McAfee Reveals That Online Security Fears Affect Consumer Online Purchasing Behavior More Than the Economic Downturn

Posted : Sat,   29 Aug 2009    07:42:46 GMT
Author : McAfee, Inc.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - (Business Wire) The economic downturn has not affected the way consumers shop online, according to a study released today by McAfee, Inc., (NYSE:MFE), the world’s largest dedicated security company, and conducted by Harris Interactive®. Seventy-two per cent of consumers 1 said the economy has not changed the way they shop online. Instead, fears about online security and personal information are the biggest drivers behind terminated online sales. Nearly half of consumers have terminated an order or abandoned their shopping cart due to security fears. Even in an attempt to get a good deal, 63 per cent won’t purchase from a Web site that does not display a trustmark or security policy.

“Online retailers need to understand that consumers with intent to purchase are terminating their orders because they don’t feel safe online,” said Tim Dowling, vice president of McAfee’s Web Security Group. “Our research suggests that economic concerns and price have not affected the way people shop online, but instead security concerns are the driving force behind whether a transaction is completed or terminated. All Web sites, regardless of size, need to take measures to prove to customers that their personal information will be safe and secure when doing business online.”

Consumers Expect Trustmarks
There are a growing number of consumers that now demand trustmarks and refuse to shop on sites that don’t display them. The Harris Interactive® research revealed that one in five consumers refuse to purchase from a site that does not display a trustmark. To assuage consumer fears, e-tailers can prove their security measures and build trust with consumers by displaying a trustmark; in fact, about 60 per cent of consumers feel safer when shopping on sites with a trustmark.

Leveling the Playing Field for Small E-Tailers
The Harris Interactive® study also showed that, while all online retailers, regardless of size, need to demonstrate their security measures to customers, trustmarks can be a particularly important tool for smaller companies to equalize against their larger competitors. More than 90 per cent of consumers are concerned about their security when shopping on new or unknown Web sites, and 47 per cent of consumers look for trustmarks to feel safe when shopping on a lesser known site. By displaying a trustmark, the lesser known site can prove credibility to potential customers and gain market share from larger sites. In fact, one-third of consumers would rather buy from a smaller Web site with a trustmark than a larger, more well-known e-tailer.

“Our research shows that trustmarks begin to level the playing field for new and lesser known sites,” said Dowling. “For these sites, trustmarks like McAfee SECURE are necessary to build trust so customers will feel confident that their personal information is safe.”

Choosing the Right Trustmark Leads to Increased Sales
A recent Yankee Group whitepaper found that trustmarks, like McAfee SECURE™ with daily vulnerability scanning, deliver the highest level of protection, compared to reputation, privacy and SSL trustmarks. On average, sites that utilize McAfee SECURE services see a 12% increase in online sales conversions, and the trustmark is used by more than 14,000 e-tailers.

Sites that display a McAfee SECURE trustmark must pass rigorous daily tests for vulnerabilities that pose a threat to sensitive customer information. McAfee also conducts daily network perimeter scanning, testing for more than 10,000 network and Web application vulnerabilities, security testing to ensure protection against malware, and business practice review for Web site owners and online retailers. With the McAfee SECURE service, e-commerce merchants can also demonstrate PCI-compliance, the standard for the payment card industry.

The trustmark appears on the e-tailer Web site, and also in McAfee® SiteAdvisor® search results allowing merchants to stand out in those results. Online retailers can get additional exposure in McAfee’s secure shopping portal at www.mcafeesecureshopping.com. McAfee SECURE shopping only features e-tailers who have been certified using the McAfee SECURE services and directly reaches security-conscious shoppers.

The McAfee SECURE service is available today for Web site owners. Pricing is based on the number of IP addresses or page views. For more information, please visit: www.mcafee.com/mcafeesecure.

This Consumer Online Shopping survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive® on behalf of McAfee, Inc. between May 19 and May 26, 2009, among 516 adults, ages 18+, who shop online at least occasionally. No estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated; a full methodology is available.

About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee is committed to relentlessly tackling the world's toughest security challenges. The company delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more securely. Backed by an award-winning research team, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com

McAfee, SiteAdvisor, McAfee SECURE and/or other noted McAfee related products contained herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc., and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in connection with security is distinctive of McAfee brand products. Any other non-McAfee related products, registered and/or unregistered trademarks contained herein is only by reference and are the sole property of their respective owners.

1 For the purposes of this survey, “consumers” refers to U.S. adults ages 18+ who shop online at least occasionally.

McAfee, Inc.
Kim Eichorn, 408-346-3606
kim_eichorn@mcafee.com
or
Red Consultancy
Gina Weakley, 415-618-8809
gina.weakley@redconsultancy.com

Inhabid, Virtual City - Real Auctions

We were over at PSU and we discovered a new site to check out, Inhabid.com.


We aren't too sure what to think of the site. To us, it is more geared to the younger crowd but we signed up anyway. There are tons of animated graphics which remind us of video games. We haven't listed anything yet so we can't really advise you on that but sign up was fairly simple.

A representative of the site was on PSU and stated that they plan to run ads, that is a plus for any site.

Inhabid might be worth checking out, especially if you sell electronics or items geared toward the younger shoppers.

From the Inhabid site:

...where original concepts meet a virtual city to form the Internet's most entertaining marketplace!

Sign up for free and be prepared to experience a totally new game-like shopping site. Be amazed at all the powerful features, yet be surprised by its simplicity. Have some fun. Start accumulating tokins. For each referral, receive 7 tokins. Buy or sell, receive more tokins. Got outbid? Still receive tokins. You can even leave a feedback, and give some tokins!

These tokins are more than just status; they contain a cash value of $.07 ($1=14 tokins). Apply for a free Revolution MoneyExchange account (http://www.revolutionmoneyexchange.com) to take advantage of our money redemption program. Sell something used. Accumulate tokins. Redeem for real money. Now go treat yourself to something new!

Pre-launch date: August 1, 2009
Full launch date: August 30, 2009 (Auction Site)

Some of our features are unique and will require basic understanding of standard auction concepts. They are to encourage friendliness and fairness. (Auctions begin on August 30, 2009)

* Free lifetime membership with a free graphical store
* No reserves and no B-I-N (the way auctions should be)
* Powerful seller inventory management controls
* Create your personal store category names
* Quick and easy item listing format
* Upload up to 9 free photos per listing
* Put specific items, or your entire store, on hold
* Dynamic one-click feature to send item from store to auction
* Ability to specify number of days and hours in auction
* Live auction countdown timer
* Fast-paced, hot-bidding directly on search results
* POWER SEND a message to all your favorite buyers at once
* Integrated UPS calculator for fair S/H charges
* Tokins are awarded to the seller, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd place bidders
* Strong tokin redemption (RME cash transfer) program
* Fair feedback system where comments are hidden, and tokins are
   exchanged
* Direct web link to your store
   (Example: http://www.Inhabid.com/MYSTORE)
* Ad/banner-free site (no third-party advertising)
* Comodo SSL secured site
* Approved Authorize.net merchant
* Live customer service at Help@Inhabid.com or 1.877.9TOKINS

Sign Up
Membership is free with no monthly fees. Each member is limited to only one account.

Early sign up bonus: 30 tokins
Referral bonus: 7 tokins/referral

Fees Per Final Sale Price
$1 - $100 = 5.50%
$100.01 - $250 = 5.00%
$250.01 - $500 = 4.50%
$500.01 - $1000 = 4.00%
$1000.01 - $2000 = 3.50%
$2000.01 - $5000 = 3.00%
$5000.01+ = 2.50% (max $500)

Compete Releases Top 25 Retail Web Sites for July 2009

BOSTON - (August 27, 2009) - PRNewswire– Compete, a TNS Media company, today released an industry category snapshot - a monthly ranking of the top 25 most-trafficked retail Web sites. In July 2009, Amazon retained the top spot on the list, continuing its steady 18-month rise in unique visitors as consumers continue to flock to discount retailers to stretch their dollars further. Though it didn't make the top 15, Bed Bath & Beyond experienced the largest month-over-month gain on the list (21 percent) driven in part by highly-active back-to-school shoppers. Finally, Walgreens exited the month still leading rival CVS, but the distance between the nation's leading pharmacies continues to shrink. CVS.com grew at a higher rate than Walgreens.com for the month (15 percent versus 5 percent increase) and continues to gain ground on Walgreens.com on the heels of CVS.com traffic doubling year-over-year.

Amazon Stays at Number One
Budget-conscious consumers seem to be finding a safe haven with the discount retailers, and this, in part, helped Amazon.com retain its number-one spot on the top 25 list. The site attracted 67.2 million unique visitors (UVs) in July, more than double the traffic of the next closest retailer Walmart. Amazon has benefited from consumer's flight to value online, as well as growing consumer interest in its popular line of Kindle eBook readers. Compete's analysis of Amazon's Kindle success continues here.

Going Back to School
Despite doomsday predictions for the 2009 back-to-school (BTS) shopping season, the number of BTS searches - including terms like "school supplies" and "back to school" - rose to 1.7 million in July 2009 (up from 1.2 million UVs in July 2008). Among the top ranked retail sites, sites catering to back-to-school shopping such as Staples, Target and Wal-Mart all experienced traffic growth during July. Bed, Bath & Beyond (now number 18 on the list) received the biggest month-over-month gain in July, however, increasing 21 percent. Compete's analysis of back-to-school trends continues here.

CVS Pushes Walgreens Online
Rounding out the storylines for July is the continued rise of CVS.com. Both CVS.com and Walgreens.com saw their traffic rise month-over-month, but CVS.com's growth outpaced that of its rival 15 percent versus 5 percent. Although Walgreens.com continues to maintain a sizeable online lead over CVS.com, the CVS.com has narrowed the gap of late. And, CVS.com traffic has risen 103 percent year-over-year since the site was re-launched last summer. Stay tuned for this ongoing competition for pharmacy visitors.

"Back-to-school shopping played a role in shaping the top 25 rankings this month," said Matt Pace, managing director for retail and consumer products at Compete. "With the August drop in U.S. consumer sentiment, online sales growth heading into the fall will be a harbinger of retailers' fortunes for the upcoming holiday season."

Click the chart to enlarge it.Each month, Compete takes a look at the top movers within one of its 225 industry categories. Month-over-month traffic gains for individual Web sites can be a direct result of specific marketing or advertising campaigns. In this way, the top-ranked sites become much more than a list, they are an effective way to assess which competitors' strategies are working and why.

About Compete
Compete, a unit of TNS Media, helps the world's top brands improve their marketing based on the online behavior of millions of consumers. Leading marketers such as Carlson Hotels Worldwide, Hyundai Motor America, Upromise, Chrysler, and Verizon Wireless rely on Compete's services to create effective online experiences and highly profitable advertising campaigns. Compete's online behavior database-the largest in the industry-makes the Web as ingrained in marketing as it is in people's lives.

Compete was founded in 2000 and is located in Boston, MA, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information about us, please visit www.competeinc.com, or to join the conversation visit www.compete.com.

About TNS Media
Established in more than 30 countries, TNS Media explores all the media - print, radio, TV, Internet, social media, cinema and outdoors worldwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers a full range of insights, analyses and audience measurement services.

TNS Media combines the deepest expertise in the industry to provide media and marketing intelligence including advertising expenditure monitoring, advertising creation monitoring, audience measurement, market influence analytics, online consumer behavior tracking, news monitoring, sports sponsorship evaluation and more. The TNS Media companies track more than 3 million brands and provide vital market intelligence to 16,000 customers in the world. www.tnsmediagroup.com

All logos, company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

About Kantar Group
The Kantar Group is one of the world's largest research, insight and consultancy networks. By uniting the diverse talents of more than 20 specialist companies - including the recently-acquired TNS - the group aims to become the pre-eminent provider of compelling and actionable insights for the global business community. Its 26,500 employees work across 80 countries and across the whole spectrum of research and consultancy disciplines, enabling the group to offer clients business insights at each and every point of the consumer cycle. The group's services are employed by over half of the Fortune Top 500 companies. For further information, please visit www.kantargrouptns.com.

Twitter Has Security Issues - Again

Twitter can be fun and some say it helps with their business but there sure have been a lot of security issues on their site.

There is now a video up on Dave Naylor's blog that talks about another Twitter exploit - embedded below.


Slater says - Twitter has knowledge, just haven' done anything about it - anyone who simply sees your tweets when you're logged into Twitter, can run codes in your browser which takes over your account and can lead to malware spreading, impersonation, or whatever other horrible thing the hacker decides to do.

Slater says these steps can prevent this from happening:

* If you’re not logged in to Twitter, there’s no opportunity to steal your details or impersonate you, however malicious code could still send you to other websites or otherwise annoy you, so it doesn’t completely fix the problem.

* Unfollow anyone you don’t know or don’t trust that could be exploiting this. Who’s to say they’re not already stealing your details? If you don’t see their tweets they can’t harm you.

* If you use something other than the Twitter website to view your tweets, you should be fairly safe, though without looking at each one individually it’s hard to be sure. Still, you’re likely to be pretty safe this way.

A side note: As for us, we are not going to log into Twitter any longer. Too many things have happened to our computer since we joined last spring. From now on, out only presence there will be our auto-feeds. It is simply not cost effective for us to risk our computer to this kind of thing.

What You Should Know About Buying On The Internet

Online shopping can be very convenient and fun but before clicking that buy now button - there are things that shoppers should know. We are offering the following information to help make your internet shopping more rewarding and hopefully, trouble free.

The following applies to all online venues that you shop:

After you have located an item that you feel you would like to purchase, always read the listing completely. If you have any questions at all, always contact the merchant before committing to buy the item.

Check the merchants feedback and / or endorsements before you make your purchase. Most multi-seller platforms such as Bonanzle, eBay, eCrater and etc. have a feedback system in place. This system can be helpful in gauging how trustworthy a seller is. Shoppers should be able to get a feel for the merchants ability to successfully complete their transaction.

Before you decide to make the purchase, be sure you understand the merchants Terms Of Service and all of their policies. Read through them and if you agree to them, make your purchase. If you do not agree to them, you should locate the item you want from a different merchant with terms that are agreeable to you. If you have any questions about their Terms Of Service, contact the merchant for the answer.

Most merchants include all of the information in their Terms Of Service and policies that a shopper needs to know to make an informed decision. Many times, merchants do not communicate with the buyer from the time of the order until delivery because they feel that the information was already provided. Some merchants will give the shopper a blow by blow report of each step of the process that the item has gone through. There are no hard and fast rules on communication but a merchant needs to be sure that all of the information the buyer needs is provided in some form or another. This helps keep expectations real.

Once you have done the above things and after everything checks out okay, you can make your purchase.

Secure Payments

When you pay for merchandise online, it is advisable to use a credit card. PayPal and Google Checkout offer buyers protection for their purchases but it is always good to also have your bank standing behind you. Rarely, the payment service won't side with the buyer during a dispute. That is when your bank is helpful.

If a problem should arise be sure not to let any time lines pass. With PayPal a buyer has 45 days from the date of purchase to open a dispute. With Google CheckOut, a shopper files a chargeback. The timeframe that a chargeback can be filed differs according to the card issuing banks policy.

A chargeback is done by calling your credit card issuer and asking them to intitiate a chargeback. This can be done when using either PayPal or Google Checkout when you have a dispute that you can't seem to resolve through the merchant first.

Many merchants will offer to accept checks and money orders. Please be aware that there is no real buyer protection for those transactions. We have found that it is unlikely that you will have issues with this type of payment but there is always a remote chance of finding a dishonest seller who would take advantage of the situation. You can always file a mail fraud complaint and a complaint with the FTC if you should have an issue after paying this way but it isn't very fruitful. We have learned from personal experience that once your complaint is filed, it goes into a file. Once that seller has some magic number of complaints (the number was never revealed to us), then action will be taken. If it is the only complaint, the file and the complaint just sits there and nothing is done.

After Payment

Allow a reasonable amount of time for your item to arrive. Take into account the information that was provided in the sellers Terms Of Service and policies and / or any correspondence you may have received from your seller.

Be patient. As bad as you may want your item, a merchant has to have time to process and package your order and then send it off. In the case of custom items, be sure to allow time for it to be created. It is not realistic to think that your item will be there in a day or two, especially if it is being shipped across the country.

The FTC allows sellers 30 days to ship but for the most part, you will not have to wait that long. Most merchants want to hurry your item to you as a part of their customer service. We feel that you should wait at least 21 days before becoming concerned.

If your package does not arrive, contact your seller. They may not know that there is an issue. If your package arrives damaged, contact your seller. The key to finding a remedy to any issues is communication with your your merchant. Allow them the opportunity to correct any issues before filing disputes, chargebacks or leaving feedback. We have found that most sellers will jump through hoops to satisfy their customers.

Most merchants online are very honest and they want you to feel cofident in their products and services. They know that the most important factor in their business is your satisfaction. Merchants hope that you become a repeat customer and / or share information about their store with your friends and family.

Here are some helpful links from the FTC:

A Consumer's Guide to E-Payments

Check 21: Substitute Checks, Electronic Processing, and What It Means to You

The Cooling-Off Rule: When and How to Cancel a Sale

Electronic Banking

Internet Auctions A Guide for Buyers and Sellers

Web Giants Wage New Battle in Google Books Saga

By Erika Morphy
E-Commerce Times
08/21/09 11:39 AM PT

Google Book Search's problems didn't end with last October's settlement with the Association of American Publishers and the Author's Guild. A coalition called the "Open Book Alliance" opposes the agreement, and the group now reportedly has the support of three Internet Goliaths, each with its own axe to grind with Google.

A coalition of firms that oppose a settlement reached last year between Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and some representatives of the publishing industry over its Google Books project is growing. New members now reportedly include a troika of Web giants: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) , Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) .

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Advertising and Marketing On The Internet: Rules of the Road - From The FTC

A person doesn't have to look too long or too far to see false advertising on the internet. We see it everyday and we wonder if the advertiser is doing it on purpose or if they just haven't got a clue. For the most part, we believe it to be on purpose.

Whether it is to sell diet aids or webspace, a purposely manipulted (skewed) online poll connected to a product advertisement or if it is used as a recruitment tool for membership to an online marketplace, it seems that false advertising happens all of the time.

The Federal Trade Commission is the watchdog of this behavior and they do prosecute these cases. A person does not have to be a paralegal or a lawyer to understand what the FTC has to say. There is no need to hire a lawyer to figure out that all that is required of you is to be completely open and truthful about your products or whatever it is you are advertising about or for.

Before you open a business, you should thoroughly research everything possible in regards to the laws, regulations, rules and guidelines regarding the type of business you want to have and how to run it properly. The FTC has a fully operational website with all of the information you need to satisfy their requirements. If you don't have internet access, the FTC can mail brochures to you for free. Ignorance of the law or claiming after the fact that an advertisement was done in fun or to be fun, will not sit well with Federal Trade Commission. If they catch wind of a false ad, you can bet your bottom dollar you will have some serious problems ahead of you.

The FTC - In Part - States:

The Internet is connecting advertisers and marketers to customers from Boston to Bali with text, interactive graphics, video and audio. If you're thinking about advertising on the Internet, remember that many of the same rules that apply to other forms of advertising apply to electronic marketing. These rules and guidelines protect businesses and consumers - and help maintain the credibility of the Internet as an advertising medium. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has prepared this guide to give you an overview of some of the laws it enforces.

Advertising must tell the truth and not mislead consumers.

In addition, claims must be substantiated.

GENERAL OFFERS AND CLAIMS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The Federal Trade Commission Act allows the FTC to act in the interest of all consumers to prevent deceptive and unfair acts or practices. In interpreting Section 5 of the Act, the Commission has determined that a representation, omission or practice is deceptive if it is likely to:
mislead consumers and
affect consumers' behavior or decisions about the product or service.

In addition, an act or practice is unfair if the injury it causes, or is likely to cause, is:
substantial
not outweighed by other benefits and
not reasonably avoidable.

The FTC Act prohibits unfair or deceptive advertising in any medium. That is, advertising must tell the truth and not mislead consumers. A claim can be misleading if relevant information is left out or if the claim implies something that's not true. For example, a lease advertisement for an automobile that promotes "$0 Down" may be misleading if significant and undisclosed charges are due at lease signing.

In addition, claims must be substantiated, especially when they concern health, safety, or performance. The type of evidence may depend on the product, the claims, and what experts believe necessary. If your ad specifies a certain level of support for a claim - "tests show X" - you must have at least that level of support.
Sellers are responsible for claims they make about their products and services. Third parties - such as advertising agencies or website designers and catalog marketers - also may be liable for making or disseminating deceptive representations if they participate in the preparation or distribution of the advertising, or know about the deceptive claims.

Advertising agencies or website designers are responsible for reviewing the information used to substantiate ad claims. They may not simply rely on an advertiser's assurance that the claims are substantiated. In determining whether an ad agency should be held liable, the FTC looks at the extent of the agency's participation in the preparation of the challenged ad, and whether the agency knew or should have known that the ad included false or deceptive claims.

To protect themselves, catalog marketers should ask for material to back up claims rather than repeat what the manufacturer says about the product. If the manufacturer doesn't come forward with proof or turns over proof that looks questionable, the catalog marketer should see a yellow "caution light" and proceed appropriately, especially when it comes to extravagant performance claims, health or weight loss promises, or earnings guarantees. In writing ad copy, catalogers should stick to claims that can be supported. Most important, catalog marketers should trust their instincts when a product sounds too good to be true.

Other points to consider:

Disclaimers and disclosures must be clear and conspicuous. That is, consumers must be able to notice, read or hear, and understand the information. Still, a disclaimer or disclosure alone usually is not enough to remedy a false or deceptive claim.

Demonstrations must show how the product will perform under normal use.

Refunds must be made to dissatisfied consumers - if you promised to make them.

Advertising directed to children raises special issues. That's because children may have greater difficulty evaluating advertising claims and understanding the nature of the information you provide. Sellers should take special care not to misrepresent a product or its performance when advertising to children. The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has published specific guidelines for children's advertising that you may find helpful.

Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising, an FTC staff paper, provides additional information for online advertisers. The paper discusses the factors used to evaluate the clarity and conspicuousness of required disclosures in online ads. It also discusses how certain FTC rules and guides that use terms like "writing" or "printed" apply to Internet activities and how technologies such as email may be used to comply with certain rules and guides.

Source: The FTC

Featured Seller 08-23-2009 Maggie The Cat - eCrater

We have a wonderful friend on eCrater who is a very dedicated seller. She is also frequently in the eCrater forums helping others. Her user name is Maggie the Cat, which is a virtual persona. Maggie has been selling on eCrater for more than 3 years and she carries a wide variety of beautiful treasures.

She first appeared on eBay in 2003 and her story appears on her website at thelivesandlovesofmaggiethecat.

Maggie's eBay store, Maggie's Mall, was on-line for over 3 years. Her eBay feedback is 99.8% with well over 2000 successful transactions. You can shop her eCrater stores with confidence.

Maggie the Cat maintains 5 separate vintage shops on eCrater. Each focuses on a different aspect of their lives from chic fashion accessories to tacky souvenirs. Items range in age from antique to fairly recent pre-owned. All items are individually selected for their original high quality, current condition and uniqueness.

Prices range from a few dollars to a few hundred with most being in the very affordable range. Shipping is always fair. Combined shipping makes it even better. Many small lightweight items include shipping in the prices and combining them gives you a small to sizable rebate.

We hope that you will stop in and visit Maggie to see all of her fantastic items for yourself.

Look for vintage linens, ceramics, metalware, and other items to make your home more attractive at maggiethehousecat on eCrater.


Antique Embroidered Linen Dresser Scarf
Runner Southern Bell Bobbin Lace

Antique Linen And Lace Tablecloth
Filet Lace Open cut Work

Silverplate Serving Plate
Etched Design Marked LB

Napco China Box Pin Dishes
Hand Painted Lilies Of The Valley
Maggie's original and most popular store is solely vintage fashion accessories and jewelry: costume and sterling and it is located at thelivesandlovesofmaggiethecat on eCrater.


Woven Lurex Prong Set Crystals
Evening Bag Silver Tone Excellent Vintage

Birks Sterling Silver Hinge Bangle Bracelet
Birmingham England Vintage Jewelry

Aurora Borealis & Rhinestones
On Silver Filigree Brooch Vintage

Sale Dooney & Bourke All Weather Leather
Vintage Shoulder Bag Hang Tag Serial# ll1023
All kinds of artworks, books and magazines predominate in this store along with needlework and sewing patterns - located at theartsandlettersofmaggiethecat on eCrater.


Gabrielle Ardant Original Watercolor
Place de Tertre Signed Unframed

A Shropshire Lad AE
Housman 1923 HB Untrimmed

McCall's Bride Bridesmaid's Gown
Pattern 5746 Alicyn Uncut

Chicken Little Retold & Illustrated By
Steven Kellogg Soft Cover Children Vintage
Looking for homes for hundreds of cats: books, pictures, figurines, jewelry and anything else with a cat motif Maggie has them located at maggiethecatsmeows on eCrater.


Strange But True Cats 444 Really
Weird Facts & Photos New Book

Comfort Cat By Margo Harrison Hand
Painted Cement Tabby Cat Perfect Signed

French Window By Foujita Framed
Print On Canvas Board Vintage Prints

925 Sterling Silver & Marquisite Cat
Pin Brooch Moveable Tail Cintage
This store is purely for fun. Vintage souvenirs, travel guides, jewelry and advertising items. Nothing you can't live with out but everyone needs a bit of frivolity in their lives. You will find a ton of unused souvenir tea towels located at viewfinders on eCrater.


Moscow Picture Postcard Book
From The 1950s Cold War

Plate 1939 King George VI Royal Visit
Canada US Aynsley Bone China Vintage

Cuba Souvenir Spoon Enamel Shield
Crown Tipped Ornate Stem Old

Souvenir Of Wales Bracelet Coats Of Arms
Welsh Feather Lion Enamel & Gold Vintage