Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

[jacketjunkie]

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I wonder whether they were bidding up their own auction.

The price it went for is pretty much proof for shill-bidding. I'm surprised people kept bidding after it became obvious someone continued to overbid anyone no matter how ridiculously high the bid. The price of a car or pre-owned Rolex watch for a piece of rotten leather, come on.

 

[Monitor]

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I wonder whether they were bidding up their own auction.

I was honestly surprised anyone'd throw this kind of money toward a leather jacket but now it's clear nobody will. This is a grand and a half worth of jacket and that's if things end up going mad.

 

[jonbuilder]

Herc. Black Label.


https://etsy.me/3muEHow

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Nice Herc - too small for us

 

[marker2037]

If you are buying a Himel to own and wear what does resale value have to do with it. A typical Aero jacket sells for 50 to high 60% retail on the resale market. I do not notice Himel jackets on the resale market selling for less than 50% retail. If I am missing something, please enlighten me

I understand most would do that, but also sometimes life just gets in the way and you have to let go of something. Or let's say your body changes over time and you can no longer fit something. To lose a few hundred bucks on another brand like Vanson, Aero, Thedi, Kelso, etc. is acceptable. Losing that same % on a Himel is close to $1,000.

I'm not knocking the brand (well, the label I am, yes) and I would love to try one out in person.

 

[Claybertrand]

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I wonder whether they were bidding up their own auction.

The whole thing smells funny........ (not the jacket itself although it may smell funny too)

Why would they throw the BUY IT NOW PRICE as the price that was fraudulently bid up??? Clearly THAT price is NOT being set by the market. Auctions are SUPPOSED to sort of allow bidders to set the market price for something. Something is worth what someone is willing to pay for it after all.

What's the point of setting this fantasy price as a BUY IT NOW??? Obviously offers can be made regardless but this Seller doesn't appear to be on the up and up.

Lets see if Terry can sneak in and grab this amidst all of the apparent treachery!!

 

[jonbuilder]

creative marking maybe treachery no. No one is being forced to buy or bid on this jacket, it is still a supply and demand market. Untilmently the market will determine what someone buys this jacket for not you and not me.

 

[tmitchell59]

Lets see if Terry can sneak in and grab this amidst all of the apparent treachery!!

Ok, the seller are probably desperate to sell. Their efforts to rig the election, sorry Auction, have been uncovered. I need to denigrate the jacket in order to reduce the selling price. I will certainly bring up the missing zipper and the holes in the lining. Maybe sending this thread will help?

 

[dlite90]

Not a deal but a beautiful find which I haven’t seen mentioned here. Best damn color I’ve ever seen.
Only one left in XL, for the low low price of $1400 + tax. Italian steerhide made in Los Angeles.

https://franklinandpoe.com/collections/outerwear/products/freenote-cloth-locklin-cognac-italian-steerhide

https://freenotecloth.com/collections/jackets/products/locklin-cognac

 

[Claybertrand]

creative marking maybe treachery no. No one is being forced to buy or bid on this jacket, it is still a supply and demand market.

Well in general, treachery involves deception. Sure, no one is forcing anybody to buy anything. That's not what treachery means. In this case, it appears there has been some deceptive bidding and possibly some shill bidding. Neither of which are in the Spirit of how true auctions are supposed to work. In this respect, the election, sorry AUCTION was rigged.

If the demand was there and was legitimate, this jacket would have sold for the price of the winning bid. But something still seems at least a bit awry here to me.

Terry, those holes in the lining and missing zipper are terrible flaws!!!!! Request an IMMEDIATE 50% off brother!!!! Wouldn't it be great if you ended up actually somehow snagging this????

 

[Blackadder]

Seller not giving second chance offer to the second highest bidder but relist it at the "fraudulent" (the seller's word) winning bid? I say he/she can keep it and let the jacket continue to rot.

 

[stringer]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UC4AAOSwe~lfpdQC/s-l1600.jpg

Perfect condition Vanson Model F.
If you are a size 42 this guy has a lot of nice high end boots and clothing also.

 

[Pandemic]

Somebody got a deal on this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Himel-Bros...Hide-Great-condition-2-450-RARE-/303815596763

I’m glad I gave up and went to sleep last night when it went over $600 or I might’ve ended up in a bidding war.

 

[jonbuilder]

Coool British MC jacket low starting bid
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1950s-...535101?hash=item2180a9d73d:g:BoMAAOSwqlZf3ped

 

[Jin431]

What luck, that's a great deal for someone. $600 for a himel is a steal, wished I snapped this one up and had it altered at JL lol

 

[jonbuilder]

Thedi CF with an offer
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Thedi-Buco...9b0a:g:QOIAAOSw21pfyTgK&LH_ItemCondition=4|10

 

[handymike]

Coool British MC jacket low starting bid
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1950s-...535101?hash=item2180a9d73d:g:BoMAAOSwqlZf3ped

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These are from the 70s and are pretty cool. $49 is a good price.

 

[air]

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UC4AAOSwe~lfpdQC/s-l1600.jpg View attachment 293501

Perfect condition Vanson Model F.
If you are a size 42 this guy has a lot of nice high end boots and clothing also.

Don't bait us like that without a link ^^

 

[stringer]

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Perfect condition Vanson Model F.
If you are a size 42 this guy has a lot of nice high end boots and clothing also.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/114503961438?ul_noapp=true
Sorry about that, heres the link .
Seller sent an offer, but too small for me.

 

[JMax]

Cool Herc


https://etsy.me/33SqwmD

 

[Monitor]

Coool British MC jacket low starting bid
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1950s-...535101?hash=item2180a9d73d:g:BoMAAOSwqlZf3ped

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Very cool!