Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

[Rabbit]

< and a weird story in the description. Says he wore it for a week or two, then 30 yrs storage and now it looks like this? With all the high point abrasion/wear? Lovely jacket regardless.

 

[Will Zach]

Weird story indeed. Aero told him the jacket will soften up by hanging in a closet for 30 years? More likely will come out stiffer than a board. But whatever the sell story to jack up the price, lovely jacket.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I agree. Seems suspicious.

 

[handymike]

The price is pretty good at $365

 

[Marc mndt]

< and a weird story in the description. Says he wore it for a week or two, then 30 yrs storage and now it looks like this? With all the high point abrasion/wear? Lovely jacket regardless.

Maby that's exactly what they do at Scott with their 'vintaged' jackets, hang them in their closet for 30 years

 

[Rabbit]

Not even likely that Aero actually said that. I'm pretty sure it's generally accepted knowledge that leather regains some of its inherent stiffness when not in use. Something to do with the collagen. For example, boots that have not been fully broken in (just worn for a couple days) will be nearly as stiff as new if the break-in is interrupted, so you'd have to start all over again. A fully broken in jacket/boot is another story.

 

[JMax]

Schott 618 HH 42 — around $400

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153947006508

 

[Claybertrand]

"Fallllllll innnnntooooo thaaaaa GAP....." (old Gap commercial catch phrase)

Gap Trucker -- looks to be pull up leather......

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Mens-G...ee04:g:oPoAAOSwy-lex9AP&LH_ItemCondition=4|10

 

[Marc mndt]

I'm not sure about the quality, but it does have the looks...
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/362999940125

 

[Jumper]

"Fallllllll innnnntooooo thaaaaa GAP....." (old Gap commercial catch phrase)

Gap Trucker -- looks to be pull up leather......

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Mens-GAP-LEATHER-Trucker-Western-Sherpa-Biker-Flight-Jacket-Coat-Jeans-Med/202998672900?hash=item2f43a9ee04:gPoAAOSwy-lex9AP&LH_ItemCondition=4|10

I have four of these (plus one in brown suede). I dyed three of them different colors (black, cordovan, green) and left one brown. GAP leather, at least that of older pieces (and all of these truckers I've seen were made in 1999 and 2000), punches well above its price point.

By the way, while it looks like pull up leather, it isn't. Each of mine showed slightly different color variations and mottling—and this one is more varied than any of mine were. Also by the way, the measurements listed seem to be for a size small. My mediums are more like 22" pit to pit, and larger in the other dimensions as well.

For a while (and I mean just last year) these were popping up fairly often for 50 USD or usually less (thus my little collection) but now I rarely see one for less than twice that, and often see them for four or five times that (which, at that point, not a good deal, no surprise). I have only two gripes about these turn-of-the-millennia jackets, which is that I wish they were shorter in the body and that the collars were just a bit larger and shapelier.

Occasionally you'll see one in a much lighter brown, but those are usually priced much higher. Ditto the black version with white contrast stitching, but I had one of those for about five minutes and, though it's shorter in body length, which is nice, the armholes are huge and the upper sleeves are almost cartoonishly wide.

Back to the brown ones. Stitching's about like you'd expect, and the jacket's not for hard wear, certainly. But I think the patina and arm wrinkles you're seeing in this photo aren't artificial distress (well, for the most part); I bet they've come more or less honestly. These jackets can be a great deal. And despite my reservations about the collar and length, I've had an eye half-open for another in my size because obviously I really should have one in navy, too, right?

 

[JMax]

Flat Head Trucker $500 40

https://www.ebay.com/itm/283867142060

 

[JMax]

Top Notch Ralph Pughs

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274312621558

 

[handymike]

One of my favorite brands, but wow! That’s pricey...

 

[JMax]

Another find— Langlitz.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363004280711

 

[Robbie79]

Freewheelers Sunset Deerskin jacket - looks almost new except the stains on the cuff and very pale compared to mine which got a lot of sun tanning already. I usually wear size 40 bit this one turns out a bit larger and therefore size 38 fits me perfectly.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/r406337193

 

[Bennarion]

£230 with an offer
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184297402729

Buy cheap to sell expensive, good approach
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293593135061

 

[JMax]

Vanson Force 40. CW. Excellent for riding.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254608463596

 

[Downunder G Man]

Buy cheap to sell expensive, good approach
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293593135061

Well spotted sir ! "God loves a trier" as they used to say !

 

[Psant25]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333513786132

What ya think @handymike can this be saved?

 

[willyto]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333513786132

What ya think @handymike can this be saved?

Ewww