Ask the friends list: eBay seller review

[geekchick]

Have any of y'all bought anything from Alter Ego Erotics on eBay? (Or anywhere else, for that matter.) I need something to wear for Saturday night at Arisia and am seriously drooling over this dress. Given that they have 5 negative feedback comments out of either 13,000 or 19,000 (depending on how you want to count), I'm not exactly worried about the transaction itself, but I was wondering what sort of quality to expect. Because seriously, $170 for a full-length leather corset dress is pretty damn cheap.

[EDIT: Damn, someone bought it out from under me. Ah well, there will be another one posted well before Arisia, they show up pretty frequently.]

Comments

[tisiphone.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but let me know - they've got some lovely stuff.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Never heard of them, but that's cute.

I was thinking of just getting the "I [heart] Nerdcock" t-shirt I've seen. Too forward?

(We'll be at Arisia, btw.)

[rdhdsnippet.livejournal.com]

Do you want a fashion piece or a real reductive/supportive corset? If it's the former, I suspect it'd be worth the risk. Based on looking at their other pieces, I don't think you're going to find it to be as heavily boned as you would expect a "real" corset to be, but obviously it's a step above the Vickie's variety.

This is awesome looking: http://cgi.ebay.com/LEATHER-CORSET-Goth-Renn-SCA-Dom-Pirate-LARP-Crusader_W0QQitemZ140102447442QQihZ004QQcategoryZ11522QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

If you do get it, can I see it? I'd like to see the brand and/or how it's made. :)

[chadu.livejournal.com]

RAWK ON.

CU

[chadu.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of just getting the "I [heart] Nerdcock" t-shirt I've seen. Too forward?

Recall: Many nerds (such as I) do need clearly delineated sumbols and indications that an attempt to chat someone up is welcome.

Unfortunatley, you will get selfish/solipistic nutbar-nerds that see this as a direct invitation to something more.

Caveat emptor, eh?

CU

[geekchick]

If you do get it, can I see it? I'd like to see the brand and/or how it's made. :)

Sure. =) I'm pretty sure that she makes all these herself, it's not a reseller as far as I know. For $170 I'm not expecting Delicious quality necessarily (as much as I'd love to be surprised on that front, I'm not expecting it), but I expect it's somewhere between Frederick's and heavy-duty corsets.

This is the other thing I'm eyeing; heck, they're so cheap I might end up getting one of each for myself for Christmas. ;)

[geekchick]

Is that an undead pirate?

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Precisely.

I'd also need a pin that say, "And my life is full of nerdcock right now, so don't get your hopes up," but might as well just not wear the shirt. ;)

[geekchick]

Yay, Arisia!

On the shirt? Too forward at Arisia? I'm not sure such a thing exists. ;)

[geekchick]

Bwahahaha! Oh god, I would love to see that shirt/pin combination.

[geekchick]

Will do! I'm also looking at this, which I might even like slightly better.

[geekchick]

Eeeeeexcellent. Thanks!

[chadu.livejournal.com]

That would be awesome.

That paradox would break the brains of lesser nerd/geeks, allowing free reign/access for more evolved slan, such as myself.

*bats eyelashes*

;)

CU

[chadu.livejournal.com]

TECHNICALLY, it's a super-scientist supervillain with a pirate fetish.

Like you do.

CU

[geekchick]

Ah, okay. If it was a skeletal pirate used for comments on a post about corsets, I'd have been contractually obligated to make some sort of boner joke because I'm secretly 13 years old. ;)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

There ought to be a law against you posting links to awesome, hot clothes like that just after I've quit my job!

[gsh]

Damn, I won't be at arisia this year.

[geekchick]

Sorry! =)

[geekchick]

No? =(

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

i keep planning on it but keep not making plans. life's been way too screwy.


geekchick - that thing's gorgeous!

[gsh]

No. :( But I'd love to see you in that corset dress. :)

[galestorm.livejournal.com]

What a gorgeous dress!

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Wubba.

[geekchick]

I decided to go for it and bought the next one that came up in their listings. I'm a little worried about how the straps are going to fit, but it's relatively cheap enough that I'm willing to give it a shot. =)

[geekchick]

Yeah, saw that. =) Thought about it (even though I like the back a lot more than the front), then realized it's not likely to be a good style for my particular shape. I think you, however, would probably look SMOKIN' in it. ;) Not that I'm encouraging you or anything. Not me. Nope.