By Sharon Feiereisen

I should have known better than to wear my Alice + Olivia mini dress to a restaurant when the weather is continuously fluctuating. Unfortunately, I didn’t and when I left dinner the other night it was nearly 11 pm and about 20 degrees cooler than when I left my apartment. Once again, against my better judgment, I took up my friend’s offer to go over to her place and borrow something to cover up before going out. Needless to say, the night ended with my losing her cropped black sequin Club Monaco jacket.

It was particularly unfortunate because not only was the jacket fabulous in a retro Michael Jackson sort of way, but because the jacket was from the 2007 Club Monaco Holiday collection and no longer available in any retail outlet.

What was I to do? The jacket needed to be replaced, and fast if I didn’t want my friend to have an angry fit. Lucky for me, when I searched eBay I found one seller who was selling the exact jacket, labels and all for only $79. The downside was that the jacket was only available in a large. That said, eBay is a great, if not underrated place to shop for fashionable clothing. The most popular searched fashion items are Coach, Gucci, and Prada ones and with 5.6 billion dollars worth of clothing, shoes and accessories selling everyday, eBay isn’t easily ignored.