09-22-2008 08:26 PM
02-04-2013 02:31 AM
..or simply anything second hand and a couple of years old = vintage 😉
As a frequent buyer on Ebay on occassion i have asked sellers how is this vintage or more importantly antique (in regards to jewelry). They get quite offended and quote me their 100% positive feedback! :^O
It works both ways though, i recently bought a brooch that was termed as vintage but was antique, paid a bargain price too!
03-31-2014 12:44 AM
03-31-2014 08:52 AM
I agree vintage is just that a word describing, depending on what the item is, rule of thumb as far as what I've personally sold and purchased, vintage is 25 yrs and older, again it is just a word used to get buyers attention , its up to the buyer to do his homework and decide on item's vintageness, if thats a word... and there should be a date, it all comes down to the item at hand.
04-01-2014 01:39 PM
Yes, Websters has updated their definitions. They do this yearly so it stands to reason that Webster's Vintage now reflects the vague eBay definition. So take it to heart. Vintage means something older. You can put a date with it if you wish.... or not. It can reflect something 20 years old, 30 or even 50 years. I'd say it's up to the seller.....
LOL...
I always enjoy the How old is Vintage threads...
04-02-2014 07:08 AM
Vintage is what you call something you are trying to sellI.
You call it used when you are trying to buy it.
I am a sceptic, but over the years it has prevented me from wasting a lot of money.
05-16-2014 08:44 AM
I am in total agreement.
LESS than 20 years old is NOT Vintage. Selling something called vintage and less than 20 years old is fraud. Simples.
When sellers are asked the age of the article, be up front, nothing lost, but all to gain with being honest.
And antique is 100 years and older. 99 years is vintage, though I guess most people would give or take up to 20 years difference (ie: 80 years old).
07-23-2014 10:47 PM - edited 07-23-2014 10:48 PM
My partner is a collector and his definition of 'vintage' is 20 years plus. Any item over 100 years is Antique. This does however exclude wine.
08-21-2014 01:21 PM
LOL I dong't think my mom would like to be referred to as "antique" She's from the 1930's!
03-18-2015 05:21 PM
I have also noticed the heavy overuse and misuse of "vintage" by eBay sellers. I hate it. It seems the definition used by many of them is anything that came out of the factory before today!Ive seen the time frames discussed here for "antique" and "vintage". I didn't realize an antique had to 100 years old. In the collectibles field there are many items labelled "vintage" that fall far short of the official time frames discussed here. I think in certain fields, it could be appropruiate to call an item "vintage" when it is less than 50 years old. For example, I am a collector of aviation models - the kind manufactured for the airline industry, the military and the aircraft companies. These models are very rare and highly collectible. In cases like this, I think it may be appropriate to use "vintage" with an item that is less than 50 years old. But the item MUST originate from the time period that it represents. For example - the Boeing 707 was at the peak of its service life in the mid to late 60's. I think a 707 model could perhaps be called "vintage" if it is from that time period. THere are many more models of all kinds of aircraft being made for collectors today. I don't buy those. It would be very inappropriate to call a 707 model "vintage" if it was produced in 1997. But that kind of thing happens all the time.
03-29-2015 02:08 AM
Haha, get this - do an eBay search for the word "vintage" alone.... 2,200,000 listings. Now do "rare" with "HTF" (hard to find) ... and you get 45,000 listings! Come on, people, ist that just a little bit extreme??
08-15-2015 11:49 AM
01-26-2017 08:28 AM
I list vintage look items as vtg look or inspired,. I do research on dating because it matters. I have a personal choice and call items vintage or older, the best description in each case. Most folks now a days do not want true antiques 100+ years old. I including dating when I list things as antiques that are less than 100 years old but older than 75 years, I am not a purist just honest . I do my homework. Volume sales are great but not when sacrificing accuracy, integrity in a seller has great value for growing ones business and increased or repeat sales. Rare is overused however it is an opinion or assumption, not a production amount. I have sold rare items that may not has a small production number but are rarely put up for sale in any marketplace or antique shop, rare and hard to find are often one in the same.
01-26-2017 08:31 AM
If you are a buyer, simply ask. As a seller I usually know the decade at the very least and have forgotten to include it in description. I'm certainly human.....
03-07-2017 04:43 PM
Any computer you bought in the lst 3 months is Vintage.
08-30-2017 12:44 PM