etherealemporium

A look into the stars & vintage bijoux

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Last updated on May 9, 2022

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Welcome!!

This is my little place on etsy where I can look upon your stars and tarot cards and you can peruse through vintage baubles that I discover in local garage/estate sales.

The proceeds of the sales and readings will be used to help raise my life biggest gift, my baby girl Maddy (about 75%), and 15% will be used to help local shelters, namely Ingham County Shelter and Capital Area Humane Society. The rest will be used to pay taxes and remaining fees.

Thank you for visiting my emporium, and hopefully you will find something for you or for a loved one.

Blessed Be!

My jewelry:

I am by nature a Treasure Hunter. I love to browse and roam and discover. In particular I have a fascination with vintage brooches, and I visit on weekly basis garage and estate sales looking for more treasures.

I always buy jewelry to resale as if I was buying to myself. The piece or pieces have to have something remarkable or exciting about them, and usually they have to be in pristine condition. If they are absolutely extraordinary yet with visible wear, I will always include this in the piece's information. I do my best to describe the piece in the information section, and I am always available to send more pictures or further information.

Most of the jewelry that I fall in love with is from Art Deco/Art Nouveau era, but it ranges from victorian vintage to the 80's. All of them are quite unique!

Once in a while, I will include one or two clothing items, or hats and purses, little treasures found.

My vintage jewelry and accessories will come to you in the condition that I find them. I don't clean them beyond wiping with a soft cloth and prefer that the buyer clean them if needed.

Make sure to ask as many questions as possible prior to the purchase of an item. Feel free to email me with any questions.


Enjoy perusing!!

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Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits

Returns & exchanges

See item details for return and exchange eligibility.

Cancellations

Cancellations: not accepted

Please contact the seller if you have any problems with your order.

Payment

I will ship only after confirmed payment. I offer several payment modes, including credit cards, paypal and etsy gift cards.

Shipping

COVID UPDATES: Sometimes (not always the case), items are taking up to 3x the usual delivery time. This is happening because many countries, including Portugal are in and out of lock downs and the Postal Services everywhere are back logged. As such, I do ask for your understanding and patience.

1. Shipping Method: I ship all packages out through CTT (Correios de Portugal) within 1-2 business days upon receiving payment, though usually, I can get them out the next day. Due to my academic career, I travel sometimes, and I might take a bit longer to ship some items, but I will always post an announcement in my shop or will email you.
I always send my pieces in a bubble wrap envelope to provide extra protection.
I usually send out my mail through Correio Azul, the cheapest and quickest shipping option offered by the Portuguese Post. The envelopes are standard sizes (small, medium or large), and they are recyclable bubble wrap envelopes.

2. Shipping Times: Through Correio Azul, the standard shipping times are: 2 business days if to Portugal, 5 business days if within Europe, and 7 to 14 business days to the rest of the world. I provide shipping upgrades so that your jewel is delivered in less time.

4. Tracking and Insurance: Correio Azul is the express option in Portugal and it does provide tracking information. I provide the option of Registered Mail (which as a standard price regardless of the size of the package and destination) that includes tracking and insurance. This is optional but preferred, as it brings reassurance for both of us, in the case of a lost or damaged item. However, this is optional, and as such, I do not have responsibility for items lost and damaged through the mail. However, if something like this happens, I am happy to work with you and find a solution that will make us both happy.

5. I am not responsible for items lost in the mail. I only ship with tracking and this way the package can be followed all the way to its delivery.

6. International Customs: I include VAT, GST, etc when applicable, but I am not responsible for other international customs fees. For example, a shipment more than 25$ to Portugal is required to go through Customs and to be applied a customs fee. If you need me to include a receipt with your shipment, please let me know asap. (Traditionally I don't send those).

7. Combined Shipping: I gladly combine shipping costs indicated as indicated in the listings. Just let me know if you are purchasing multiple items and will be paying on a single invoice.

8. Other Shipping and Handling Fees: I do not charge any other shipping fees, and your shipping cost is the one that costs me to send out the package. All the embellishments, packages, cards, wrapping paper are expenses that within my philosophy should not be paid by the customer.

9. If you need a different method of shipping or insurance, please contact me so we can discuss additional charges.

Additional policies and FAQs

I will send you my jewelry in a bubble wrap package, complete with an embellished cotton bag and I try to use as many recycled goods as I can. All the paper goods (with the exception of my business card) are at least 30% recycled and all, including the bubble envelope, are recyclable. Due to previous experience with broken items, I tend to wrap the pieces after wrapping is done with more bubble wrap that you can reuse or recycle. This way we all do a little bit for the environment. If your purchase is a gift please let me know and I will be glad to gift wrap it with beautiful tissue paper or crepe paper embellished with vintage ribbons or lace and you will get the pleasure of a beautiful package (especially if it is a gift!!).