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11/11/12 at 2:08pm

Gerry Nelson

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Originally Posted by Michael Sy

Spewing. This is why I stay away from Ebay. Only heartbreak ensures.

This is a partial list of what I've gotten off eBay over the last year:

John Lobb shoes

Borelli shirts

Barbour Beaufort jacket

C&J Marlow wingtips and plain toe bluchers

Gloverall duffle coats

Drakes ties

Lorenzini linen jacket

John Smedley merino v-neck jumpers

All were below *overseas* retail prices (some significantly).

Keep saving your money, be patient and pounce when the time is right (watch the regular eBay roundup on Put This On). I've lost or pulled out of lots of auctions but the gains far outweigh any losses. I don't even remember the losses now.

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11/11/12 at 2:14pm

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Originally Posted by Prince of Paisley

I've found the age of the posters in this thread tends to be directly proportional to the quality of their contribution.

Me FTW. Thanks Prince.

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11/11/12 at 2:15pm

Prince of Paisley

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Originally Posted by elvish

surely the younger will have come across metal in garments before? or maybe only me. think McQ, Dior Homme, Damir Doma, Song for the Mute or CoN. The last two are Aussie but SW&D so probably not known. I've only ever seen it used to provide a sheen (very light chain mail style running through) for skinny jeans and jackets.
Song has dressed Lupe Fiasco and Kanye before.

I remember when metal garments were all the rage. Here's a pic of me from the '90s:

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11/11/12 at 2:17pm

ColdEyedPugilist

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Originally Posted by Michael Sy

Out of curiosity, how many of you regular posters have kids?

I know Rob has a child, Charlie has one on the way and FXH said he bought a suit for his kid, anyone else?

1 pint-sized 3 year old.

She's great fun!

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11/11/12 at 2:28pm

jaypee

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No kids for me.. 27, so just a good time to practice, not that I could afford one with my Mrs spending habits anyway

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11/11/12 at 2:48pm

sliq

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerry Nelson

This is a partial list of what I've gotten off eBay over the last year:

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John Lobb shoes

Borelli shirts

Barbour Beaufort jacket

C&J Marlow wingtips and plain toe bluchers

Gloverall duffle coats

Drakes ties

Lorenzini linen jacket

John Smedley merino v-neck jumpers

were these mostly new?

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11/11/12 at 2:57pm

sliq

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Originally Posted by Michael Sy

Spewing. This is why I stay away from Ebay. Only heartbreak ensures.

my eBay secret is to have multiple tabs opened up with incremental bids of $5-$10 (as long as it doesn't exceed your utmost max bid) within the last 1 minute of the bid. have the screen ready to just make 1 click bids. and here's the second part of the secret - always add $0.01 on the end of the bid e.g. $5.01 - it ensures if someone has entered a bid similar to yours, you will always be ahead of them due to the $0.01.

works like a charm.

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11/11/12 at 3:06pm

Gerry Nelson

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Originally Posted by sliq

were these mostly new?

Out of these:

John Lobb shoes

Borelli shirts

Barbour Beaufort jacket

C&J Marlow wingtips and plain toe bluchers

Gloverall duffle coats

Drakes ties

Lorenzini linen jacket

John Smedley merino v-neck jumpers

The shirts, both pairs of Marlows, ties and jumpers were new.

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11/11/12 at 3:19pm

Geoffrey Firmin

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Bought a pair of suede shoes earlier this year, didn't get much wear out of them due to weather in Canberra.

Have finally gotten round to give them a spray of stain protector. It has darkened the shoes slightly so wondering do they need a second coat now? Or should i wait a few months?

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11/11/12 at 3:29pm

thebrownman

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Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

Bought a pair of suede shoes earlier this year, didn't get much wear out of them due to weather in Canberra.
Have finally gotten round to give them a spray of stain protector. It has darkened the shoes slightly so wondering do they need a second coat now? Or should i wait a few months?

Many of the suede protector sprays say something on the can about how repeated light coatings are more effective than one thorough coating. Does yours say something similar?

I usually just give my suede shoes a good brush after wearing and tend not to use protector spray on them any more.

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11/11/12 at 3:34pm

Geoffrey Firmin

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Originally Posted by thebrownman

Many of the suede protector sprays say something on the can about how repeated light coatings are more effective than one thorough coating. Does yours say something similar?
I usually just give my suede shoes a good brush after wearing and tend not to use protector spray on them any more.

Having read the fine print yes, but question is how often? Or will this repeated spraying further darken the shoes?

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11/11/12 at 3:50pm

Prince of Paisley

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Originally Posted by Geoffrey Firmin

Having read the fine print yes, but question is how often? Or will this repeated spraying further darken the shoes?

In my experience repeated application doesn't darken the shoes further after the first spray. What the spray tends to do is make the nap of the suede reflect light more uniformly - at least until you handle the shoes and leave finger marks etc.

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11/11/12 at 3:53pm

Geoffrey Firmin

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TBM and PoP thanks you've clarified the issue for me.

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11/11/12 at 4:11pm

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Attention fellow Brisbanites:

Would anyone happen to be free to meet up for a drink or two after work this Thursday, 15 November?

I'm thinking of arranging an SF dinner sometime soon, as our last big get-together was in October last year, but in the interim I thought that it might be nice to catch up for a chat and a drink or two.

Please let me know what you think.

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11/11/12 at 4:43pm