Collate, Collect, Create

You might have noticed a little hubbub surrounding eBay for the last couple of weeks all owing to a brand new feature they’ve launched called eBay Collections. I’m a big eBay fan, huge in fact, but it can be a pretty overwhelming place when you just fancy a browse. I’ve been a user for over 10 years now and since I first started using it, it’s a different beast altogether. Unless you know exactly what you want and have a precise search term to use to find it, you could find yourself faved with thousands of results to trawl through and it’s this that can suck the joy out of the whole thing. Collections are the answer. They allow users to create mood boards of items by simply clicking on the ‘Add to Collection’ button that is now visible on every listing. Collections can be based around absolutely anything from power tools to vintage vinyl and by following other peoples collections you can gain some great inspiration when you're feeling a little aimless. I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the first UK users to trial the function and was tasked with creating 12 unique fashion collections- I say tasked but this was definitely more of a pleasure than a chore! It was easy enough to decide on what to base my collections around, I just thought of things I commonly search for on eBay and then had a very fun few hours finding the best bits to add to each collection. The Fields of Lilac board is one of my favourites (everything picked for its perfect pastel shade) and the Greyhounds and Blackbirds
collection is full of grunge greys, monochromes and American influences. You can see all twelve of my collections here and follow them if you'd like some future retail inspiration!
This post has been sponsored by eBay.