Bridal gowns going for 99c on eBay Allison McPhee bought her dream dress on eBay for 99 cents. TELL US: What online bridal bargains have you made? THEY'RE the custom-made wedding dresses that cost less than a packet of chewing gum, and they're taking Aussie brides by storm. Put off by hefty $1000-plus price tags in local stores, thrifty brides-to-be are flocking online for frocks and snapping up custom-designed gowns on eBay for as little as 99c each. The tailor-made dresses, which come in a choice of designs, colours and fabric, are being auctioned at super cheap prices by Chinese clothing manufacturers keen to capitalise on the ever-growing western wedding market. Even with hefty postage fees of $130 to $150, bridal bargain hunters say it's worth it for the overall price. Bride-to-be Allison McPhee, 38, couldn't believe her luck when she snapped up her dream dress on eBay for 99c. With added postage of $140, the custom-made strapless, hand-beaded gown was still less than 10 per cent of the cost of anything that she could buy locally. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. When it comes up with a dress for 99 cents, you go `are you kidding me, this can't be real'," she said. If you bought that dress here in Australia it would have to be at least $1500 worth - it is a beautiful dress. I have a friend who's a dressmaker and she was like `oh my god, you couldn't even buy the fabric for that'. The paramedic, who is marrying fiance Greg Doyle, 33, in October next year, said she expected the worst when she received the gown in the mail just six weeks after emailing her measurements. I was very worried. I thought I would unwrap it and it would be made of cellophane or something, but it is beautiful, the workmanship is superb and it fits perfectly," she said. Adelaide designer of more than 30 years George Georgiou, whose custom-made Alexis George gowns start at about $3500, said brides looking for bargains online should be aware they could be ripping off local designers. "These sellers take photos of other designers' work - a photograph of one of my dresses - and sell it for 99 cents and a bride will think she's getting an Alexis George dress," he said.