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    Aaaah! For the past two years I've relied on buying tiny MAC pigment samples off of ebay for all of my makeup needs. $3-5 dollars and the colors would last for 6+ months... but I just searched on there to re-up on my colors and NO ONE is selling pigment samples anymore!

    Does anyone know what happened? Did MAC make this practice stop? Do I have to start shelling out $15-20 for colors I only use once a week?

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    i just bought some a couple of weeks ago





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    Hmm, if you do a search for mac pigments, you'll find pretty much only one very sketchy seller selling anything sample sized. Every other pigment auction is for the standard size. It's so strange since it's been a good industry on ebay for at least 2 years and suddenly it's all gone... which makes me wonder if MAC initiated a crackdown or something. I'm not a member on specktra, but from the quick search I did on there I didn't see any mention of this phenomenon.

    Oh well. I just broke down and bought my two most frequently used colors off of the mac website ($20 isn't too much for something I'll use up in a couple of years, I guess [of course I'll transfer my 'active' pigments into one of the smaller containers and not touch the original containers]). But what about those crazy colors I only use once in a blue moon?

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    Why don't you sell sample-sized ones to girls at work? Then you would only have a sample-sized portion left for yourself and would make some profit back on it.

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    hmmm i just bought pigment samples yesterday (Im in the uk tho)
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    Quote Originally Posted by anomar View Post
    Aaaah! For the past two years I've relied on buying tiny MAC pigment samples off of ebay for all of my makeup needs. $3-5 dollars and the colors would last for 6+ months... but I just searched on there to re-up on my colors and NO ONE is selling pigment samples anymore!

    Does anyone know what happened? Did MAC make this practice stop? Do I have to start shelling out $15-20 for colors I only use once a week?
    They got cancelled because there were people selling fake macs on there, or mixing the mac pigs w/ regular mineral makeup. Lots of fakes..







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    Quote Originally Posted by kylie3183 View Post
    Why don't you sell sample-sized ones to girls at work? Then you would only have a sample-sized portion left for yourself and would make some profit back on it.
    You lil' hustler!

    I was thinkin' the same thing.

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    Bummer that's how I managed to try most of the pigments. In the swap/forsale section on specktra there are people selling samples.

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    There's been discussions about this on Specktra lately. Sellers are having their accounts suspended/deleted because it's against eBay policy to divide products and sell them in containers that aren't the original. It sucks!

    Here's the thread: http://specktra.net/showthread.php?t=49661&page=9

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    Latina,

    How do you become part of the swap/sale section? I've tried to look for it, but alas, nothing!? Do you have to apply or something? Please help. Thanks

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    Crap this sucks! I just bought some pigments and loved getting a small size and wanted to do it again....I wish I was a little hustler....selling it at work seems like a good idea - i'm too shy though! LOL!
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    Ugggghhhhrrrh ebay sucks ASS.

    I have been a VERY strong seller for a few years, with 100%positive feedback, but they just suspended me & closed down my store because they thought i could POSSIBLY be sellin FAKE SNEAKERS lmao.. they come brand new in the fuckin box, with the damn original paperworks.. and who the hell makes fake SNEAKERS anyway?? WTF ebay can kiss my ass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
    ....But sorry to hear that.. i have a sample of a greenish colored Mac Pigment that is GORGEOUS, and you're right, the sample has lasted me like, a year! (How do you guys use em neways, as eyeshadow, or what?)
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    Damn, I guess I'm glad that I bought 110 of 'em in a huge set when I could. But that sucks, now I have to hit the MAC counter *feels her wallet start to ache*
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    anomar, if you ever want to sell some sample sizes to recoup some costs let me know.

    and I have a full size of shimmersand I'd sell/trade.
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    oh no!!! i just went to get the sellers name that i just used for some pigments and she has nothing for sale anymore! looks like they shut her down





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    ^^ see!! They shut me down AGAIN today because i mentioned my website in my auction description.. SO WHAT?! aaaggggrrhhh angst..
    anywho.. how do you guys wear the pigments??
    "You gotta snatch them mutha-f*ckaz up and let THEM know that YOU gonna take THEM out..anytime YOU feel like it! You gotta get the ground beneath yo feet, patnah..get the wind behind yo back and go out in BLAZE if you have to! Otherwise, YOU AIN'T SH*T!!" -2Pac as "Bishop" in Juice

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    You can wear them on your eyelids, or as blush/in nail polish/in lipstick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darling View Post
    Latina,

    How do you become part of the swap/sale section? I've tried to look for it, but alas, nothing!? Do you have to apply or something? Please help. Thanks
    I think you need to have a certain number of posts (20+ I believe).

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    PSST...I think this is what some sellers are gonna do to get around the rules:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Plastic-Flip-T...QQcmdZViewItem

    The people who sell coupons have to do the same thing ("the auction is for my time/the envelope; the coupons are free").
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    Oooooohh....... yay!

    Does anyone know where to find the mini-containers that the samples normally come in. Me and a few of my friends at work decided we're going to start sharing our pigments but didn't know where to find good small jar containers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lildreamer316 View Post
    PSST...I think this is what some sellers are gonna do to get around the rules:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Plastic-Flip-T...QQcmdZViewItem

    The people who sell coupons have to do the same thing ("the auction is for my time/the envelope; the coupons are free").
    Ahahaha sellers are brilliantly funny.


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    Try getting containers at the container store.... or buy larger quantities online by googling it.

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    search for "sample containers" on ebay.

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    k. thanks.

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    I just a bunch of them last week.
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