Cool (But Sold) eBay Stuff

[mike]

I understand. How many times have I bought something "in order to sell" -- but really to have and hold beforehand?

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Lux Chevalier?

 

[anon`]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180389377665&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

:whistling

 

[feltfan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180389377665&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

:whistling

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43110

 

[anon`]

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43110

Yeah, but collusion's only illegal in business

 

[Garrett]

Yeah, but collusion's only illegal in business

lol

Maybe its time to come clean that this is now your lid

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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VERY rare 1940s necktie depicting Catalina Island's Avalon Bay and its casino/ballroom in the distance. The perfect tie to wear at the Avalon Ball!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250475086110


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[jamespowers]

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VERY rare 1940s necktie depicting Catalina Island's Avalon Bay and its casino/ballroom in the distance. The perfect tie to wear at the Avalon Ball!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250475086110


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Interesting. Not a good description or mention of that in the auction but then again it does have that moth hole in it. The seller did alright. [huh]

 

[Garrett]

Interesting tie. Marc, what would you be willing to pay for such a find? Also, what about those "peek-aboo" ties?

 

[Lexybeast]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270438333091&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Three piece navy blue pinstripe double breasted suit, supposedly from the 30s. Did a lounger pick this one up?

 

[Orgetorix]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270438333091&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Three piece navy blue pinstripe double breasted suit, supposedly from the 30s. Did a lounger pick this one up?

Wow. Amazing price for such a small suit!

 

[Orgetorix]

And yes, it looks like kuwisdelu picked it up: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43285

 

[thunderw21]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270438333091&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

Three piece navy blue pinstripe double breasted suit, supposedly from the 30s. Did a lounger pick this one up?

kuwisdelu got it.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=43285

Looks like a winner.



edit: buggery, beat by a minute.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Wow. Amazing price for such a small suit!

As a seller, I hope that prices don't fall from that level!


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[jamespowers]

Wow. Amazing price for such a small suit!

You can say that again. 37 inch chest? :eusa_doh:
I have to check that antique shop that had a few of those a while back. I'd be willing to resell them.

 

[thunderw21]

Paid a little more than I would have liked but oh well! Looks like a great find.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

This will be my second Pioneer Tailoring Company saleman's suitcase with fabric.

This finally came today, the seller was on vacation.

Even with the wait (long waits make things better, right?) all I have to say is "wow". Better than I could have imagined, well worth the price.
The literature is dated Spring 1936 so it's safe to assume the samples are from the same time period. The regular size suitcase is stuffed full of papers and samples. I could spend a whole day looking through things and not see something twice.

There are (rough estimate) 150 fabric samples, several dozen pieces of literature. Samples include everything from "special trouser fabrics", double sided double patterned overcoat material, raincoat material, imported Irish linen, gabardine, twill, tweed, and worsteds to something called "Congo Cloth" (a clone of Palm Beach Fabric?).
There's also a sample of the thinnest, most delicate piece of jacket lining I've ever seen. No joke, at first I thought is was merely an illustration. It looked like a part of the pamphlet page.

Man oh man, it's going to take quite a while to scan and post all of the interesting samples and documents but it will be well worth it.

 

[Dinerman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270443821329&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[Marc Chevalier]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270443821329&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Yep, that one went for a song. Sad.



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[reetpleat]

Probably a Japanese buyer. Sometimes I have a feeling that companies like Ralph Lauren buy things like that too, just to study and integrate. Or it could be just a regular Joe that wanted a $1200 sweatshirt.:eusa_doh:

From what I understand, designers are a large part of the high end market for that very reason. That and the jeans designers are paying a lot for vintage distressed stuff to make heir new jeans distressed in just the right way. That last part seems pretty silly to me. But copying cool old stuff seems pretty neat. too bad they don't get it right most of the time.

 

[reetpleat]

Fetishists don't think that way. They have to have the object of desire in their hands. lol


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That and for collectors such as me and many here, a copy, even an exact copy, if you could even do it, are not the same as an original.

 

[reetpleat]

You can say that again. 37 inch chest? :eusa_doh:
I have to check that antique shop that had a few of those a while back. I'd be willing to resell them.

While they don't bring as much as the large sizes, anything smaller than a 38 seems to be pretty rare in stuff that old. I always found 38 to be the most common size in 40s and 40 to be the most in 50s and 60s.

37, 36, and especially 35 or less are quite rare. Possible more than the 44s. But there is probably less demand, and they can maybe be taken in, and the smaller guys often just won't pay the price.