Cool Shoes, Paraphernalia & Desiderata - Part II

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by barims

"What, you've never been bored? Never had a long night, never had a lot of cabinets to put up?"

Bless you, RJ. And for the record, I did not buy this, though I cannot speak for DocHolliday

I did not buy it either, and am not certain I would have recognized it as a sonic screwdriver had you not told me. One day, archaeologists will puzzle over what this strange object might have been.

As an aside, at what point did the magic wallet go from being a hillbilly-themed novelty item to an actual wallet?

 

[SpooPoker]

gorgeous Edward Greens 12.5 from stilmacher

 

[vinouspleasure]

gorgeous but overpriced imo. It's hard to understand how he can call them "perfect" and then detail the damage.

 

[texas_jack]

Originally Posted by vinouspleasure

gorgeous but overpriced imo. It's hard to understand how he can call them "perfect" and then detail the damage.

shoddy resole job too

 

[pabloj]

Originally Posted by texas_jack

shoddy resole job too
+1
EG recrafting is a whole different story

 

[STYLESTUDENT]

The Dunhill bridle briefcase on RJman's list is exceptional. Tempting too.

Steven

 

[MalfordOfLondon]

Originally Posted by STYLESTUDENT

The Dunhill bridle briefcase on RJman's list is exceptional. Tempting too.

Steven

That's from their tradition range. Made in England to a very high standard. Over priced at the BIN but good if you can pick it up at opening bid.

 

[jhcam8]

The real deal in US 10 - RLPL for only 8 bills:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

Get a better deal on these from the GreekGeek:

http://cgi.ebay.com/995-Ralph-Lauren...item19c2142f0b

 

[stilmacher]

Originally Posted by texas_jack

shoddy resole job too

Actually not. They have been professionally resoled by a cobbler I have been frequenting for years. He uses Rendenbach soles and does a good job. The reason why you might call this a "shoddy resole job" may be that I had only half the sole replaced and not a whole. To replace the whole sole is not really necessary every time you have worn the front part down.

As for the condition - the shoes have been returned by a forum member who bought them and wasn't happy with the them. I refunded his whole payment. Still, I think that these are beautiful shoes and that they are worth the $.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

Hmmm.. thats not a bad price for those silk panels, right? I wonder what I could do with them? I do have a few things that need to be reupholstered...

Just robokopped the brown marinella for some panta ties. Might kop the others. RJ, you gets a free tie when they are done, thx.

 

[DrZRM]

They are very nice shoes, and as it turns out just my size on that last, but I think priced much too high for used shoes with this level of wear. PM me if they don't sell for your asking and you are considering a significant price cut.

Originally Posted by stilmacher

Actually not. They have been professionally resoled by a cobbler I have been frequenting for years. He uses Rendenbach soles and does a good job. The reason why you might call this a "shoddy resole job" may be that I had only half the sole replaced and not a whole. To replace the whole sole is not really necessary every time you have worn the front part down.

As for the condition - the shoes have been returned by a forum member who bought them and wasn't happy with the them. I refunded his whole payment. Still, I think that these are beautiful shoes and that they are worth the $.

 

[onix]

Originally Posted by stilmacher

As for the condition - the shoes have been returned by a forum member who bought them and wasn't happy with the them. I refunded his whole payment. Still, I think that these are beautiful shoes and that they are worth the $.
FWIW, Pretty sure it was bigbris (disguised as "The Gooch") who bought this, and returned: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=208822&page=3

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by onix

FWIW, Pretty sure it was bigbris (disguised as "The Gooch") who bought this, and returned: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...=208822&page=3

wow onix - some memory

 

[NORE]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

gorgeous Edward Greens 12.5 from stilmacher

Originally Posted by vinouspleasure

gorgeous but overpriced imo. It's hard to understand how he can call them "perfect" and then detail the damage.

Originally Posted by DrZRM

They are very nice shoes, and as it turns out just my size on that last, but I think priced much too high for used shoes with this level of wear. PM me if they don't sell for your asking and you are considering a significant price cut.
Zach, check your PM. I actually bought these shoes and sent them back. They are in deplorable condition, water stains, sand, bent out of shape, etc. Those pics make them look serviceable, but IRL is a different story. I don't know how anyone selling on the level could label those perfect.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Originally Posted by NORE

They are in deplorable condition, water stains, sand, bent out of shape, etc. Those pics make them look serviceable, but IRL is a different story.

I don't think the photos are doing them any favours either. I wouldn't pay $200 for those, let alone $429.