Handmade dress shoes for $250, too good to be true?

[vinasity]

I was browsing ecrater tonight and saw this seller that has some nice shoes listed. All the listings say bespoke handmade shoes $249, this would lead me to believe this is some sort of scam but nice looking shoes none the less.
http://mensapparelmart.ecrater.com/p...hp?pid=6535657

 

[upnorth]

Definitely too good to be true. I was disappointed. I expected to see some decent dresses for sale when I clicked on the title but saw only shoes.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]

Sounds like they're just MTO in standard sizes?

 

[Cravate_Noire]

249$ is a good price for bespoke Corthays, G&Gs and Lobbs.

 

[mr monty]

Originally Posted by Cravate_Noire

249$ is a good price for bespoke Corthays, G&Gs and Lobbs.

Are you saying those pictures are really pics of Corthays, G&Gs and Lobbs?

 

[TonyThe Tailor]

Look like Tauer & Johnsons

http://tauerandjohnson.com/shoes/default.asp

 

[Cravate_Noire]

Originally Posted by mr monty

Are you saying those pictures are really pics of Corthays, G&Gs and Lobbs?
No, there are also some Santonis and others.

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by Cravate_Noire

249$ is a good price for bespoke Corthays, G&Gs and Lobbs.

It would be a steal

 

[Cravate_Noire]

Probably they found most of the photos for that bullshit at styleforum.
Who the **** would even think that this is actually serious?

 

[vinasity]

Yeah there is definlty something fishy going on here I just saw pics of some Corthay Arcas on there.

Originally Posted by upnorth

Definitely too good to be true. I was disappointed. I expected to see some decent dresses for sale when I clicked on the title but saw only shoes.

LOL it was really late and did not proof read

 

[Tarmac]

fake pics, but it is possibly legit. They are not made in Europe or US, however. See binatang's thread. They cost $65 in Vietnam. Another problem is how they would get good measurements from you.

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread...light=binatang

 

[upnorth]

I can't say about these for certain, but I fell for a similar trick several years ago on a website I cannot remember. They showed some really cool pictures, mentioned that they make you a last and can customize the fit and design to your exact specifications.

When the shoes came, I'm sure it looks like it came from Thailand or Vietnam, maybe some remote village in India. The leather looked and feels like it came from a very old cow whose purpose in life, before it died, was as a whipping boy for some sadist farmer whose wife left him because she could not tolerate his obsseion with bondage.