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Oh bum I knew it was too good to be true lol! Thanks for all the suggestions ladies, I think my best bet as you all say is to buy a dress within Aus that I can actually try on. Someone suggested to me today to find a style I like and take it to a dressmaker to see if its any cheaper that way. I dont want to go over the top and spend a bomb iykwim. Thanks to the ladies who pmed me with info!
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I bought my dress off ebay and I think it came from Hong Kong??? Maybe it was china....i cant remember!
I paid about $300 all up and it was absolutely amazing. It was a hundred times better in real life and had so much minor detail. To buy something similar here, it would have cost thousands for sure.
Just ensure you send them your accurate measurements and it will fit perfectly. Mine fit like a glove and I sold it for more than I paid for it!!
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Hayley, I'm sure you could get a great dress off ebay but make sure that you check their feedback carefully. If you put their username in Toolhaus.org it will give you all their neg and withdrawn feedback so if they have a history of ripping people off or selling dodgy merchandise you'll be able to spot it easily.
And if you pay a fair price for postage and pay via paypal with your CC you're better protected if there are dramas.
I purchased a heavy evening dress about 2years ago from China & it cost me for postage $18AUS
It arrived in about 14 days !!!!!!
... The dress turned out to be of very poor quality, ... considering I have travelled China & I have seen the beautiful high quality fabric's that they can have especially in silk
Be careful as I got ripped off another time in the Seller having advertised the dress as silk & it turned out to be polyester
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yes i forgot to mention that their feedback is very important. And go into the feedback and see if there are other people buying wedding dresses off them rather than electronics! lol
great tip there dach!
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a girlfriend ordered the bridal party dresses plus hers off ebay - so far one had arrived & the sizing is wrong so the order has been cancelled for the whole 4 dresses, she has had costs plus the postage refunded.
Personally I don't think it is worth it
Hi Mabello,
I am looking to buy a wedding dress off ebay too. Can you remember which company or ebay signon you got the dress from? I have seen one I would love, but don't want to fall into the trap some of the other forum members have fallen into.
Cheers
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Just thought I would share my experience...
My best friend bought her wedding dress from eBay and it was a disaster to say the least.
The beads weren't sewn on - they were GLUED on... and there were still remnants of glue from the glue gun on the material. The stitching was done in such a rush that it started to come undone just by her holding it against her body.
She tried to get her money back but the seller was no longer listed.
She ended up getting a dress made for more than the China dress but at least it was good quality!! It's your wedding day - skimp on anything BUT the dress
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Wow, well I once tried to sell my wedding gown on Ebay but didn't get anywhere, so if nothing else I'm learning what not to do as far as Ebay sales go.
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Ahhhh don't do it!!!! I bought a wedding dress off ebay from China, and it was foul, nothing like the photo, shoddily sewed, cheap fabric etc etc. I had to fight them to get my money back, and lost the postage costs both way. Ugh!
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I think that if you want to buy an ebay dress you're better off buying a second hand one from a local seller. You can ask to see it or try it on before bidding so you know what you're getting.
I'd rather have a quality second hand dress (it's only been worn once after all) than a shonky new one.
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