FINDING TRUE VINTAGE FASHION ITEMS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.  HOWEVER, .IT DOES INVOLVE LOTS OF BITS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE THAT COME TOGETHER.  THEY SEEM SIMPLE AND UNEXCITING BY THEMSELVES, BUT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY OVERALL SUCCESS. OF COURSE, THERE ARE LOTS MORE DETAILS INVOLVED WITH EACH ONE, BUT THE BASIC IDEA IS THE PLACE TO START. HERE’S ANOTHER CLUE . . . . . .

CLUE #9:  SKILLED VINTAGE-HUNTERS WILL OFTEN BUY DAMAGED ITEMS, BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS. THEY KNOW WHAT TO BUY AND WHEN TO LEAVE SOMETHING ALONE, WITHOUT ANXIETY.