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Nikola

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I think he might have been selling his last remaining stock, I know he was slowly thinking about starting to retire some time ago
Oh no, I spoke with him in August via Etsy and we were discussing some of the styles I wanted to order ..

Remember he was quite restrictive with the mods I wanted to change, but I was building my self up to ordering a briefcase nevertheless ..

Thought he went on Holiday and that he will return in September, but now I don't think he'll be coming back .. Do you know where's he selling his remaining stock? How can I contact him other than etsy?
 

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Didn't his store go down once before? The same as it is now. Maybe this isn't permanent and it will be back up. If anyone hears from the man please let us know in the thread.
 

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Oh no, I spoke with him in August via Etsy and we were discussing some of the styles I wanted to order ..


Remember he was quite restrictive with the mods I wanted to change, but I was building my self up to ordering a briefcase nevertheless ..


Thought he went on Holiday and that he will return in September, but now I don't think he'll be coming back .. Do you know where's he selling his remaining stock? How can I contact him other than etsy? 


PM sent with contact details
 

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Thought he went on Holiday and that he will return in September, but now I don't think he'll be coming back .. Do you know where's he selling his remaining stock? How can I contact him other than etsy? 



PM sent with contact details



I would be interested in this too.

I know he's sold off old stock on his Etsy store in the past. Leather journals and other small goods he no longer made. I am surprised he wouldn't just do the same if he is trying to clean out stock on bags.
 

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Oh no, I spoke with him in August via Etsy and we were discussing some of the styles I wanted to order ..


Remember he was quite restrictive with the mods I wanted to change, but I was building my self up to ordering a briefcase nevertheless ..


Thought he went on Holiday and that he will return in September, but now I don't think he'll be coming back .. Do you know where's he selling his remaining stock? How can I contact him other than etsy? 


PM sent with contact details


I would be very interested in the contact details as well.

Thank you

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Someone had luck in contacting Ray? It appears his etsy shop is definitely closed and he's not responding to the emails .. I guess he's retired for good.
 

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It says he's on vacation when you look at old items you saved from his Etsy shop.
 

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I've been searching for about a month for a briefcase and I thought I finally found it. I was thinking of getting this Linjer Soft Briefcase until I discovered this forum/thread. It has great reviews but I was wondering if anyone could recommend other briefcases with the same aesthetic. I am a graduate student who has to occasionally wear a suit. I've been using a backpack with my suit, but that needs to change. I like the cognac color, but think it might be too informal with a suit. Should I stick with a dark brown briefcase? That Linjer briefcase is already a little more than I wanted to spend, so suggestions on cheaper ones would be much appreciated.
 

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I've been searching for about a month for a briefcase and I thought I finally found it. I was thinking of getting this Linjer Soft Briefcase until I discovered this forum/thread. It has great reviews but I was wondering if anyone could recommend other briefcases with the same aesthetic. I am a graduate student who has to occasionally wear a suit. I've been using a backpack with my suit, but that needs to change. I like the cognac color, but think it might be too informal with a suit. Should I stick with a dark brown briefcase? That Linjer briefcase is already a little more than I wanted to spend, so suggestions on cheaper ones would be much appreciated.

You're not going to get the Linjer quality at a lower price (or even at twice the price). You can settle for a chrome-tanned leather briefcase, trawl the sales at Gilt or the like, buy used, or get a canvas or ballistic nylon briefcase.

The cognac briefcase is perfectly appropriate for any but the stiffest of white-shoe law firms.
 

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On Frank Clegg's webstore, no. His bags are sold via a few online retailers (Like NMWA for one) and may end up going on sale with one of them.

I do know that he sometimes has items that didn't make it by QA. Small defects or imperfections that he will sell at discounted prices, but you have to email them directly for availability. My experience is a lot of 2nds from quality brands like this have such minor issues that hardly anyone would ever notice them.

Hi Ian Clegg here! Sorry for the late reply. Just wanted to answer your questions.

We don't have sales but we do have seconds. These seconds have minor imperfections with the leather and we can't send out to clients who order via our online store. If you have any inquiries please reach out!

[email protected]

Best,
Ian Clegg
 

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Found a very distressed Pendragon for $14. Cleaned it up a bit. Prolly pre 1950. Anyone have a clue how old this model is? Also I tried not to overdo the restoration so as for it to retain some of it's "patina".

I have restored a similar case from Pendragon I went a little further than you did I added some green suede inside as well as matching green thread and to make it more useful I also made a shoulder strap. Sorry I don't know why my pictures are at the top.
 

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