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Irrational exuberance or shilling?

drizzt3117

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I'll preface this by saying that this particular pair of RRLs is awesome. I have a pair just like it and it's different and rarer than the ones I've been selling in B&S, and the sizing is VERY different. They are very slim through the leg, and tight in the calve area. I was pondering getting this pair at the opening price, but WTF!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9030&rd=1&rd=1

RRLs don't seem to be that good of a deal when they cost nearly as much as 5EP and more than APCs...
 

Isaac Mickle

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The five-feedback guy looks like a possible shiller but the other two just look like commonplace ebay tools.

You could do some searches on toolhaus.org to see if the five-feedback guy has a history of dribbling the ball down the court for the seller. But ebay won't care if that's true, so you would be only satisfying your own curiosity.
 

whodini

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$133 is a bit much seeing as you can get pairs for around $60-70 these days if you're willing to play the waiting game on ebay. I don't think I'd pay over $100 for them not because they're not worth it, but I'd feel ripped off for paying $70 shipped for two pairs just 7 months ago. At $100 they're a great deal, but I think we've been far too spoiled in the past with finding these jeans at basement prices that now when priced comparatively to other jeans they seem outrageously high.
 

DNW

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I think selvage RRLs were sold on eBay for under $100 because nobody knew about them, until recently. I have a pair of Slim Fit and I think they're very nice jeans, on par with my '47 LVC in terms of denim and construction. I got them for under $70, but I think anything under $140 would be a decent deal. If the LVCs are going for around $200 on eBay, these are pretty good deals at around $100.
 

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