBay continue to mount. But the overriding comment has always been “why doesn’t someone else start an auction site for the small boutique seller”. Well that is what gave birth to the idea of Virtual Gems Emporium and IT IS FOR YOUR USE TO MAKE TONS OF MONEY!!!.
Once you have registered I will be sending you an email for you to send to your friends, family and auction buddies. This letter should be emailed as a blind copy (BCC) to everyone in your email address book. Just as with any new business venture you need to get your leads for sales and this will help to bring those who love you and your things to the site. Think about business associates, church members or anyone else who you might know and make them aware of where you are and that they might find some really great Christmas or Holiday Gifts for those on their lists.
The great news gets even greater. Before the end of 2008 two more new sites will be opened and each will again be vintage and antique boutique auctions like Virtual Gems Emporium. And guess what, if you are signed up on Vintage Gems Emporium you will have a “VINTAGE BOUTIQUES PASSPORT” to shop and sell in any and all boutiques that are opened.
The next auction boutique to be opened will be ViNTAGE Collectibles Shop and will be for all of the vintage and antique things that collectors love. You will find stamps, coins, toys, comic books, dolls, sports memorabilia, snowglobes, Disney, paper ephemera and so much more.
The third auction boutique will be Arts and Antique GallerIA and will be all about fine vintage and antique pieces for the dealer and collector. You will find paintings, limited edition art pieces, sculpture, vintage and antique porcelain, glassware, art glass, pottery, art pottery, Asian Antiques, antiquities, furniture, and so much more.
In 2009, other fabulous boutique auction sites will be opened and will include Veranda and Patio, European, African, Far East, Gourmet, Kitchen, Bed and Bath, Pet and more!!! So hold onto your hats because this is where the future is going and just think you are all in on the ground floor of this very exciting endeavor.
Unlike EBay, VGE has many buyer to seller payment options and include personal check, cashier’s check, money orders, Western Union, Paypal, Google Check Out, Authorize.net and even more so you now the FREEDOM and OPPORTUNITY to conduct your business the way you want to.
To summarize, build your business on VGE as quickly as you can so you can make a ton of money especially with the holidays coming.
We want you to be successful and we want our site to be the best ALTERNATIVE out there.
Thank you and welcome to your future!!!!
Registration to sell or buy at Vintage Gems Emporium is free and easy. To sign up today visit http://www.vintagegemsemporium.com.
About the Author
My name is Candace Daugherty and I live near Charleston, South Carolina. My passion is Antique and Vintage Costume and Fine Jewelry. I have collected jewelry for over 35 years and own many incredibly fabulous book pieces as shown in the many jewelry price guides authored by Harrice Simons Miller, Roseanne Ettinger, Jeannene Bell and others.
I love Victorian, Art Nouveau and Edwardian pieces and have been fortunate to find many wonderful and highly collectible pieces right here in my own backyard of Charleston, SC. I have a special fondness as most do for Miriam Haskell, DeMario, Schaiparelli, Alfred Philippe, Staret, McClelland-Barclay, Pennino and more and have found wonderful ways to put my hands on these pieces at a fraction of what most retailers or collectors could ever expect.
Since September 15, 2008 I along with three others have founded the first of its kind, an exclusive auction boutique for antique, vintage and new costume and fine jewelry. We started Vintage Gems Emporium at www.vintagegemsemporium.com with three concepts in mind. One, a special boutique environment in an Auction Venue just for the collector and specialist of antique and vintage costume and fine jewelry. Two, to be the lowest cost auction or fixed price venue on the internet. And three to put the entire Virtual Gems Emporium community first with unbelievable customer service and fair equal treatment of all trading partners.
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Screening Asian Americans $17.13 This collection of 15 essays explores how the representation of Asian Americans in the cinema contributes to the definition of American character. The authors consider the role that Asian bodies play on American movie screens, the history of Asian Americ |
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Asian Antique Apple Holder Tray $41.49 Add a touch of Asian home decor to any room in the house with this apple holder tray. This decorative accessory is handmade of wood and can be used to hold fruit, magazines and much more.Handle attached for easy carryingColors: Aqua, yellowMaterials: WoodDimensions: 11 inches high x 12 inches wide x 16 inches deep |
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Screens $23.59 Screens' took a surprisingly long time considering Kody and Ruban recorded the bulk of the tracks in about four days in the middle of 2008. Most of it was recorded in the Mint Chicks' Portland basement on a three year old imac with a toy drumkit that they |
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Asian-style Antique Black Old Pillow Box $46.99 Add a piece of Asian decor to your bedroom with this pillow box. This pillow box has been handmade out of solid wood and features an antique look. Finished with a dark faded black stainTop is curved inward, shaped like a small pillowPillow box was used by the Chinese for valuables and to store pillowsHeavily distressed stylingDimensions: 15.5 inches long x 5.5 inches wide x 5.5 inches deep |
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SU1311 Sunset Keyhole Black Chair Antique Black with Cherry keyhole Asian Hardwood and Steel Construction $130 SU1311 Sunset Keyhole Black Chair Antique Black with Cherry keyhole Asian Hardwood and Steel Construction |
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Asian Antique Iron-handle Kitchen Bucket $55.99 Bring the Asian aesthetic into your home with this iron-handle kitchen bucket. This handmade water bucket is constructed of sturdy wood and iron.Chinese families used these buckets to carry water from the river back to their homesHeavily distressed stylingMade in ChinaDimensions: 10 inches high x 11 inches in diameter |
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Tropical Asian Style (Paperback) $26.73 Tropical Asian Style showcases contemporary residences throughout Southeast Asia, from Chiang Mai to Bali and Kuala Lumpur to Java. Featured are houses in more than 20 different locations across Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Each home is designed to achieve perfect harmony with its tropical surroundings. Silks, batiks, terra-cotta tiles and lacquer wares from Thailand and Indonesia; stone garden sculptures from Bali; and antique furniture from Java are only a few examples of the many beautiful items examined and illustrated in this book. |
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Charming Life Pewter Antique-style Asian Coin Dangle Earrings $22.99 These Asian-inspired earrings feature multiple drops of Asian coins on a decorative post. These earrings showcase an antique finish and secure with a push-back closure. Metal: Brass, pewterStyle: DangleFinish: AntiqueClasp: Push-backEarring dimensions: 3.25 inches long x 0.75 inches wideAll weights and measurements are approximate and may vary slightly from the listed information. |
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Charming Life Goldtone Double Strand Antique-style Asian Coin Bracelet $24.49 This Asian-inspired double strand bracelet features multiple drops of Asian coins on an antique brass chain. This bracelet showcases a stylish antique finish and secures with a toggle closure. Metal: Brass, pewterStyle: ToggleFinish: AntiquedChain: CableClasp: ToggleBracelet dimensions: 7.5 inches long x 0.75 inches wide or 8 inches long x 0.75 inches wideAll weights and measurements are approximate and may vary slightly from the listed information. |
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Charming Life Goldtone Antique-style and Asian Coin Bracelet $17.99 This Asian inspired bracelet features an antique-style Asian coin accented with a goldstone gem and an orange bead. This stylish bracelet showcases a goldtone finish and secures with a toggle closure.Style: ToggleMetal: Brass, pewterFinish: AntiqueChain: CableClasp: ToggleBracelet dimensions: 7.5 to 8 inches long x 0.75 inches wideAll weights and measurements are approximate and may vary slightly from the listed information. |
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