Tips on purchasing vintage eyeglasses online from a family who has been in the eyeglass business for over 50 years.  We have run optical shops here in New York City for the past 50 years and have tons of experience in dealing with eyeglasses from any era.  The following are some tips on purchasing the right pair for you.

Buy from a respected seller - vintage eyeglasses are very hit or miss.  Quality can be extremely poor in many cases, making the frames unwearable and unuseable.  Find a respected seller with tons of feedback and experience to help insure that you will receive frames in wearable condition.  Our selection of vintage eyeglasses has been in our temperature controlled storage facility for the past 50 years, so we are able to guarantee the quality of the items we sell, regardless of when they were made.

Check the size of the frames against a pair of your own glasses - eyeglasses have many sizes.  Probably the best one to check is the width across the top of the frame from point to point.  Measure your current eyeglasses and see how they compare to those you are looking at online.  All vintage eyeglasses sold in our ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Optical-by-bmiles33 include this measurement which should help make your purchase more successful.

Take a chance - Vintage eyeglasses are rare and hard to find.  If you see something you like, take a chance, buy it and try it out.  Worst case you can give it as a gift to a friend or resell it on eBay yourself.  We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee at http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Optical-by-bmiles33 on all our items.

Best of luck and enjoy your vintage eyeglasses