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Should I sell my dress?

posted 3 years ago in Dress
poll: To sell or not to sell my dress.....
Sell it! : (13 votes)

65 %

Don't sell it! : (3 votes)

15 %

I wouldn't sell mine, but you should sell yours! : (2 votes)

10 %

I wouldn't sell mine, and you should keep yours! : (2 votes)

10 %

20 votes

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344 posts

Helper bee

MsB December 2008

For those of you who are already married I have a question.

I have the opportunity to sell my dress and recover half of the cost. I keep changing my mind on whether I should sell it or not.

Has anyone sold theirs and regretted it? Or sold it and thought it was great?

Thanks for your help!

3 years ago

183 posts

Blushing bee

vixie13 February 20, 2010 Milwaukee

In this economy it's worth it to sell the dress. You'll have plenty of pictures. And if you children ask you 15 years down the road why you don't have it tell them about the recession we went through. it will be a heroic story. :)

3 years ago

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1 posts

Wannabee

DFW343 New York

I was going to save mine for my step daughters but , when they get married, it will be out of style.

If I sell it, one day I can help buy them a dress...

3 years ago

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2,461 posts

Buzzing bee

maureen9004 August 2008

I bought my Nicole Miller dress off of ebay for 250, and sold it for 350. I pretty much broke even after alterations and steaming. I loved my dress, but I'll never wear it again and I'm pretty sure my kids will want to rock their own wedding look. It's a personal decision though- if you don't want to- don't do it!

3 years ago

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59 posts

Worker bee

tuliplove

How much will you recover? I think my answer would change depending on if half is $1k or $250 (the latter would be my case!). For me, $250 isn't quite enough for me to make up my mind whether I should sell or keep. But if I could get $1k back, I would definitely be selling it! That's a lot of money!

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3 years ago

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Blushing bee

MrsPomegranate June 15, 2008 MD

I sold my dress 2 weeks ago! No regrets!

I realized that I would never use the dress again, and it would be a shame for it to sit in my closet unappreciated. I decided to replace it with something I can use more often. I took the proceeds to Tiffany's and bought an amazing aquamarine necklace!! If I have a daughter someday, she can borrow "something blue" that was once my wedding dress!

3 years ago