The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 9

Oh, you just be quiet.

Thanks Andrew. I was just curious, I'll probably end up hanging on to them. I mean, if the style-gods see fit to drop a pair of practically new EG's in my lap for thirty bones, who am I to disagree?.?. Anyone know who Bullock And Jones are? And maybe thusly, how old these shoes are?

Really? Amazing find. I could tell you stories of prolifigate faculty.

Bullock & Jones is a high end San Francisco retailer, recently relaunched, I believe. Congratulations on your amazing find. I've yet to see any shoes worth having on my thrift store visits. Yesterday's visit was a complete strike out on all counts, too. *sigh*

Probably only 5-6 yrs old. They don't look vintage.

They look like Elmsely or Emsley EGs to me, but I could be wrong. I saw a pair that looked almost exactly like those shoes at Filene's Basement here in DC several months ago, and there was lots of chatter when someone in the area bought them to flip (argument was that in order to make a profit on $299 EGs, you'd need to set a price you likely couldn't get, and therefore you were depriving the honest deal-seekers and taking advantage of the Filene's return policy when they didn't sell...only problem with that logic was that they did sell to a German for more than $400).

Ah, yes, the Germans.

Yep, those shoes are definitely the Chelsea model.  I bought a pair off eBay last week for $276, so my guess is that you'll be able to get between $250 and $300, depending on demand.  If they fit well, you should definitely keep them.  After all, you'll have reason to wear a suit at some point in the future, and there is no better pair of shoes to accompany a suit.

Dude... I already said I'd rent them to you.

You guys are amazing. Why is all the good stuff in Seattle?

...or you and slim could reenact the swordfight scene from princess bride: MAN IN BLACK You're amazing. INIGO I ought to be after twenty years. And now the Man In Black is smashed into a stone pillar, pinned there under the six fingered sword. MAN IN BLACK (hollering it out) There's something I ought to tell you. INIGO Tell me. MAN IN BLACK I am not left-handed either. And now he changes hands, and at last, the battle is fully joined.

Perhaps J. But are you in an area where "vintage" stuff is commodfied? That is, I'd reckon that places like NYC are picked over very fast and the good stuff put into vintage clothing stores. Or maybe these guys have contacts at the thrift shops. Anyway, you've convinced me to soldier on & get in the spirit. H. PS how many closets full of gear do you now have??