Minis On The Edge Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I keep looking at this auction because I KNOW I have seen this house before. Isn't this a Bashed Westville?? It sure looks like it. Bashed Westville ? It is a BEautiful House though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmypoodle Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 That is an awesome house you found on ebay Tracy, maybe it could be a westville. I see there are bids on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 It certainly looks like a Westville to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 It is reminiscent of a Westville, but it kind of reminds me of a Magnolia as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMadWoman Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Pretty house and for the price you also get quite a layer of dust by the looks of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 It's hard to tell. I wouldn't have spotted it as a Westville but since you asked, I do see similarities. If it is, they did an awful lot of work on it. I'm curious now. Has anyone tried emailing the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've never actually used Ebay to buy or sell anything yet. What does "reserve not met" mean?? And yes, you would think that if they were serious about selling it they would have at least dusted it first!!! It is beautiful, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Cuppa, it means the seller set a minimum amount (reserve) that they would sell the house for. Say the reserve is $101. They can start the bidding at $1, but none of the bids are valid until the price reaches $101. Once it's hit $101, the seller has to sell it to the highest bidder. But if it only gets up to $100, the auction doesn't go through. So, "reserve not met" means that no one's hit the reserve yet. I find reserves annoying because you don't know how high it is. Say I bid $100, and the reserve's not met. I'd be willing to pay an extra $1, and if I knew the reserve was $101, I'd bid that. If the reserve was $500, I wouldn't bother bidding in the first place. I'd rather the sellers just set their starting price at the lowest price they'd be willing to accept, rather than setting it at something much lower but having a reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa-Tea Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I'd rather the sellers just set their starting price at the lowest price they'd be willing to accept, rather than setting it at something much lower but having a reserve. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I assumed that was how it worked. I guess not. Thanks for explaining it! If I ever do sell something, I will put the starting bid at the reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless1 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 The shape is similar to a Westville, but I don't think it started as one. Look at the ends of the walls and floors: the wood is thicker than Greenleaf wood, probably 3/8" plywood instead of 1/8". You can also just barely see the walls and floors joining with notches, which is 3/8" construction, not 1/8" tab-and-slot. Since the dollhouse is supposedly a replica of a real house, this may just be a case where both this house and the Westville had similar originals. Although the Westville is always described as being inspired by an early 20th century "kit house," Carpenter Gothic is more appropriate to the mid-19th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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