Bummed About This Suit

[Marc Chevalier]

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Thus crumbled the cookie: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=300342&postcount=22

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[Feraud]

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Thus crumbled the cookie: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=300342&postcount=22

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Bummer. You have my condolences.

 

[Sefton]

If ever a guy had a right to be down about a suit, that's the suit to be down about! Incredible! Too narrow and short? If it was a weight issue I'd starve to fit into that one! Ouch!

 

[Jerekson]

Pardon my lingo, but that really sucks.

What a suit. Wow. I actually just saved those pictures to my computer. lol

I can't even begin to imagine how dissapointed you must be right now. I'm so sorry.

I hope you find another that will fit you better.

J

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

There will be another. One suit isn't much. It'll make your bank account a bit heavier though

 

[cookie]

Marc's suit

Hope I didn't jinx you.....

 

[Alan Eardley]

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Thus crumbled the cookie: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=300342&postcount=22

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Marc

There are 37R people on the forum! Why not put it in the classified section with some measurements and see if you can 'keep it in the family'?

Alan

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Alan, that's a fine idea ... but I'd do it right here as a 10-day auction. In other words, I'd accept bids made from Loungers, and the highest bid would win.


The question is, how much would Loungers be willing to pay? I have no answer to that, but I'd be curious to find out.


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[Baron Kurtz]

i remember an episode of Little House on the Praire (i think; one of those stupid romanticised frontier things, anyway) where the father went bankrupt and the bank repossessed and put all his stuff on auction. The locals got together and decided that all items in the auction would be sold for 1 cent or less.

Beware beware, M. Chevalier!

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Done! The auction has begun: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=301744#post301744


BK, "Little House on the Prairie" will not repeat itself. I have a reserve put on the auction.


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[PADDY]

Suit pricing.

I think a reserve of $200 - $250 would be fair for TFL Members, and that along side your wonderful photographs (you always go the extra mile on those Marc :eusa_clap ) should get the ball rolling nicely.

Alan, that's a fine idea ... but I'd do it right here as a 10-day auction. In other words, I'd accept bids made from Loungers, and the highest bid would win.


The question is, how much would Loungers be willing to pay? I have no answer to that, but I'd be curious to find out.


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[Feraud]

What a great opportunity for a Lounger. If I were remotely close to that size, I would bust the bank for it.
I hope it finds a good home.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

That pleated waistcoat is the proverbial canine's reproductive organs.

bk

 

[Feraud]

That pleated waistcoat is the proverbial canine's reproductive organs.

bk

Right!

I think the material pattern is sharp.

 

[reetpleat]

Alan, that's a fine idea ... but I'd do it right here as a 10-day auction. In other words, I'd accept bids made from Loungers, and the highest bid would win.


The question is, how much would Loungers be willing to pay? I have no answer to that, but I'd be curious to find out.


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I suspect too many of us are so into finding stuff that we are used to bargains. Probably not many here who would pay top dollar, either for that reason, or because many here are students, or don't have alot of money to spare. Not to mention having to talk the wife into it. Since the money will go into new clothes for yourself, I do not blame anyone for wanting to get top dollar. Of course, if any of us is well off enough to be generous, that is great.

I have posted, and in the future will post e-bay auctions and offer a 10% discount here to any lounge members who care to bid on it.

 

[herringbonekid]

someone looked over my shoulder at work (at the first photo in your auction for this suit, in classifieds) and said "is that 1960s ?"

i do sometimes wonder if the average person in the street has ANY idea what kind of clothes we vintage-freaks are walking around in.

the number of times people have looked at me slack-jawed and said "that's 1940s ?"

 

[StanleyVanBuren]

Well, unfortunately I think you're out of the range of what I'm currently able to spend on a vintage suit. Which is too bad, because I have this sneaking suspicion that it would fit me. But if it were really EXACTLY what I wanted, I'd find a way to pay you for it, and it's not. So, good luck selling it, hopefully it fetches a fair price from someone who will fully appreciate it.

 

[Alan Eardley]

someone looked over my shoulder at work (at the first photo in your auction for this suit, in classifieds) and said "is that 1960s ?"

i do sometimes wonder if the average person in the street has ANY idea what kind of clothes we vintage-freaks are walking around in.

the number of times people have looked at me slack-jawed and said "that's 1940s ?"

Yeh. That's even more pronounced with vintage denim. I have denim from every decade since the 30s (yes, even the 80s) and some people simply will not believe that it's not all modern.

Alan

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I suspect too many of us are so into finding stuff that we are used to bargains. Probably not many here who would pay top dollar, either for that reason, or because many here are students, or don't have alot of money to spare.

I guess we'll see what happens in the next 10 days. If it doesn't sell here, no harm will be done: it'll then go on eBay where everyone -- including us -- will have a chance at it.


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[Marc Chevalier]

Forgot to mention this before ...


I bought the suit hoping very much that it would fit me. The seller's "Buy-It-Now" price was $200, which I paid. Judging by the prices that suits of this vintage, cut, and quality (despite the small size) have been fetching on eBay for the last year, I really do believe that it would command a winning bid price there of between $300 and $400. (See links below.) If a Lounger ends up winning it here for, say, $301, I'll be happy ... and the Lounger can be satisfied that he didn't have to compete with eBayers who'd be willing to pay over $350 for the same suit.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=190091875545&rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1940s-M...ryZ52388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-30s-Sat...ryZ52388QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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