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I suppose my new found joy is not new to many of you, resuscitator especially for members of less popular auction or trading sites, but I’m so happy with my new treasures that I really want to mention it.

Auctions are a wonderful thing, and the cheapest, harder to find items are usually hand-me-downs (pre-owned).

I never thought I would wear someone’s used shoes, especially a stranger’s, but about 2 years ago I bought a wonderful pair of patent leather 6″ platform boots with buckles that are my current favorites. I’ve since then sold more than 10 pre-owned pairs of shoes and boots that were slightly worn, but otherwise, almost new, as well as new pairs that I never found an occasion to wear. Not to mention the dozens of corsets and goth garb from my teens that I’ve passed on to girls from the internet for very low prices.
But more than clothes, I’m a fragrance junkie at auction sites.
My transcendental sensory experiences with Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab have also been thanks to the girls who have posted their vials and imps at lower prices.

My conclusion: don’t let your awesome junk sit around at your place forever, pass it on!
And lurk until you find something you must have, not hesitating just because it belonged to someone else or isn’t new.
Well, checking the description and photographs, of course.

I’ve had such a wonderful experience at gothauctions!
True, even ebay sometimes ends up seeming like a social network than a store, but GA, though I’ve only been on the site for about a year, is a lovely community full of friendly people (mostly women) who are sweet, generous, and with whom you know you have a understanding with because they’re all goth girls.
I’ve had a few odd experience at ebay, to say the least… rude buyers, underage girls asking me to send auctioned items for free, perverts making strange requests, and so on. (Yes, really.)
But on gothauctions all I’ve gotten is fun communication, the politest of buyers and nicest of sellers.

The following is a huge lot of organic, hand made soaps and scented goodies that I bought from DvlWomnInc. Apparently she shops for and hoards amazingly wonderful soaps, or so I’m assuming, because why else would she sell these?

There’s actually two more not listed because I’m using them, and they no longer look pretty in photos… but they all smell so delicious! By buying off about half her lot, I’ve discovered independent soap makers that I definitely will be buying from in the future.

Dead Sea Mud by Body Language has got to be the best thing I’ve ever washed my face with. I’m also scrubbing with one by Sweet Harvest Farms which is just rich and creamy and gently perfumed… showering is something you really start to look forward to in this hot tropical weather. I also got some of her samples of soap by Haunt, who produces sweet and witchy original fragrances. I have yet to try Orchard Farm, Villainess, and Bathhouse‘s .
The cilinders are two solid perfumes and a fragrance oil by LunaBoo at etsy. Yes, they’re fucking Twilight inspired, but are still very interesting smells. They make you smell like baked sweets, incense and flowers at the same time.

The best part: I bought the lot with money I had made from selling my own trinkets and rags.

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