How would I sell fur coats?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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Comments (2)ebay is probably your best bet. Look up current and completed auctions for similar items. There is no duty to US citizens. I have bought several items from Canada on ebay with no charges. However, I bought my bathroom faucet, paper holder and towel holder from a site in Canada and recieved some kind of bill (export?) about a month later. I don't know what the difference is between a retail website and ebay that would have generated that charge. Finally, if you or your friend are not familiar with selling on ebay, it will be quite a learning curve. Not so much to list it, but to avoid the pitfalls of non-paying bidders or bidders who end up scamming you. (claiming the product never arrived or was defective.)...See MoreCan I tell how many coats of poly I have?
Comments (2)A professional floor finisher can look at your floor and make a good guess at how many coats were applied. The limit for coats of anything per day is two (2), so it is a reasonable guess that you have two coats, if more than just one. Any wood floor finish coat takes days to harden and cure. Typically, waterborne finishes cure in about seven days. Oilbase finishes can take up to 28 days or more to cure. Before they are cured, they are susceptible to marring. Another possibility here is problems encountered when rushing a refinish by "hot coating" a floor, which is throwing successive coats of anything over a previous coat. There is not had enough time allowed for the solvents (be they water or spirits) to flash out of the product. The volatiles get trapped by the successive coat and can result in a soft finish and an extended cure time overall. And...during that cure time the floor is susceptible to marring. Four or five days to complete a sand and refinish of anything is reasonable...two is not, in my professional opinion. However, since I don't know what finish was used and how long the work days were, temperature and humidity levels and all that...this answer is purely speculation and should be considered just that....See MoreUses for old fur coat?
Comments (27)Sue I inherited a lovely mink swing coat with the same problems as your coat. If the pelts are strong, so the fur is basically good (you can tell by brushing your hand over it to se eif there are any hard spots) it's easy for a furrier to remake it. My swing coat was cut down to deemphasise the swing, and the sleeves, which had fur inside of them as well because of their huge openings, were unfolded, steamed and then cuffs were made of the extra fur from the body and the sleves are now nice puffy sleeves on a fitted coat. You'd never now it was a Jackie O era coat :)...See Moreold fur coats
Comments (10)A friend of mine took hers and had them made into a throw for the bed. It was beautiful and she was able to continue to admire and use it. I have a few furs and minks that I have not used in ages, I have thought of doing that with some of those. I am going to hand down some to the granddaughters if they want them especially the ones that have been in the family. The animals idea is one I had never heard of, but I always used fake furs for my puppies when they are newly away from the mommy. So sounds great....See Morelucy
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