ya gotta laugh

[dr greg]

well I did anyway lol lol lol lol lol

"I HAVE HAD THE JACKET REVIEWED BY AN EXPERT AND UPON CLOSE INSPECTION, HE REVEALED IT WAS MADE BY A COMPANY KNOWN AS AVIATION LTD"

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VINTAGE-A-2-...iewItem&pt=Men_s_Clothing&hash=item45f3b1af46

 

[jon z]

The "expert" must have spent many hours looking long & hard to come to that conclusion lol.

 

[Jeff M]

.....or cry.


I like those "authentic" metal collar tip tabs. Yeeeeee haaaaaa!!!!

 

[bentusian]

Wow, such a revelation!

 

[Seb Lucas]

I feel sick...

 

[Silver Dollar]

What the heck is the Aviation Air Command??? Who the heck was the expert??? Who the heck is Aviation Ltd??? I have to get me a set of those collar tabs. lol lol lol lol lol lol

 

[Jeff M]

Well..
if you read his add, at the top it says;

Authenticity: Reproduction.


It is an "authentic" reproduction.
Which covers a lot of ground.

Kind of like an "Authentic" fake Picasso. :eusa_doh:

 

[dr greg]

o the humanity

I'm obviously out of touch with popular taste going by this example
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...23401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_7989wt_1137

 

[Jeff M]

I'm obviously out of touch with popular taste going by this example
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...23401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_7989wt_1137

I didn't realize that they used patches back then to paint on their designs.

I like this statement by the seller;

"100% authentic! I do not buy or sell counterfeit/fake designer items of any kind. Please bid with confidence!"

I take it it is supposed to be read that the designer items he sells are not fake/counterfit "designer" items, but real "designer" items...ie, fakes.

Reassuring to know he doesn't sell fake fakes.

 

[W4ASZ]

I didn't realize that they used patches back then to paint on their designs.

I like this statement by the seller;

"100% authentic! I do not buy or sell counterfeit/fake designer items of any kind. Please bid with confidence!"

I take it it is supposed to be read that the designer items he sells are not fake/counterfit "designer" items, but real "designer" items...ie, fakes.

Reassuring to know he doesn't sell fake fakes.

I laughed at the Aviation Ltd. bomber, too, but then it occurred to me that I don't have an Aviation Air Command jacket from any unit. It must be under the Department of Redundancy Department today, or the Natural Guard. ( See generally, Firesign Theatre).

 

[scottyrocks]

I take it it is supposed to be read that the designer items he sells are not fake/counterfit "designer" items, but real "designer" items...ie, fakes.

Sort of like what Allan Sherman said: 'A genuine copy of a fake Dior.'

 

[bentusian]

I'm obviously out of touch with popular taste going by this example
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI...23401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_7989wt_1137

The scribbles on the bloodchit definitely don't read like Chinese at all.. I'd say it's alien language, issued to those stationed near the Bermuda triangle.

I'm kinda getting to like this sort of findings. Please keep up the good work.

 

[The Wolf]

As ridiculous as those auctions are, at least there are plenty of pictures so you know what you're getting.
I was worried about the "vintage A-2 leather bomber flight jacket" but he does say it is a WW2 replica.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[GriffDeLaGriff]

Its authentic leather imitation - Grumpy old men

 

[Vornholt]

Well, whaddaya know; an imitation of an Avirex!lol

 

[johnnyjohnny]

amazing!

i can't believe the lack of knowledge on this website. that no one has heard of the vaunted Aviation Air Command shows a true inadequacy on all your parts.

simply disgusting.

 

[johnnyjohnny]

and furthermore...

everyone with the most basic knowledge in A-2 history knows, simply KNOWS, that 'metal collar tips', 'buttery soft leather', and front 'side pockets' were special military specs allowed by Hap Arnold for the AAC!

c'mon people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dr greg]

the really useful bit

and the LEATHER blood chit sewn on for easy removal when required in some wilderness in the dead of night.....sorry that was another one I saw
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270598123401&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I guess the person really laughing is the bloke who sold it.....

 

[bentusian]

AU $610!

I feel nauseous. This one put US Authentic to shame..

 

[kyboots]

Authentic

I Think I saw Howdy Doody wear something like that when I was a kid! It's Howdy Doody time maybe it costs a dime! I like the
authentic reproduction patches!