jeo
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I don't want to open Pandora's box here, but the original leather jackets that are posted here in this forum are okay, can be found with a little patience and in good condition for fair prices. @jeo @tmitchell59's collections are cool and stand out from the crowd. But I have read and heard about leather jacket collections from Japanese collectors that are beyond anything that has ever existed. Unfortunately, little or nothing is made public, as is often the case with weirdos who stash their collections somewhere.
Very few big time collectors that actually share their collections. Many of them are very secretive. I’ve had multiple collectors share pics of rare jackets with me and ask that I don’t share, one of them stating that part of the value of even just the photos is that they are not circulating.
But what I actually mean by that is, for me if original then in great condition (NOS) rare, priceless, unique and that's why I stay away from it - LOL
There’s no right or wrong way to pursue buying/owning leather jackets, repro or original.
I totally understand why you’d want only mint/rare vintage pieces, I’m assuming so you can wear them.
I want mint and rare pieces as well (who doesn’t?) but for me those are the pieces I’d like to preserve. I like to wear the ones that aren't necessarily in perfect conation. I get what you’re saying, that they tell another persons story, and that’s why I also personally love and mostly wear my repros, so in 20-30 years they’ll tell my story.