Speedbird
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^^^^ that's a near certainty! especially the penalties part!!! :rage: :rage: :rage:
Sgt.MikeHorvath said:hi friends,
have any of you decided to buy once??
I will certainly post pictures and give a personal critique once it arrives.
Stay tuned
I went over barrylyndon28's eBay feedbacks to see what people said about the A-2 and A-1.
They've had over 4000 eBay sales since they introduced the jackets early in 2010. Only about 5 of these were A-2s and a like number of A-1s.
Thanks, Justhandguns, for the great link. The photos are much better then the ones I saw on the eBay posting. On eBay the leather looked way too slick with alot of shine to the finish. But the more detailed photos from that link you posted show the jacket with a more natural, matte finish. I look forward to receiving it.
I e-mailed Barry afew times via ebay and he was very polite and quite helpful answering questions. He said the size 46 that I ordered was in stock but the stated delivery time for the jacket (according to eBay) is Dec. 16. The delay is probably due to international shipping, customs, etc.
I will keep all the fine folks at the Fedora Lounge well informed of the entire process, from start to finish, since many of us have possibly never dealt with a shipment from China.
Tally ho!
Interesting to read about Chinese manufactured A2s being produced specifically for the Chinese market. Not too surprising, really, given the impact of Western popular culture on China over the past couple of decades. I have often wondered what the popular conciousness of the AVG in particular is over there - I know there is a museum (I'd like to visit that one day). It's been in my head recently as I would like to replicate an AVG and a 23rd jacket at some point, but I was thinking I should avoid taking one of those with me to China, what with the connection to pre-Mao Chinese nationalism, and the nationalist flag on there. I'd hate to offend the locals by doing something the equivalent of turning up in NYC wearing a confederate flag (I have actually seen mock blood chits on eBay with 'Confederate Air Force' designations on them!).