A little lost...

[slicedbread]

What makes this suit worth $405 and many other suits quite similar worth about $100?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=110087371673&rd=1&rd=1

that versus this

which sold for $212??

and was also listed MUCH better...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1930s-t...9QQihZ020QQcategoryZ52388QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[slicedbread]

the plot thickens as I look at the seller's past listings and spy this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1940S-M...ryZ52394QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


how can a suit be worth 26 dollars one time and then jump to being worth 405 dollars? There must have been at least two people that wanted it very badly...However, I'm positive that there must have been another similar suit listed that could have been bought for much less....

 

[Baron Kurtz]

yes, that was a strange one. I saw it go cheap earlier and was surprised to see it listed again. Then shocked to see the price for what is a very ordinary and badly listed 40s suit. eBay's weird sometimes . . .

bk

 

[vonwotan]

IMHO - the first suit may appeal to a wider audience. I prefer the second for it cut and details, but the first is much closer in style to the "normal" suits of today. Three button pinstripe is a staple in our offices, and to find a well made suite in a decent fabric would make it quite appealing to many as an every day suit.

 

[slicedbread]

I hope ebay is weird the next time that I try to sell something...

 

[Jovan]

I hope ebay is weird the next time that I try to sell something...

The second one looks far better to me. The first one's lapels are way too wide for my taste and it appears boxy.

 

[Orgetorix]

The size might have a little to do with it. Larger sizes are relatively rare for older suits. Not that this is outstandingly large, or anything...