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(The very same) NWT Borrelli Wool/Nylon Safari Jacket - 50R (Is it cursed?) + AE sz12

post #1 of 35
4/13/11 at 3:03pm
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Borrelli jacket is sold. ____________________________________________ Also for sale are some good conditioned Allen Edmonds "Bagley" 12D monk strap black boots. Another item I purchased on here, that unfortunately similarly does not fit perfect. I wear a 13D and these are just a bit too tight for me... Others have said these run a big larger but it didn't work for me. Will start at $100 -> $95 -> $90 -> $85.50 -> $81 Original thread: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=204583 My pictures (without trees): http://imgur.com/9oTfY http://i.imgur.com/HZJCM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/i91pT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NDkX8.jpg Using direct links because I believe my camera takes giant photos with its current settings. Let me know if it's down or if you want another angle. Please, unless you're willing to send me an envelope of cash prior to my sending you the item, CONUS only. Sorry. :/
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post #2 of 35
4/13/11 at 4:43pm
IMHO if you going to say you paid less for it you should say how much you paid for it. Simply on principle I wouldn't buy this jacket until you drop the price to approximately what you paid for it, but that is just my 2 cents Very nice jacket and it is in my size Btw, this is a very fair price for LP storm system, and the OP is completely entitled to sell at whatever asking price he deems fit
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post #3 of 35
4/13/11 at 4:49pm
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Originally Posted by rsuhandy View Post
Simply on principle I wouldn't
buy this jacket until you drop the price to approximately what you
paid for it, but that is just my 2 cents

When you buy a soda from a restaurant for $1.59, it only cost them around a nickel.

When you buy a name-brand jacket from a department, you're paying over 4x what they paid for it.

I don't see why it should matter what the seller paid. If you like it, and think the price is good, you should buy it. IMHO, of course.
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post #4 of 35
4/13/11 at 5:01pm
^

I completely agree. My statement
was just more friendly advice as I would
personally not buy it as I am personally bothered
by the fact. In no way is the OP shady though
Very true that if someone likes the jacket they should
buy it as it's a great jacket
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post #5 of 35
4/13/11 at 6:38pm
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post #6 of 35
4/13/11 at 8:06pm
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Originally Posted by isshinryu101 View Post
When you buy a soda from a restaurant for $1.59, it only cost them around a nickel.

When you buy a name-brand jacket from a department, you're paying over 4x what they paid for it.

I don't see why it should matter what the seller paid. If you like it, and think the price is good, you should buy it. IMHO, of course.
LOL, your comparisons are way off.

In a restaurant you get to sit down and enjoy the ambience, in a departmental store you get to try it on and see it in person. All these are tangible additional services that you (should) pay for.

This seller has no additional overhead whatsoever aside from what he paid, is not providing any additional tangible service/thing, but is asking for a premium on the basis that as a seller he has decided that the item is worth more, after he decided as a buyer that the item was worth less.

Which while not wrong per se, is an utterly method to try to sell something on SF.
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post #7 of 35
4/13/11 at 8:41pm
+1 for being honest about it, -10 for trying to make a profit out of nothing.

If it wasn't cursed before, it sure is now.
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post #8 of 35
4/13/11 at 9:34pm
I would absolutely pay $530 for this if it fit me.
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post #9 of 35
4/13/11 at 9:53pm
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Originally Posted by GoldenTribe View Post
+1 for being honest about it, -10 for trying to make a profit out of nothing.

If it wasn't cursed before, it sure is now.

+1

Only because our forum is a community that helps each other out.
If he bought the jacket and sold it on ebay for a profit then that is his
choice to make. However, I believe most of the members on this forum
would just try to recoup their costs if they bought something that did not fit them.
However, this is the first time I've seen this, and thus was voicing my humble
opinion on the matter. This jacket is worth $530 easily, but there are underlying
principles that irk my incentive to buy even though this jacket would fit me quite well.
At least the OP is getting lots of free bumps
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post #10 of 35
4/13/11 at 11:52pm
PM Sent
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post #11 of 35
4/14/11 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by apropos View Post
LOL, your comparisons are way off.

In a restaurant you get to sit down and enjoy the ambience, in a departmental store you get to try it on and see it in person. All these are tangible additional services that you (should) pay for.

This seller has no additional overhead whatsoever aside from what he paid, is not providing any additional tangible service/thing, but is asking for a premium on the basis that as a seller he has decided that the item is worth more, after he decided as a buyer that the item was worth less.

Which while not wrong per se, is an utterly method to try to sell something on SF.

To say there would be no "overhead" is, to me, silly. I'll pay shipping, paid eBay listing fees for 4-6 weeks, and will pay the paypal fees (assuming there are some... again, I'm not a seller). I didn't buy this item to resell it for profit and I'm not listing it at a (slightly) higher price so I can make a ton of money. Hell, I offered to trade it to someone (a day prior to listing) for something priced at below what I listed this jacket at.

(Sticking with our department store analogy...) If a department store accepts returned merchandise, it resells that item at the original price, right? The original seller found a buyer (and substantial interest) at ~$700. Would there be controversy if the second seller had sold the jacket at around that price and I would be selling it at my price, now? I don't think so.

But, it's of course your prerogative to have interest in my items.

5% drop.
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post #12 of 35
4/14/11 at 8:01pm
I think the general consensus is that the OP has done nothing wrong.
It's just that IMHO, if you want to sell something that you got on the forum
for higher than the price you paid for on the forum you should expect some backlash
from the community. Going forward with the department store analogy it would be
as if you bought something for $500 on sale at Neimans, and tried to sell it to me for $600 because
you had to pay $50 in gas to get there and you thought that the jacket was worth $550. It's true this jacket is worth what you are asking, but IMHO if you had just told people what you originally paid for it, then things would have gone more smoothly. The fact that you haven't disclosed what you paid for the jacket makes certain people like myself think that they can just wait until the price drops to your cost before even considering the item as they have no sympathy for you. After all they are assuming that
you are making a profit.
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post #13 of 35
4/14/11 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by rsuhandy View Post
+1

Only because our forum is a community that helps each other out.
If he bought the jacket and sold it on ebay for a profit then that is his
choice to make. However, I believe most of the members on this forum
would just try to recoup their costs if they bought something that did not fit them.
However, this is the first time I've seen this, and thus was voicing my humble
opinion on the matter. This jacket is worth $530 easily, but there are underlying
principles that irk my incentive to buy even though this jacket would fit me quite well.
At least the OP is getting lots of free bumps


Yet you do not seem to have any issues with other people on this site who flip and / or make profits off of all of us! I can name 3-4 members right now that are here on this forum to make a profit either on their purchases or on flips. They're here for one reason only...to make money!

I appreciate the honesty from this member and once again laugh at other members who believe this forum is only for the sorry souls who are once again forced to sell their $3,000 Isaia suit or their $450 Finamore shirt or their $600 Barrett shoes to someone for only 20% of their cost.

Wake up or get real...
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post #14 of 35
4/14/11 at 8:03pm
why do people care about asking price?
If people don't like the price they won't buy.
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post #15 of 35
4/14/11 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by rkbedel View Post
Yet you do not seem to have any issues with other people on this site who flip and / or make profits off of all of us! I can name 3-4 members right now that are here on this forum to make a profit either on their purchases or on flips. They're here for one reason only...to make money!

I appreciate the honesty from this member and once again laugh at other members who believe this forum is only for the sorry souls who are once again forced to sell their $3,000 Isaia suit or their $450 Finamore shirt or their $600 Barrett shoes to someone for only 20% of their cost.

Wake up or get real...

You're not comparing apples to apples I'm afraid.
Sellers on the forum who buy things elsewhere
are entitled to make a profit from their "finds".
The OP is selling something that could have gone to
another member for a lower price, perhaps even you.
Wouldn't you be irked by that if this jacket was your size?
You are utterly incorrect in saying that I do not
have a problem with people flipping on this forum.
It is quite presumptuous of you to assume that I think
it is OK for people to flip things that they buy on the forum for
a profit. If I knew of someone else doing that, then I wouldn't buy their
stuff either. However, I was only suggesting that the OP post what his cost was
so that the community could decide if he was being fair. After all the OP did say he wasn't
trying to buy the jacket for profit, so why is he trying to sell it for more now. Isn't that a
contradiction. Honesty is a great quality to have, but when it's coupled with hypocrisy then
it's just a silver lining in shady situation.
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