New hair Pretties from e-bay

[lora410]

This one is king ebony wood with marble inlay. I paid 15$ for this I can hardly believe it!!!!


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/loralie1981/kingebony.jpg

This one I just got today in the mail i paid 7$ . He claimes it is ivory and it does have a little weight to it but it has brown markings throught it an dI thought ivory was non grainey?I tried to do a pin test but it didn't work. Oh well its only 4 1/8 inches long and good for half ups

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/loralie1981/ivoryhairpin.jpg

these two pretties i got for 1$ each

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/loralie1981/amethysthairpin.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f393/loralie1981/amberhairpin.jpg

[Curlsgirl]

Ooooooooooooooooo I love pretties!!!

[DecafJane]

Wow! Where did you get that first one??

[Anje]

Yes, please tell us who sells the first one so we can bug him/her to make more!

[lora410]

HERE (http://stores.ebay.com/crafts-crochet-hooks-laying-needles) IS HIS STORE

[DecafJane]

Thank-you!

[Anje]

Thanks. :cheese:

[lora410]

Your welcome. I was the first to bid and watched it like a hawk for over a day. I hope he puts up more hair stuff soon. :D

[frizzinator]

Ivory has a grain. Elephant ivory is the most dense and has the finest grain of all (the grain lines are closer together than on other kinds of ivory).

In an effort to avoid their extinction, it is illegal to trade in elephant ivory; even though there are many elephant ivory sellers on ebay.

[cupcakeblonde]

The flowers are gorgeous! Very bling!

[Morag]

Wow! Where did you get that first one??

Yes, please, I'd like to know too. That's gorgeous!

[Morag]

Ooops! I see it now. Thanks!

[truepeacenik]

you bought ivory?!?!?!?!
You live in the US.It's been illegal to trade in ivory since the 80s.

[cuddledumplin]

Those are so pretty. I LOVE the $1 ones. What a bargain!

I hope it's not ivory because it's illegal and immoral, but it might be some other carved material. I would've hoped Ebay would have removed the listing if it claimed to be (or if it actually were) ivory.

[dancingbarefoot]

you bought ivory?!?!?!?!
You live in the US.It's been illegal to trade in ivory since the 80s.

Not entirely true. Fresh ivory is illegal, but you can buy fossilized ivory in the US, including walrus ivory.

[LifeisAdventure]

I love the work by Art in Crafts. I've seen his pieces before and always admired them, though never anything I liked as much as what you found! :) The ivory(ish) one is cute as well, and I wouldn't chastise you even if it is/was real. I'm a fan of leather and fur in moderation, so what can I say? It seems like a good simple piece for half-ups. :)

I'm glad you've found the love of hair toy shopping on eBay! I always keep my eye out for good (and beautiful!) bargains. I suggest Etsy for your next conquest. ;) Ride on!

[Poolsoflaughter]

Looks like you lucked out! Very nice.

[frizzinator]

I would've hoped Ebay would have removed the listing if it claimed to be (or if it actually were) ivory.


There is a great deal of freshly made elephant ivory items for sale on ebay. There is a huge market for it. As far as I can tell, ebay does nothing about it.

The problem lies with a few African countries which claim that their economy would suffer if they are not allowed to sell elephant ivory. Add to that the age-old problem with poaching, and you begin to see that it really becomes a moral issue. Buyers don't seem to care and ebay will not police it. What is even more interesting is that freshly carved ivory sells for very little, to be so very precious.

[lora410]

The ivory isn't fresh white ivory. It is a very small hair pin on 4 1/8" and thin. I am not going to feel bad about buying it though. If it wouldn't have been me it would have been someone else. It didn't specify what type of ivory it was but I don't think it was elephant ivory.

[lora410]

I love the work by Art in Crafts. I've seen his pieces before and always admired them, though never anything I liked as much as what you found! :) The ivory(ish) one is cute as well, and I wouldn't chastise you even if it is/was real. I'm a fan of leather and fur in moderation, so what can I say? It seems like a good simple piece for half-ups. :)

I'm glad you've found the love of hair toy shopping on eBay! I always keep my eye out for good (and beautiful!) bargains. I suggest Etsy for your next conquest. ;) Ride on!


love etsy to :D I have two nightshade sticks, a custom set of tinkerbell sticks for her as well for my DD,and a speharb fork..he he he

[frizzinator]

Just to clarify this issue for anyone who is interested, the color of ivory does not indicate age. Fresh ivory can quickly turn yellowish and old ivory can remain white forever. It is extremely difficult to determine the age of ivory, which may be another reason why the ban is difficult to enforce.

Frequently, ebay sellers will claim that their ivory was carved before the 1946 ban, so apparently the survival of elephants has been a global concern for at least 60 years.

[Patrycja]

I love the last two ones that have the danglies.Make sure to show a action shot or two of these!

[lora410]

I love the last two ones that have the danglies.Make sure to show a action shot or two of these!


I have tons of action shots I need to do; it's just getting time to style and take a pict of them.