AS OF NOW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT "BLESSING" THE ITEMS. FROM NOW ON IF YOU WOULD LIKE A BLESSING ON AN ITEM YOU PURCHASE FROM ME I CAN HAVE THE LOCAL NUNS TAKE IT TO A PRIEST FOR ME TO BE BLESSED. PRAYERS WOULD BE SAID UPON REQUEST OF PEOPLE AS WELL. I OFTEN SEND THE NUNS A LIST OF PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR. SO, LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE THIS DONE. IF SO IT MIGHT TAKE ME A FEW EXTRA DAYS TO GET IT OUT TO THE MAIL FOR YOU, BUT IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR BIDS AND TRUST! BECCA
ASK ABOUT OUR PAYMENT PLANS IF YOU HAVE THE NEED TO BREAK THE PAYMENTS UP IN INSTALLMENTS. THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR SOME TO BE ABLE TO BUY THE ITEMS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUY ALL AT ONE TIME. PLEASE DO SO BEFORE BIDDING. I AM EASY TO WORK WITH AND HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION HERE ON EBAY FOR WORKING WITH THE BUYERS NEEDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I DO OFFER COMBINED SHIPPING FOR CLIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AM EASY TO WORK WITH. PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE PURCHASING IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL PACKAGES / ITEMS THAT ARE BOUGHT ARE SUBJECTED TO SIGNATURE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND FREE TO THE BUYERS (IN THE UNITED STATES). "NEW" DUE TO DEMAND I AM NOW OFFERING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING THROUGH THE "GSP" (GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM) OFFERED AND GUARANTEED FOR BOTH THE BUYER AND SELLER. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASING ITEMS FOR SHIPPING OVERSEAS PLEASE "CHECK OUT AND PAY" FOR ALL ITEMS AT ONCE, THIS WAY YOU WILL GET A COMBINED SHIPPING THROUGH THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. I MYSELF DO NOT CHARGE ANYTHING FOR MY PART TO SHIP OVERSEAS AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH DECISIONS OF HOW MUCH SHIPPING IS NOR CAN COTROL THE CUSTOMS IMPORT FEES. IF YOU WANT ME TO "CONSIDER SHIPPING" DIRECT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BUYING. THERE ARE A FEW COUNTRIES THAT I DO SEND TO. I ONLY SEND MY ITEMS OUT TO THESE COUNTRIES THAT I CAN SEND WITH A SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION WHICH IS REQUIRED BY PAYPAL. WHICH MEANS DELIVERY IS NORMALLY I FIND ABOUT $40.00. (GIVE OR TAKE). SO IF YOU DECIDE YOU WISH ONE ITEM OR A NUMBER OF ITEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BUYING AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE PRICE OF SHIPPING. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS ON HOW I SEND OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY BOTH THE BUYER AND MYSELF ARE PROTECTED THROUGH EBAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY MY AUCTIONS TODAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. I PRIDE MYSELF ON BEING AS OPEN AND HONEST WITH MY DESCRIPTIONS. I AM HUMAN AND DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT ALL RELIGIOUS ITEMS. BUT I DO MY BEST TO DESCRIBE WHAT I SEE AND HAVE LEARNED ABOUT MY VAST COLLECTION OF ITEMS I PUT UP. GOOD LUCK WITH THE BIDDING!
WITH COMPLETE GRATITUDE, BLUEAUTUMNRAIN
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I AM GOING TO PUT PART OF MY VERY VAST EXTENSIVE AND SPECIAL ROSARY COLLECTION. I HAVE COLLECTED THEM FOR MANY DECADES AND FOR MY PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR YEARS! ALL ARE UNIQUE AND SPECIAL TO ME. ALL THE ROSARIES I AM PUTTING UP ARE EITHER VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE. (VINTAGE, MEANS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OLD ... ANTIQUE, MEANS MORE THAN 100 YEARS) BUT ALL THE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED USED THOUGH OFTEN SOME ARE NEVER USED AS ALL AND EITHER "OLD STOCK" WITH TAG STILL ON THEM OR GIFTS GIVEN SOMEONE WHO NEVER PRAYED UPON THEM". A FEW RARE OCCASIONS I WILL BE PUTTING UP MY ITEMS FROM THE 1700S IF NOT EARLIER. BUT MOST OF THOSE ITEMS I SELL FOR PURE PROFIT FOR "THE POOR CLARES" AND ARE UP ON MY SITE ON THE INTERNET CALLED "THE ROSARY LOFT". ASK ME ABOUT IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE ITEMS OR ITEMS I MAY NOT HAVE UP AND LISTED. LIKE I SAID I HAVE A HUGE VAST ROSARY COLLECTION WITH WELL OVER THOUSANDS OF ROSARIES. I MAY HAVE EXTRA BEADS YOU MAY WITH TO HELP COMPLETE YOUR ITEMS. THE ROSARIES DATING FROM THE EARLY TO MID 1800S UP UNTIL THE 1970S WILL MAKE OF FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS I LIST HERE ON EBAY. ALL MY ITEMS HAVE BEEN PRAYED UPON AND HAVE WEAR FROM THE AGE AND HANDS TOUCHED UPON THEM. THEREFORE ALL ITEMS ARE "SOLD AS IS". MY HOME IS A "SMOKE FREE" HOME, THOUGH MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE VERY OLD AND FOUND IS DUSTY PLACES. SO THEY MAY HOLD AN OLDER MUSKY SMELL. PLEASE ASK ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS AGAIN, BEFORE PURCHASING IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS. SOME OF THE MATERIALS WILL BE STERLING SILVER "925" "SS". SOME MIGHT BE GREATER SILVER AND BE 900, 1000, 980, 950 SILVER. SOME WILL BE MAKRED "SILVER" AND OTHERS MAY NOT BE MARKED AT ALL, BUT WHERE IT HAS BEEN TESTED, IT WILL BE IN THE DESCRIPTION. BUT WHERE I AM UNABLE TO TEST THE ITEMS, IT TOO WILL BE STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION! OTHER ITEMS MAY BE 18K, 14K, 10K OR EVEN 9K YELLOW OR WHITE GOLD. I WILL HAVE MANY WHICH WILL BE AN OVER LAY OR VERMIL. SOME OF THAT GOLD WILL BE 24K OR 22K OR 12K. SOME OF MY ITMS MAY BE GOLD FILLED OVER STERLING OR BRASS. SOME WILL BE ALPACA OE 800 SILVER WHICH WAS USED AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. BUT BEFORE THAT INTERESTING ENOUGH, MANY OF THE ALUMINUM PIECES WERE MORE PRECIOUS THAN PURE GOLD AT THE TIME IT WAS MADE AND SOLD. OTHER ITEMS MAYBE MADE OF PURE BRASS OR COPPER AND OTHERS MAY JUST BE PART THAT. OTHERS MAY BE MADE OF ALLOY SILVER PLATED, GUN METAL OR EVEN PLASTIC , CELLULOID BAKELITE OR DIFFERENT WOODS FROM THE TIME. THERE WILL BE OTHER PLANT MATERIALS AND TWINE. FOR ALL THOSE I HAVE NO WAY TO TEST OR AM HAVING A HARD TIME IDENTIFYING, I WILL DO MY BEST TO DESCRIBE WHAT I AM SEEING! THE BEADS AND DECORATIONS THAT ADORN MANY PIECES MAY BE PRECIOUS GEM STONES, OTHERS MAY BE MADE FROM WHAT THEY CALL "PASTE STONES". DIAMONDS, EMERALDS, RUBIES, PEARLS ARE OFTEN USED TO DECORATE HIGHER END ITEMS. BUT OTHER MATERIALS ARE HIGHLY PRIZED FROM CERTAIN PLACES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. MANY ITEMS ARE MADE FROM "BONE". THIS IS MAINLY OX OR COW BONE... BUT WOULD BE CONSIDERED "BOVINE" IN MY LISTINGS. THE COLOR CHANGES DUE TO THE OILS IN THE FINGER TIPS AND CAN BE VRY DARK BROWN OR EVEN A LIGHTER CREAM COLOR. ALSO WITH MY HERITAGE BEING IRISH AND SCOTTISH, I LOVE EVERYTHING CELTIC! I HAVE MANY HORNED / CATTLE HORN HORNED / HOOVED ROSARIES MADE BY THE LOCAL MONKS IN THE EARLY TO MID 1900S FROM CATTLE THAT USED TO ROAM THE HILLSIDES OF THE MOUNTAINS ON IRELAND. THESE CATTLE NO LONGER EXISIT AND THEREFORE NOT MADE ANYMORE. THESE STYLE ROSARIES ARE VERY SPECIAL TO ME AND HAVE A LOVELY ENERGY ABOUT THEM. THERE ARE ROSARIES MADE FROM "JOB'S TEARS" WHICH ARE SEED PODS AND WERE BOTH FAVORED BY "MOTHER THERESA OF CALCUTTA" (SAINTED SINCE HER DEATH) AND "POPE JOHN PAUL II" (ALSO SAINTED SINCE HIS DEATH". THEY LOVED THIS STYLE ROSARY FOR THE HUMBLE NATURE WHICH THEY WERE MADE. I WILL HAVE OTHER SEAD ROSARIES FROM FROM "COCOA" (COCO SEEDS) AND "CROWN OF THORN" SEED PODS, ALSO KNOWN AS "SPINA CHRISTI". THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLASS TOO THAT I WILL BE POSTING. SOME ARE ROCK CRYSTAL WHERE OTHERS MAY BE MADE FROM BLOWN GLASS, ART GLASS, CARNIVAL GLASS, PEACOCK GLASS, BOHEMIAN GLASS, MILLI FLORIE AND MURANO GLASS, CONFETTI GLASS, WEDDING CAKE GLASS. SOME WILL HAVE EITHER A MIRROR COATING WHERE OTHERS HAVE AURORA BOREALIS "AB" COATING. THERE IS OLDER SLAG GLASS AND PRESSED GLASS. THERE IS MOLDED GLASS AND PASTE BEADS WHICH LOOK LIKE RHINESTONES.
ABOUT ME...
PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME WHY I SELL RELIGIOUS ITEMS ON EBAY AND NOW BEYOND IN MY OWN PRIVATE STORE ONLINE. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MYSELF AND THE RESONS I LED ME HERE. I AM A PERSON WHO HS BEEN BLESSED IN MY LIFE AND SEEM TO BE IN "THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME" TO AQUIRE SUCH LOVELY CHERISHED AND TREASURED RELIGIOUS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE COME TO MEET BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ALONG MY PATH THAT HAVE GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO BE A "STEWARD" TO SUCH AMAZNG ITEMS. AS I HAVE GOTTEN OLDER AND REALIZED I CAN NOT TAKE THESE ITEMS WITH ME BEYOND THIS LIFETIME, I WISH TO FIND LOVING HOMES FOR THEM NOW. MOST OF THE ITEMS I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS HAVE BEEN DONATED OR GIVEN AWAY. BUT THERE ARE MANY ITEMS LEFT I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL AT A COST OF MY CHOOSING. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM ALL MY ITEMS GO TOWARDS EITHER CHARITY OR THE "POOR CLARE SISTERS". IF YOU WOLD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM, JUST ASK. THERE ARE SOME OF MY BUYERS WHO WISH TO DONATE TO THEM DIRECTLY, WHICH I ENCOURAGE AND LOVE. SO PLEASE DO NOT BE AFIARD TO HAS ME ABOUT THEM. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE DECIDED TO SCALE BACK MY LIFE AND MY BELONGINGS. I LIVE IN A VERY SMALL TOWN, IN A TINY HOUSE AND WALK MOST EVERYWHERE I GO. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I LIVE A "SIMPLY LIFE" WITH VERY FEW SIMPLE NEEDS. SO, AT THIS TIME I WOULD WISH TO PUT UP SOME OF MY ITEMS ON EBAY. PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME AS WELL, WHERE I PICKED UP ALL THESE TREASURES ALONG THE WAY. MAINLY I PICKED THEM UP THROUGH FAIMLY MEMBERS OF LOVED ONES ONCE IN THE CLERGY AND HAVE SINCE PASSED AWAY... ANTIQUE SHOPS ALL OVER THE WORLD... AND PHYSICAL ESTATE SALES AND AUCTIONS SALES. I HAVE FOUND ITEMS EVEN HERE ON EBAY OVER THE LATER YEARS OF MY COLLECTING. STILL TO THIS DAY PEOPLE EITHER WISH TO "DONATE ROSARIES" FOR THE FULL PROCEEDS TO GO TO THE "POOR CLARE SISTERS" OR ALLOW ME TO PAY A MINUMN OF WHAT THE SELLER IS WANTING TO JUST GET RID OF THE TIEMS... AS THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THEM. I AM VERY FAIR AND AM EASY TO WORK WITH THROUGHOUT THE BUYING PROCESS. SO PLEASE DO NOW BE AFRAID TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY REASON. IT'S A PASSION OF MINE AND HAS BEEN SINCE I WAS LITTLE AND CONTEMPLATING MYSELF TAKING MY OWN VOWS.... TO RESCUE THESE ABANDONED RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS. EACH HOLDING IT'S OWN ENERGY. I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THE RELIGIOUS ITEMS I AM PUTTING UP. THOUGH I HAVE A HISTORY GIVEN TO ME ON MANY ITEMS AND MANY YEARS OF COLLECTING HAVE GAINED A KNOWLEDGE THAT DOES GO BEYOND MOST LAY PERSONS UNDERSTANDINGS. I TOO HAVE PEOPLE WHOM ARE EXPRTS IN THE FIELDS OF RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS AND HELP ME DATE ITEMS I MYSELF MAY NOT KNOW WELL. THERE ARE MANY PRIESTS AND NUNS WHO ALSO DONATE TO MY CAUSE AND HELP ME IDENTIFY ITEMS AND MEANINGS OF ITEMS I MAY NOT HAVE COME ACROSS AND SEEN. SO, AGAIN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK ME BEFORE PURCHASING.
I CHANGE THINGS UP FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE METHOD IN WHICH I SELL HERE ON LINE. OFTEN TIMES I HAVE CALES GOING ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT A MONTHLY OR EVEN WEEKLY BASIC. BUT I OFFER A "BEST OFFER" ON MOST ITEMS FOR THE TIME BEING. PLEASE NOTE WHEN I GIVE A FINAL PRICE, IT WILL BE FINAL AND PLEASE RESPECT THAT FACT. I WOULD BE SO BLESSED TO SHARE MYSELF WITH YOU EITHER THOUGH A LETTER EXCHANGE OR ABOUT ITEMS YOU HAVE AND WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT, OR ABOUT MY ITEMS LISTED. AGAIN, MY TIME IS LIMITED HERE, AS I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN, A GARDEN AND PRAYERS TO ATTEND TO. BUT I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRAYERS YOU SEEK OR BLESSINGS.
AS I ALWAYS TRY TO FIND GOODNESS IN ALL THAT COMES IN MY PATH. I SAY, "LIFE IS SHORT AS FEATING" AND CAN AND OFTEN DOES CHANGE ON A DIME. SO PLEASE BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF AND WITH ALL YOU ENCOUNTER. FOR YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THAT ONE MOMENT WILL CHANGE A LIFE FOR THE BETTER!
SINCERELY, BECCA "BLUEAUTUMNRAIN"
OWNER OF "THE ROSARY LOFT"