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  1. reetpleat

    Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

    As with vehicles, or other antiques, good or mint condition will bring a premium over the cost of repair. One is originality. But also, many people will not consider the cost of repair and simply subtract. Consciously or unconsciously, they want to get it for considerably less for their troubles.
  2. reetpleat

    Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

    On my account, or at least up to last month when i was listing stuff, there is a box when you reply. It says "to add your response to the listing" or some such.
  3. reetpleat

    Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

    Good point. I would feel the same way. You want to maybe phrase your question in a way that will get an answer without giving away why you ask. On the other hand, since you are smaller size, when you ask about size, for something for yourself, you might phrase a question like this. "You...
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    Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

    I am shocked no one thought to ask the measurements of the jacket. So many sellers give the size wrong and it is the one thing you can't really adjust.
  5. reetpleat

    For Ebay sellers, tips, tricks, questions, rants, raves

    Has anyone else had problems with shipments to europe? I think some things were delayed due to the Volcano. More specifically, i had a package end up missing or very delayed in France, and now another one has been severely delayed in same country. I hear the French post office is bad...
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    do you have a vintage partner? Show us your mate

    Yes, I meant Watson, or more precisely perhaps, as he is portrayed in the latest movie. I suppose we can at least appreciate people noticing the vintageness of the style, and can forgive them their confusing of watson and holmes. But I am not sure we will forgive them so much for shouting...
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    do you have a vintage partner? Show us your mate

    You guys look great, and that is a really perfect moustache. But do you sometimes get just a little annoyed when he runs off in the middle of the night to accompany a certain smart eccentric detective on crime scene investigations?
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    New Highwayman too short. Help me correct this.

    After taking another look. I agree. I think the front looks fine across the chest, but from the back it looks too big under the arms. I think you are right that they tend to make it bigger across the back to accomadate people who like to wear their stuff oversized as they do not know any...
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    New Highwayman too short. Help me correct this.

    Gee, four pages of posts and no one seems to have identified your basic problems as to why this happened. So here is my 2 cents and I am pretty damn sure i am correct. Firstly,. every short jacket I own is 2 to 3 inches longer in the front than the back. I will bet your harley jacket is...
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    Is this jacket 80s -does- 50s?

    Yes, I have seen some of these around. I admire that they at least tried. But any one of us could likely spot one at 100 yards. Actually, the get me excited in the thrift stores for a second until I pull the hangers apart and actually get a look at it. Then I am disappointed. But that happens...
  13. reetpleat

    The Holmes Fedora

    I think I can shed some light on the issue here. When I saw the movie, I immediately spotted what I think is the "look" they were going for. There is acertain style from the 30s or 40s which is a black hat worn this way. there is afamous italian opera singer who has a famous photo in such a...
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    Is this jacket 80s -does- 50s?

    Interesting puzzle. My first thought is pretty obviously 50s unless it was a very good repro. Thing is, in the 80s most makers did not do repros, they did influenced by. Lighter weight, double breasted fleck etc. I do know there were some 80s companies doing repro, but they did gab jackets...
  15. reetpleat

    Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

    It occurs to me that this might be part of the whole "authentic" trend that has been discussed in another thread. Along with pabst beer, i imagine.
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    "The authenticity hoax"

    I think the "just doing it to be cool" thing is a bit overblown. I mean, yes, it is a trend. But trends are not always bad things. Some people are trendy, but that doesn't mean they are not being turned onto something good. I am sure that if it gets too big, then there will be a backlash...
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    SOLD***Mens 1940s knitted jumper***SOLD

    Can't believe you had to bump this. This is a great rare piece with a fair to good price. maybe even a great price. I didn't even look at the thread as you said jumper so I assumed it was just a wool sweater. I would have jumped on that in a second. These used to be, and hopefully still are...
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    "The authenticity hoax"

    After reading the review, i find the book ridiculous. While there are some people who pursue authenticity for status, and yes, it is a trend, i do not dismiss all people with cell phones as trying to impress others. Remember when people used to say that before everyone had one? For every...
  20. reetpleat

    "The authenticity hoax"

    I don't know. It may be that life got better and better in a lot of way, but also lost a lot and maybe now has reached a point where people are really starting to suffer from modern life. Certainly, this is not new. metropolis, the movie made a comment on modern urban life. People have...
  21. reetpleat

    Dating DB Overcoat

    My guess is late 40s 50s, european. This gives it a more vintage older style, whereas in America you would not likely see this cut and style in this fabric or erra. But mind you, European styles can vary a lot, throw in the fact that eastern european styles did not change much at all for 50...
  22. reetpleat

    Gollum using ebay.

    Good call. It was a japanese buyer. And of course, I must remind myself that many japanese may be good in two or three languages, and surely speak japanese as well as I do english. In fact, the fact that you could tell this was from japanese tells me that you are quite skilled in both...
  23. reetpleat

    For Ebay sellers, tips, tricks, questions, rants, raves

    I always write used. i never knew if it mattered or not, but I figured it couldn't hurt. Besides that, if the price seems low, used would explain it better.

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