eBay A2, The description is amazing(for an amazing jacket)

[rocketeer]

I just happened upon this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-1940-A-2-Pinup-Girl-Sweet-Lorraine-Military-USAF-Flight-Bomber-Jacket/202003580466?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3Dfcfea76433a04cf99224c73de5124620%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3
It is the description above all that made me post this link, I don't think its a con but the fault of those magical online translators

PS How do I change all that mumbo jumbo above to simply read: Great A2 on eBay

 

[Fanch]

Might US $8,975.00 seem a tad on the pricey side for this item, or am I looking at the wrong thing?

 

[Dumpster Diver]

It is indeed a very collectable dish! MmmMMMMmmm!!! Tasty!!!

 

[Feraud]

Buying leather jackets on credit.. What is this world coming to??

 

[Cooper A-2]

Did this seller already sell one of those gold plated jackets?

 

[ton312]

LOL. This is gold. But I'm a sucker for pinnapped girl and bomb jacket. I offered $20k with no return option and insist it be shipped in a paper bag only with stamps and no fancy printed postage label. I would also insist it be shipped without insurance as doing so may alert the carrier to the actual value and increase the likelyhood of theft.

 

[Seb Lucas]

I think that's great strategy, Ton - you never can be too careless.

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Yeah. Have it shipped by the Global Shipping program thingy, LOL..."because I like to live dangerously"

 

[rocketeer]

Might US $8,975.00 seem a tad on the pricey side for this item, or am I looking at the wrong thing?

I was bringing attention really to the jacket description. A masterclass in using an online translator such as Google Translate.

The jacket may appear pricy, but then it does look a great jacket and those Japanese at one time would pay the earth to get the best. Worth watching just to see if it sells.
But as I say the description is like something from a far eastern lawn mower instruction manual.

 

[Big J]

I don't know if that's a fair price. Is it?
For that kind of money, you'd think the guy would pay someone a hundred bucks to translate his description correctly (but hey, even companies like Panasonic don't have any native English speakers employed to translate for them).
I wonder what he paid for it?
It kinda reminds me of the time I saw an old mustang parked next to some guys house out in the country. Nature was reclaiming this thing, so I doorsteped this guy and asked him what he wanted for it, and he wanted the price he paid for it new, because 'that's what it's worth'.
I drive past that house a couple of times a year. There's a tree growing through that car now. I bet the price is the same.
Depreciation is not a concept the Japanese seem to understand.
I've seen it many times with semi-abandoned classic cars here.
Still, back to the jacket, yeah GSP, what could go wrong?

 

[Monitor]

I don't know if that's a fair price. Is it?
For that kind of money, you'd think the guy would pay someone a hundred bucks to translate his description correctly (but hey, even companies like Panasonic don't have any native English speakers employed to translate for them).
I wonder what he paid for it?
It kinda reminds me of the time I saw an old mustang parked next to some guys house out in the country. Nature was reclaiming this thing, so I doorsteped this guy and asked him what he wanted for it, and he wanted the price he paid for it new, because 'that's what it's worth'.
I drive past that house a couple of times a year. There's a tree growing through that car now. I bet the price is the same.
Depreciation is not a concept the Japanese seem to understand.
I've seen it many times with semi-abandoned classic cars here.
Still, back to the jacket, yeah GSP, what could go wrong?

Interesting. I've noticed the same thing on Yahoo Auctions but figured it's just 'cause they got a lot more money over there... Why's it so?

 

[Dumpster Diver]

Depreciation, I'm seeing that once in awhile, It all depends doesn't it...mainly on the mental sentiment of the seller.

 

[eugenesque]

Wow, this is worth more than 2 bitcoins...