Alden Black Brixton Boot & Cigar Officer's Indy SOLD

I guess whoever bought the Cigar Indy's for $300 (before the rest of us who were interested) wanted to flip them for a quick ebay profit rather than offering them back to SF Nation for what he paid: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123 Disappointing.

Should be called out. Mike was doing a great thing for folks who really appreciate this stuff...thats just dick. Glad they weren't my size.

I agree...would like to know who the buyer was. On ebay his used ID is "ilikebelgianbeer."

Saw that too. And a quick look at his selling history shows that all he sells on ebay is flipped shoes and boots.

Not illegal by any means but it's still a pretty weak thing for an SF member to pull. Makes me wonder how many of the shoes he has already sold came from generous SF sellers.

He's a fairly active member on this site. Disappointing, since that's my size.

My size, as well. Was very close to pulling the trigger when I saw that they had been sold.

that's me


I can't speak to what his intent really was, I don't know. all I know is what he said above:

"I want to sell this stuff quickly, so the pricing will be really good. Please don't be too anal about the details - pretty much everything that I'm selling is going to show some evidence of wear. "

so I did exactly what he asked. I asked not a single question about condition, sizing, or anything else: I just gave him an email address to send the invoice to, and I paid asap. he said that he wanted a quick, easy, fast sale and I gave him exactly that. the buyer and seller both get what they want, isn't that the goal here?

I have seen plenty of other posts in my time here about members giving away goods, requesting, that they be sent to only people truly in need, and the thought never even crossed my mind to try to flip something like that. I will respect the sellers wishes as a matter of respect. but nothing like that was ever requested here, I simply gave him exactly what he wanted.


when it comes to SF Nation, consider that whatever I make off of the boots will be spent - and then some, by far - on other goods, purchased here or from SF advertisers/retailers. I won't list all the people I've bought from here but it's a long list. I won't list all the people I have sold too but I have *never* had a complaint from a SF member. I'm not just a blood sucking leech taking from the community, I am giving back and then some. I would say the net effect I have on the B/S community is a positive one, by both buying AND selling I contribute to posters of all kinds, and help the liquidity of sales here moving in my own little way.

more specifically - the only reason I bought these boots was that I hoped I could make a few bucks to afford these shoes I bought here. I have sold things in the past - actually everything I sold over the past few months - in order to fund the purchase of a very expensive pair of boots from a very popular retailer who advertisers and sometimes posts here. so consider THOSE sellers and SF contributors before you judge how I negatively affected the community. they both made some bucks of me and I'm more than ok with that, that's how the world goes round. I do have a normal job, but I consider the purchase of $700 boots frivolous and 'm not comfortable just spending it out of my normal pay, so I do this sometimes to help me along.

we all gotta hustle.

I respect the fact that you stood up. I understand where you're coming from as well, believe me.

I just think that buying something specifically from B&S to flip is a little dick because if everyone did that, these deals wouldn't be around for guys like us. Its not like going to the outlets/discount/sample stores and doing it. It would have been an opportunity for someone like yourself, who normally wouldn't be able to afford something like this, to get it, use it and enjoy it. If I find a deal that doesn't work for me, I usually post the item back up at the price I paid, looking to break even and give someone else a shot (Like the Aldens I have in my sale thread ). If people began searching B&S religiously for goods to flip and profit there'd be no chance for guys like us. In essence I think you're doing yourself a disservice in the long run.

Anyway, kudos for stepping to the plate, I firmly believe many here wouldn't do that. I just hope this doesn't become the start of a trend.

^^ In balance, I think that is more or less fair from makewayhomer There are a lot of 'power sellers' here.some whom I've bought from, who give great deals. These are good guys and I appreciate their prices. BUT they do not sell to us from a sense of charity or at a loss either. And I saw that the poster above me has Aldens for sale and PMed him..... SF eh....

to be clear, this is not something I do frequently, and to be clearer the original source of goods isn't always SF. I don't know if that makes it better or worse. and, I know many people say this, but I really think I'm done, I now have my grail set of 5 shoes so I'm done with this biz.... and I do understand that I took away a good deal for someone else. that is...not great for them. the flip side of that coin is that it allowed me to make a purchase I wouldn't normally make - no way I dump into $300 into shoes without the fund coming from a "2nd job". on one hand that probably sounds selfish, but again, the flip side to THAT coin is that I gave my target seller my business, allowing him to go one with his life and allowed him to make a buck of me. my win isn't JUST my win, it's his win too. and yes it's someones loss, but only 1 person could have bought these shoes, so someone was always gonna lose out here

Yep.

Justification or no, I think it's bad form and violates the spirit of the forum. Clearly, epaulet knew what those boots were worth, and could have thrown them up on ebay and made an additional hundred+ dollars on them. He stated that he wanted to move them quickly, but I think the intent was clear: to make them available to someone on SF who would otherwise not be able to afford them, yet who would value what he was receiving. Now that opportunity is gone for someone. Further, your justification is a non sequitur. Clearly, these Alden cigar shell boots would have sold to someone who would have himself worn and valued them. The boots you sought to purchase would have also been sold to someone. So the only person who might have missed out on the $700 shoes would have been you. You are not selflessly adding more funds to the SF Sales Forum as you suggest...you are only adding to your ability to purchase something you might otherwise not have been able to afford. If you need add't money to buy things you want, do what others here do - start hitting the thrift shops and/or clean out some things from your own closet. So in sum, I agree with the above poster...a dick move.

I don't know how you could infer that based on what was written above. nothing to that effect was even alluded to. that may be your assumption, but I don't see any evidence for it.

if he had said or alluded to that, I wouldn't have bought them.

and that's the last I'll say about this