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HI Folks - Hoping someone has a suggestion/guidance......i have just sold a piece on etsy and the purchaser lives in Italy and paid imed. via PP.....i have heard so many horror stories.....and also i am fairly certain that they don't allow jools (gold) past customs....any info helpful Oh Wise Ones!! :o)

Thanx Glitz - You are so correct about not buying sight unseen and i will never do it again....hard lesson to learn though....but one i won't soon forget....

Hi Folks - I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for my dilemma - i bought sight unseen about 200 pounds of jools - turned out to be alllll earrings and the woman had taken them all and put them all on the plastic cards that you purchase them on at discount stores - and then put them in the small bags individually - they look dreadful, like dollar store items....some of them are a bit nicer then others but nothing that would warrant my putting them up for auction - i have about 5,000 prs - anybody have any ideas as to how i could present them so they don't look so shabby? I will probably sell them at the fleamarket but even there no-one is going to look at them the way they are...help!! Regards and thanx (i just discovered this board and have posted the same message on the other board....excuse me if you are reading both posts but - wow - do i need help!! :o)