Vintage? Is that an advantage?
@GardenGerty (169439)
United States
April 8, 2017 9:14pm CST
I love to look around on the buy-sell-trade websites. I have noticed that in a particular group they do not ever mention that what they are selling is "old".
No, it is all "Vintage". I think I need to look up a definition. I remember using many of these items, or owning similar.
I probably still have "vintage" clothing in my closet.
To me it sounds a little pompous, or show off ish to call your old junk "vintage" like it belongs in a special collection. Maybe I do not want to admit that I might be "vintage" too.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Apr 17
I think "vintage" is somewhat of a "floating" term. I mean, it's meaning has changed so much that there really is no true meaning for the word anymore. When I think "vintage" I actually think the late 1800's early 1900's. I think others might describe it as the 1920's - 1950's era.
It's definition also changes depending on what it's describing. Clothes vs furniture, for instance.
I don't think it's right to use the term "vintage" to get sells.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Most of the items they are applying this to are 50's to 80's and definitely too new to be "antique". There is one set of dining chairs I would love to have, though, that fit the description wonderfully. On the other hand, the appliances I had in the 80's and 90's to me are just "old".
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
I love your definition. You are correct, most of what is being sold is not of great value. There were some chairs I liked, and they were vintage. I like being the best of my kind.
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
10 Apr 17
@GardenGerty I do not like to think of myself like "old", vintage sounds nicer.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Apr 17
@GardenGerty I find the term appropriate for items such as a 1920s car, but not items in general.
@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Yes, that is the impression I get as well. It often is some item I grew up with that is for sale. There is a set of vintage chairs in the site I really am coveting, though, and I have no room for them.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Well, @andriaperry says over fifty is the cut off for her to call something "vintage". Yes, in many cases it is a ploy to get more money for an item. I believe you can get "antique" tags for a vehicle over 25.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Apr 17
@GardenGerty Ah, then that would make me almost vintage 
. I had a 1990 car . . . but we got rid of it just about 2015 - it was almost antique 
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. I had a 1990 car . . . but we got rid of it just about 2015 - it was almost antique .
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
14 Apr 17
Vintage is in so I guess they are trying to get on the bandwagon. I am sure I would be considered vintage lol or maybe mid-century modern!!
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
18 Apr 17
Ha, ha. I love it. I am with you. . . mid century modern.
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@ShifaLk (17811)
• India
9 Apr 17
Oh. I learnt the actual meaning here from @TRBRocks420
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
@ShifaLK also look at @deleriousinidaho51 for more meaning. She is almost always ahead of us all on things like this.
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@ShifaLk (17811)
• India
10 Apr 17
@GardenGerty haha wow...
I read that too now
But that is what I saw in the dictionary too.
TR explanation was original i guess.... Means in his own words
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Vintage would be the proper word to use as long as it's as old as whatever year or earlier will make it vintage.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Apr 17
Vintage means older, but not old enough to be antique. This describes most of what we have here, except for the antiques. It is funny how some things are called vintage and not work a dime!
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
11 Apr 17
Then I am in good company. I have been told that I am vinetage too
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Apr 17
It used to be " antique" the new word is vintage.
If its not over 50 years old its neither to me.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Exactly. And since I grew up in the 60's that is even hard for me. I guess the term "retro" maybe fits that era for me.
