Won nice vintage suit on Ebay

[Dr Doran]

I am not hideously displeased with this score. Hand-pick-stitched lapels, larger size, "midnight blue" color although the pics are brown. My size; even bigger, perhaps. Have any of you dealt with this seller?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350266491842&ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:US:1123

Comments?

 

[anon`]

First, the obligatory "Nice suit!" (To this, I would add that you're damn lucky I didn't see this listing, except that I don't have $275 to spend on a suit currently and anyway don't really need yet another blue DB. But one should not disparage another's good find, and it's always better to have too many than too few vintage blue suits.)

Second, to answer your question, no, I've not.

(Eh... ok?)

 

[Dr Doran]

Justin -- I would be very pleased if you would delete the last 2 lines of that post.

See you at Christmas!

 

[Chasseur]

Doran,

Very nice. I have to say that I second Anon', you're lucky I missed that one too

 

[Dr Doran]

Thank you, Chasseur.

 

[Maguire]

Doran thanks for the link, i scoured the seller's stuff and just purchased this fine beige DB:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330370562624 I have only grays and blacks and the like so this is my first brownish suit, aside from my plaid jacket.

 

[Miss 1929]

Doran, that suit is almost as gorgeous as you are.

 

[Maguire]

actually it appears i'm in a pickle: I think i looked at the sizing wrong- my pants sizes usually are 36x 32. I'm pretty sure thats LxW. These pants i assumed were 35-30 which could easily be tailored to fit properly.... but from what i'm looking at they may infact be 30x 35. So instead of being for a tall thin person they are for a short, fat one. I already paid and certainly will take them, but I'm hoping i don't just have to put them up on ebay as soon as they arrive. Think a tailor can save me here or is this too much?

 

[Dr Doran]

Thanks for the surgery Anon'/Justin! You da man. You know how it is with things like that ...
Miss1929, thanks ... you know I'm your biggest fan. Hope to see you Friday.

Maguire, if I understand correctly, the custom is to list AxB for trouser sizes in which
A is the waist and
B is the inseam.

The trousers on your new suit may be OK. If I understand right, they have a cuff and they also have an inch to spare. Their inseam is 30. If you wear a 32 inseam normally (which would be about right if your height is between about 5'10" and 6'0" or if you are as tall as 6'2" but have a longer torso and not terribly long legs) then you will be able to have your tailor VERY inexpensively (~$10) take the inseam down to 31 without sacrificing the cuff. This will be a little short but you can always wear your coolest socks with that suit, and then pretend that the slight shortness of the trousers is deliberate. Your best best is this: if your tailor knows how to make proper false cuffs (mine does not) then you have nothing to worry about at all.

 

[s_crumb]

Nice find. Wear it well.

I'm in the process of berating my wife for missing that suit.

 

[Maguire]

Thanks for the surgery Anon'/Justin! You da man. You know how it is with things like that ...
Miss1929, thanks ... you know I'm your biggest fan. Hope to see you Friday.

Maguire, if I understand correctly, the custom is to list AxB for trouser sizes in which
A is the waist and
B is the inseam.

The trousers on your new suit may be OK. If I understand right, they have a cuff and they also have an inch to spare. Their inseam is 30. If you wear a 32 inseam normally (which would be about right if your height is between about 5'10" and 6'0" or if you are as tall as 6'2" but have a longer torso and not terribly long legs) then you will be able to have your tailor VERY inexpensively (~$10) take the inseam down to 31 without sacrificing the cuff. This will be a little short but you can always wear your coolest socks with that suit, and then pretend that the slight shortness of the trousers is deliberate. Your best best is this: if your tailor knows how to make proper false cuffs (mine does not) then you have nothing to worry about at all.

if its 35 x 30 and i'm 36 x 32 then its fine, i've managed to turn a 33 x 31 suit into a 36 x 32 so this shouldn't be much of a stretch.

 

[anon`]

Your best best is this: if your tailor knows how to make proper false cuffs (mine does not) then you have nothing to worry about at all.

You need to meet my tailor.

 

[Dr Doran]

I GAWT IT.

Just received the suit today (and already texted Anon', julie "pdxvintagette," and Fedoragent about it). Phenomenal. Absolutely gorgeous in every respect. It's a true 44 Long, I'd estimate. No labels anywhere. Interior lining in tone-on-tone brown rayon? cloth. Dropped belt loops, midnight blue color, long "rise," long coat, just gorgeous. I don't think I'll get it tailored -- I usually wear a 42 Long, but I'm fine with this. It's a little loose, but not very. I am extremely happy with it.

 

[Mr. 'H']

You lucky duck!

Now let's see it on!

:eusa_clap

 

[Maguire]

Just received the suit today (and already texted Anon', julie "pdxvintagette," and Fedoragent about it). Phenomenal. Absolutely gorgeous in every respect. It's a true 44 Long, I'd estimate. No labels anywhere. Interior lining in tone-on-tone brown rayon? cloth. Dropped belt loops, midnight blue color, long "rise," long coat, just gorgeous. I don't think I'll get it tailored -- I usually wear a 42 Long, but I'm fine with this. It's a little loose, but not very. I am extremely happy with it.

i haven't received word from the seller yet on mine, hopefully i'll be pleased as well. Good to know they are delivering the goods your way.

 

[Dr Doran]

You lucky duck!

Now let's see it on!

:eusa_clap

quack quack!

 

[Mr. 'H']

:fing28:

 

[Maguire]

Ah, tragedy has struck, the seller emailed me telling me his basement flooded. The suit is ruined and he has cancelled the transaction Good news is i won a khaki trenchcoat which just arrived from either him or someone connected to him for between 11 and 20 dollars! I will post pictures of it shortly.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Reminds me of Ford's suit in Raiders of the Lost Ark... cool find!

 

[Dr Doran]

Reminds me of Ford's suit in Raiders of the Lost Ark... cool find!

Thanks! I'm very pleased. It's a real score.