HOW TO BE A BETTER SELLER OF CHENILLE BEDSPREADS

INTRODUCTION
This guide deals with selling vintage chenille bedspreads. Most date to the 1940s-50s, the heyday of vintage chenille spreads.I have purchased dozens of theseon okay and elsewhere. I have encountered three major problems with buying them on okay:1) More damage than described in the okay listing; 2) Poor and even dirty packaging; and 3) Angry sellers who won't believe they made a mistake and cause me, and probably other buyers, emotional distress.
I will attempt here to give some tips on how to cope with these problems. As a seller, you do not want a return. As a buyer, it is disappointing too--and costly. The buyer not only doesn't get the item as it was promised, but also has to pay return shipping, an average $15.-20. per spread. Let's work together to save time, money and stress, by selling spreads so that everyone is happy.
DESCRIBING YOUR BEDSPREAD
First, measure the spread accurately. This is important especially for buyers who want the spread to fit acertain bed, or for those using the spread to make clothing. Lay the spread out on a CLEAN sheet on the floor and measure accurately. If the spread has rounded corners, only measure to where the curve begins, and be sure to tell the buyer that the corners are round. Do not count fringe or pom-poms in your measurments.
Second, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, check the spread for HOLES, TEARS AND STAINS:
Go to a large sunny window. Have a box of safety pins and notepad at your side. Now open the spread. Put a safety pin in the upper lefthand corner. Starting in that corner, hold the spread up to the window light, about a yardsection at a time withonehand on each end.You'll be able to check all along the edge and about two feet down into the spread at a time. Keep going,one yard across