Favorite internet sites or ebay sellers

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Michelle

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I know we had a similar thread before but I thought it was a good one, so I'm bringing it back. It's useful for reference too.

What are your favorite internet sites/ebay sellers for costumes and accessories? I know we all have sites that we like to drool over. How about some you don't like or don't recommend?
 

Inanna

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My two favorite sites with drool worthy costumes sites are Flying Skirts and Domba.

My favourite site for jewlery is Tribal to the Max, lots of pretty silver things.

But one I would not reccomend at all is Moon Dance Belly Dance... I had bought a few things from there and I wore them once and everything fell apart. The hipscarf lost all its coins right out of the package and the seams in the top I bought ripped apart.
 
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Aaeesha

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eww. Yuck. I've ordered a two-tier chiffon circle skirt from them and it's very lovely. Vivid color and overall very lovely. That's too bad.
 

Aaeesha

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I've had serious issues with Topkapi Designs. Not just one, but multiple orders. I've stopped ordering from her and I wouldn't recommend them. But who knows, maybe it's just me.
 

Kaveri

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really? I've heard good things about them, never ordered from them though. They have this one costume I want soooo badly. It would be so dissapointing if it doesn't meet my expectations. What problems did you have with them, if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks! :)
 

Aaeesha

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The first time, they sent the wrong costume, but they sent it quickly. I returned it quickly and then I waited....... for twelve weeks for my "real" costume to arrive, even though it was in stock and they could have sent it. Then, I ordered another costume and was sent a bra that was too small. I paid overnight shipping for this and she guaranteed me it would fit. Shipping to have it sent to me was $35.00. Shipping back was $27.00. Then she overnighted another bra to me for another $35.00. Even though she told me she would refund me the money I paid for all of this shipping she "changed her mind" (I'm not even joking here, this was said) and I lost $97.00 in shipping costs and the bra she sent to replace the first bra was too small. I ended up keeping this costume and selling it for less than I paid because I refused to deal with them again. So there you have it. Never again. Ick.

To be fair, I do know of several people who have ordered with no problems and have been satisfied customers, but that was my experience.
 

Aaeesha

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I do have to mention the obvious... my favorite hangout www.dahlal.com. Awsome customer service and top notch quality.
 

Aloha

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Hi. I have ordered from many costume sites and the worst ever is "Audrena" at Audrena.com. Oh yes, her costumes are gorgeous and fab and the quality is awesome and the price tag is HEAVY...better have the money..:).....BUT you also better have TIME and lots of it. She will tell you 2 months, but you best count on waiting for 8 months and I'm not joking! I waited 8 months to get my custom costume....when I got it the bra did not fit so I sent back and she told me 2 months....its now been 6 and I STILL DON'T HAVE MY BRA. I just want everyone out there to be aware.

I have also ordered from Topkapki Designs. They are very nice and the service is great, but if you are big busted...DO NOT COUNT ON THE BRAS FITTING YOU. She will tell you that they fit...but believe me when I say they will not! Their costumes are beautiful and not too pricey tho.
 
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Inanna

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Hi. I have ordered from many costume sites and the worst ever is "Audrena" at Audrena.com. Oh yes, her costumes are gorgeous and fab and the quality is awesome and the price tag is HEAVY...better have the money..:).....BUT you also better have TIME and lots of it. She will tell you 2 months, but you best count on waiting for 8 months and I'm not joking! I waited 8 months to get my custom costume....when I got it the bra did not fit so I sent back and she told me 2 months....its now been 6 and I STILL DON'T HAVE MY BRA. I just want everyone out there to be aware.

Thanks for the heads up on audrena.com. I had that site bookmarked because there were some things I had been thinking about ordering, but no one I had talked to knew anything about that particular vendor.
 

Andaleeb

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E-bay Sellers

Hi all! I am totally new at this (I am currently taking my first ever belly dancing class and loving it). So, like any newbie, I have spent loads of time searching the web for costumes and accessories. A lot of the links that I'm listing are sellers with either just hip scarves or other fairly inexpensive costume items, but since I have no intention of performing anywhere other that at home or for family in the near future, that was all that I was really looking for. So here it goes!

Hip Scarves, Harem Pants, etc. -
Hip Scarves Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Hip-Scarves
Turkish Corner Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/TurkishCorner_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZQ2d999QQftidZ2QQtZkm
Isis Exchange Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Isis-Exchange_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm
BestList Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/BESTLIST_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm
Belly-Dance Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/BELLY-DANCE
For Belly Dance Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/For-Belly-Dance
Magic Egypt Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/egypt-handmade-papyrus
Egypt Offers: http://stores.ebay.com/Egypt-Offers
Blossom India Ebay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Blossomindia

Full Costumes -
Shobai-Place:http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZshobaiQ2dplaceQQssPageNameZSTRKQ3aMEFSQ3aMESOI
WE3 Bellydance: http://stores.ebay.com/W3-E-Catalog_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm
Neckelmann's Beaded Costumes: http://stores.ebay.com/Neckelmanns-Beaded-Costumes_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm

So far, the only one I've actually ordered anything from was HipScarves.com, but I was very pleased with the quality of the item and the speed of shipping. Please let me know if any of you have purchased from any of these "stores" and what your experience was with them. Thanks!
 

Andaleeb

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I just showed how really, really new I am at this by somehow managing to post that message twice. Does anyone know how to delete one of them? I clicked on edit/delete, but I didn't see how to delete. Oh well.....
 

Aaeesha

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I've bought from Neckelmanns and Isis Exchange. Bestlist products are extremely cheaply made for the most part. You're better off spending a little bit more for something that's going to last you longer, even if you do not intend to perform. I would recommend purchasing from a reputable retailer. The rest of the vendors listed I don't have experience with, so I can't say.
 

Shanazel

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I just showed how really, really new I am at this by somehow managing to post that message twice. Does anyone know how to delete one of them? I clicked on edit/delete, but I didn't see how to delete. Oh well.....

Don't worry about double posts- that's a job for the moderators. Your double has now officially been halved!
 

Andaleeb

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Bestlist on Ebay

Bestlist products are extremely cheaply made for the most part.
Thanks! Based on the pictures on their store site, I noticed that nothing looked like it was very high quality. I'll steer clear of them....
 
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Fabycor

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from Chile

Hi!!
I´m from Chile and I can´t buy in a lot of stores, but I always buy by eBay, because I thing is more secure..
And my favorite sellers are TurkishCorner and BestList, the products are so god an the ship is fast, but I think that, about quality , is better TurkishCorner. But them both are god.
I had buy from Uniquessentials too and everithing was ok..
You recomended a seller , shobai-place, and I want to buy him.. but someone had buyed yet to him??
If somebody have donde please told me!!
Thanks a lot!!
And sorry for my english
:eek:

Fabycor
Administradora http://groups.msn.com/FabycorBellyDance/
 

mumblebump

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BlossomIndia

I was lurking, saw this post and just had to join and respond!

I recently bought a hipscarf from ebay seller BlossomIndia,
the scarf I received was not the one I bid on at all! Completely different shape, style and wrong color coins. I've been trying to get in touch with the seller for a couple weeks, but haven't heard anything back. Sigh, I really liked the one I bid on.

-mumblebump
 

Mouse

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Hi!!
I´m from Chile and I can´t buy in a lot of stores, but I always buy by eBay, because I thing is more secure..
And my favorite sellers are TurkishCorner and BestList, the products are so god an the ship is fast, but I think that, about quality , is better TurkishCorner. But them both are god.
I had buy from Uniquessentials too and everithing was ok..
You recomended a seller , shobai-place, and I want to buy him.. but someone had buyed yet to him??
If somebody have donde please told me!!
Thanks a lot!!
And sorry for my english
:eek:

Fabycor
Administradora http://groups.msn.com/FabycorBellyDance/

I have bought from shobai-place a couple of times and had no problems with them at all :)
 
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