Favorite Ebay Sellers/MUA-Swappers?

[wolfsong]

Update on nownowbenice :
Amazing seller!

Sells almost full 3g sample jars (very generous 1/4 tsp im guessing).
Gets around the whole 'cant sell MAC samples' thing by selling the empty sample jars and 'giving' the pigment/glitter as a gift.
She has authentic mixing mediums, regular, LE/discontinued, pro and glitter (says she has quite a bit of the three 3d glitters if anyone is interested in trying them) - seller is very helpful and tries her best to get your first options.

I ordered 6 pigments and a water medium thinking that they would more than likely be fakes - this board has given me MAJOR mac paranoia... However i was pleasantly suprised to receive 7 authentic pigments (1 free Pro Gold! HAPPINESS- i dont know if she does this with each order) and a water medium.
The mixing medium is in a cute dinky eye drops style container that had a factory seal around it (like drops do when you buy them) so im more enclined to believe that the makeup had been divided out in a sterile manner than if the mixing medium was just put in another sample jar/tube.

If anyones interested the price is 8 pounds (including UK shipping) for 7 samples (pigs, glitters, mixing mediums of your choice) and 1 free?
She does lots in 5s and 7s, but the seller may do other sizes if asked?

I would definitely recommend her if you are wanting to try before you buy full, or want samples of Pro (she has clear sky blue, primary yellow, basic red etc), Glitters, LE or discontinued. Im torn between wanting to keep her to myself so she doesnt sell all of the one i want, and wanting her to do well...

 

[candynipples]

karmacool2007

is my favorite ebay seller of MAC! fast shipping & low prices, plus, they're authentic of course haha thats a biggie

 

[wolfsong]

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[dizzygal]

I agree 100% with wolfsong,People should be more concerned with the thieving fake criminals than those just like patrickscollegefund trying to make a few dollars I shall be buying I think its great to have decent sellers

 

[1165Cheryl]

I agree with panda and others, for full jars I trust Amistosa,hoanganhcali,rubette07, wc-racer, tankist, allmistymandy to name a few. Most of the ones are no longer selling after the sample selling stopped on Ebay.

 

[Lara Lins Sulia]

Diamond tears??

Someone buy with this seller??

 

[1165Cheryl]

Hi,
I Bought From Her A Few Time But It's Been Awhile. I Know The Items I Got Were The Real Thing But Dont Remember Much More Then That.

 

[pinky_lady]

hiya girls i just wanted to let you all know i have purchased through ebay 5 pigment samples from nownowbernice and they were genuine generous samples. they cost me £7.99 for 5 as she said she was losing out due to ebay fees,however she is willing to sell to specktra girls 7 for £8 if u go through her email addy [email protected]

she also sent me a list of colours she has
PIGMENT POWDERS.
Copper sparkle Cornflower:
Kitchmass Blue brown
Fuchsia
PRO PIGMENTS- (these are professional colours sold by mac for make up artist’s)
Basic red Silver fog
Clear sky blue Cool Pink
True Chartreuse Naval blue
deep blue green White gold
Electric coral Entrea mauve
Frozen white Steel blue
Grape Rose
Tan Marine ultra
Melon
PRO GLITTER’S & CRYSTALLED COLOURS(only sold to make up artists)
Chrystalled lime Chrystalled pink
Chrystalled yellow Chrystalled orange
Chrystalled Purple Glittter fuchsia
Glitter grey Glitter light green
Glitter chartreuese Glitter pink
Glitter turquoise Jewelmarine
3d silver 3d copper
3d gold
Limited edition colours (very rate and no longer available in stores )
Accent red Blue storm
Fairylite Entremauve
Goldenaire Reflects pearl
Reflects gold Lovely lilly
Pink opal. Provence
Polished ivory Ruby red
Rebelrock blue Reflects blue
Reflects red

i was really pleased with my samples as i would never get through a full size jar! hope this helps xxx

 

[1165Cheryl]

Hi,
It's against Ebays rules to sell samples so I wanted to give you a heads up

FYI I have 121 colors in stock . Are sellers in the UK still able to sell samples on Ebay??

 

[pinky_lady]

no but nownowbenice gets round this by selling the pots and giving the sample as a "gift" -thanx wolfsong for letting me know about her. xxx

 

[wolfsong]

Ive posted about her a few times before (including a recommendation - she's wonderful!) Here's how she gets around the ebay issues- rehashed from earlier posts:

On topic: Has anyone ever had samples from nownowbenice? She (he?) sells empty samples pots with pigments/glitters and mixing mediums as free 'gifts' - beating the system! That makes me want to buy from her (I need to test differences in mixing mediums - gel and water - before i buy full size). She/he has a collection of over 100 colours including rare pro and glitter (c.s blue, p. yellow, b. red and 3d's), but only a 64 feedback - 100% positive...
My way of having 'insurance' is to ask them using ebay messaging prior to buying if they are authentic MAC and then paying via paypal - therefore if they turn out to be fake (and i can prove this) i have proof that the seller lied. I dont buy enough to really test this though. Does anyone think its worth the risk? 5.99 including UK postage for 5 samples 1/4 tsp if you are interested...

From the auctions:

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HIS IS A BUY IT NOW FOR 5 EYESHADOW POTS 5ml [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]THEY ARE CLEAR PLASTIC BASE WITH WHITE LIDS[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]YOU WILL ALSO RECIEVE 5 FREE GIFTS OF [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]5 DIFFERENT EYESHADOW PIGMENTS[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] I WILL SEND YOU ENOUGH FOR 30 USES OF EACH COLOUR [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]THESE WILL BE SELECTED BY ME FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION I HAVE OVER 100 DIFFERENT COLOURS SO YOU MAY RECIEVE RARE COLOURS IN YOUR FREE GIFTS[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] IF YOU HAVE A WISH LIST THEN PLEASE EMAIL ME FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE THE COLOURS YOU WANT [/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT SELLING PIGMENTS I AM GIVING YOU A FREE GIFT OF THEM TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE[/FONT]​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

DUE TO THE CHANGES IN THE EBAY RULES I AM NOT ALLOWED USE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT MAKE THESE PIGMENTS​

HOWEVER ​

IT BEGINS WITH M ​

AND ENDS WITH C​

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[wolfsong]

Lol opps... Gosh do i ramble?! You answered it in 2 sentences...

Thanks for the list! - I always gave her long lists of pigments as i never knew exactly what she had (and im picky). Now my messages to her will be less confusing!

Does she have an account on here? If i randomly email her as wolfsong would she know i was from specktra and not just lying to get cheaper pigs?

 

[pinky_lady]

lol that made me laugh , she says she has been on specktra but doesnt get on often- i would tell her who u are lol then she might see how u have recommended her (or him) and changed my make up for like EVER! i have just put in my second order two days after receiving the last lol- i ordered true Chartreuse
Fuchsia
Kitchmass
Cornflower
Goldenaire
reflects gold
ruby red
i just really cant wait is there a name for this mac disease i have??? macatitus perhaps????

 

[pinky_lady]

oh my god i was thanked for the first time yay

could get used to this posting lark

 

[wolfsong]

HAHA! Oh i know what you mean - within 5 minutes of receiving my first order i was already making up a list for my second...
Ive had 3 off her so far, but i will be ordering no. 4 next week!
I am also awaiting a $48 pig sample order ($2 a sample) from a USA seller (with a 10 dollar Black Black pigment jar, and $10 shipping - so its not that bad!).
Nownowbenice is so generous with her samples! Ive seen small 1/4 tsp samples on ebay for 2.50 and 2.50 shipping (both in pounds - pound sign is broken) - they are not even HTF pigs, some are even from the current regular line. The cheapest is 2.25 1/4 samples with free shipping - though it doesnt compete in price with nownowbenice and i dont know if they are authentic/generous sizes.
If a seller works from the metric system, then you know you will be getting the biggest 1/4 tsp available!

 

[pinky_lady]

oh let me know how that usa seller goes who is it ??(so i can have a nosey)- i get quite alot from usa sellers as i just feel they are more likely to be real- i have also had samples from pancosmetics which were great but no way near as generous as nownowbenice. can u recommend anyone who sells the latest eyeshadows out ie-mcqueen at good prices?? ive just ordered new vegas skinfinish from usa seller as its sold out online never had a skinfinish before so cant wait

 

[wolfsong]

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[1165Cheryl]

HI,

I have all the colors your looking for and sell 3/8 tsp but dont have all the differnet mixing mediums, only the water base. I do have anough left to give you a sample. I have over 1200+ 100% feedback so feel free to contact me. If your sure her stuff is real and like her service then it's good to try different sellers to see which ones you like the best. The only thing, if she's breaking any rules and Ebay pulls here they will also void and null your items.

have a great weekend everyone

)))

 

[wolfsong]

What are your prices may i ask? I'd be more interested to buy outside of ebay (on specktra) as it cuts out ebay payments - thus being less of a pain for both parties. Its probably me being silly, but i dont like to keep re-ordering the same shades from sellers - i know a lot of sellers like selling the samples as a stepping stone type thing, so that people can try them out and maybe purchase full sizes if they want. I tend to get paranoid that sellers will think "why don't you just buy the damn jar?!"

This is why i have 2 sample sellers that i buy from, and would like a third

A sample isnt enough, and a jar is too much IMO. *I should mention i'm in the UK*

 

[1165Cheryl]

Hi again,

FYI some of those rares you listed are still at MAC PRO like reflects red, fairlite, reflects pearl, reflects gold, ect..I actually just bought 2 of those colors from them last week. Thats the one thing new sellers may or maynot know just like new buyers is weather or not a color is a rare, regular or pro. It's always good to check out MAC PROs website even though you cant buy from them. I see sellers all the time saying blue brown ( & other MAC Cosmetics other regulars) is a rare and selling a 1/4 tsp for 4.00 but it's a mac regular...and I sell 3/8 for 3.00. The more we all know, buyers and sellers the better quality of service we will get

I hope this help

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Originally Posted by pinky_lady hiya girls i just wanted to let you all know i have purchased through ebay 5 pigment samples from nownowbernice and they were genuine generous samples. they cost me £7.99 for 5 as she said she was losing out due to ebay fees,however she is willing to sell to specktra girls 7 for £8 if u go through her email addy [email protected] she also sent me a list of colours she has PIGMENT POWDERS. Copper sparkle Cornflower: Kitchmass Blue brown Fuchsia PRO PIGMENTS- (these are professional colours sold by mac for make up artist’s) Basic red Silver fog Clear sky blue Cool Pink True Chartreuse Naval blue deep blue green White gold Electric coral Entrea mauve Frozen white Steel blue Grape Rose Tan Marine ultra Melon PRO GLITTER’S & CRYSTALLED COLOURS(only sold to make up artists) Chrystalled lime Chrystalled pink Chrystalled yellow Chrystalled orange Chrystalled Purple Glittter fuchsia Glitter grey Glitter light green Glitter chartreuese Glitter pink Glitter turquoise Jewelmarine 3d silver 3d copper 3d gold Limited edition colours (very rate and no longer available in stores ) Accent red Blue storm Fairylite Entremauve Goldenaire Reflects pearl Reflects gold Lovely lilly Pink opal. Provence Polished ivory Ruby red Rebelrock blue Reflects blue Reflects red i was really pleased with my samples as i would never get through a full size jar! hope this helps xxx