Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

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J&Ms Can we talk here for a minute?

When exactly did things "go pear shaped - off the boil" etc for J&Ms so that when looking at the little suckers on eBay you know what not to buy etc:eusa_doh: ???

Pleasea advise.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

A couple of REALLY nice '40s tie in this auction. One has playing cards; another shows a football game, complete with stadium and fans. Went for a song.


The design on that playing card tie was reproduced recently in pink and black ... but the tie you see in this auction IS a '40s original!


http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-Older-ME...6QQihZ019QQcategoryZ14070QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[Baron Kurtz]

If i liked 40s ties, those would be mine now. But i don't, so off my watch list they went . . .

bk

 

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Observation re eBay Item Pix...Any Views????

:eusa_doh: I notice there are a number of providers of eBay montage pix... Ink spot ...Auctiva etc.

I have observed that some of them give a distorted view of shoes in the montage 'thumbnail' shots. Particularly shots of the toe cap area on shoes often appear fatter/wider than they really are and in some cases (Ink spot) the pointy looks are actually wider and fuller in the flesh.

I bought a pair of shoes recently that looked pointyish in the modern way (they were 1940s deadstock) but in the reality they were rounder and fatter in the toecap area like modern Aldens bluchers.

Mis dos centavos.....

 

[Tumbleweed]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110152676263&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

Too big! Oh the humanity.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110152676263&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=001

Too big! Oh the humanity.

That is a very, VERY rare jacket. It could go for big bucks if the winner decides to resell it.

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[Baron Kurtz]

yes, quite amazing that one, wasn't it.

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

This one floored me. Museum quality through and through. Finding one of these is nearly impossible.

The price was inexplicably low: http://cgi.ebay.com/MUSEUM-Antique-...1QQihZ005QQcategoryZ52383QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[Marc Chevalier]

I have one of these suits, but in black. It's pretty much my favorite RTW suit, new or vintage. The materials and workmanship are outstanding -- you'd be surprised!


Someone around here should contact this seller pronto: http://cgi.ebay.com/Extra-Buttery-B...oryZ3002QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[Baron Kurtz]

I wish i wasn't unemployed; i might've been able to push it up further. This was almost Holy Grail for me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260143394568&ssPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT&ih=016

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I wish i wasn't unemployed; i might've been able to push it up further.

Here's some consolation for you: another Lounger won it.

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[Baron Kurtz]

Damn his eyes . I haven't been that excited by a suit for a long time.

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Call it a hunch, but I have a funny feeling that this will turn out to be a great suit: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320141083822&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011


Is it from the late '60s, or the '70s? Almost certainly -- but it has a few details which make me think it was custom made for someone who specifically wanted a '30s look ... OR it was made as a costume, perhaps for a movie.


The seller told me that the fabric is wool. He also says that the trouser legs aren't flared or bell-bottomed. True, the front pockets on the pants are horizontal, but that doesn't bother me too much.


Are the jacket's sleeves cuffed? The photo makes it seem so, but the seller told me that the sleeve end was merely folded over. Clearly, he didn't make much of an effort to photograph the suit well.


I'll post an update when the suit arrives ...

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[Nonchalant]

Damn his eyes . I haven't been that excited by a suit for a long time.

bk

You nearly outbid me... $1 more and it would have been yours, BK.

I'm thin enough to wear this now, but at 6" I'm probably too tall for it too look right on me (hate to alter those trousers). Wishful thinking on my part, I'm sure.

I may just resell it.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Damn your eyes. again.

Ah, well. Maybe we can do a deal if it's too small for ye. I'm sure i've got something lying around here i could trade.

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Damn your eyes. again.

bk

Lay off, man. He's running out of eyes to be damned.

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[Baron Kurtz]

hmmm, let me think . . . one, two. Maybe something left?

bk

 

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1930s shoes

Some new purchases:



With a little bit of elbowgrease they might end up like this

These were also too cool for school - wonderful colour and construction: and these http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...m=200133343285&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=010

These were cheap for Buy it Now: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...m=200136185040&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010

 

[Orgetorix]

I have one of these suits, but in black. It's pretty much my favorite RTW suit, new or vintage. The materials and workmanship are outstanding -- you'd be surprised!


Someone around here should contact this seller pronto: http://cgi.ebay.com/Extra-Buttery-B...oryZ3002QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Think it's a 44" or 48" chest?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I think it's a size 45 or maybe 46. The chest measurement of 48" seems to be accurate. I don't think it's a size 44 or smaller.

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