PSA- John Lobb

[kev777]

Originally Posted by Ich_Dien

Yeah he's a greedy seller. His mark ups are ridiculous on seconds.

Agreed , never have and never will from him.

 

[LS7]

Looking through his feedback he does get some good prices for stuff. £575 for NIB Vass, over £100 more than the current price through kolecho. Lobb shoe trees for £99, more than they cost brand new from the Jermyn St store

Not SF approved pricing I'll agree, but it must be a business model that's working for him.

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by mrbrioni

I wear a 10/10.5 on the EG 888 last, and a standard 10.5 in most companies.

What size ST Crispins do I go with 10E?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

yep. 10E will suit you fine in the st crispins.

 

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by LS7

more than they cost brand new from the Jermyn St store

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Im a half wit. I didnt even think to call the jermyn st store for new trees.

 

[LS7]

Originally Posted by DerekS

Im a half wit. I didnt even think to call the jermyn st store for new trees.

£70 per pair when I last bought some approx 2 years ago.

 

[PhiloVance]

I got him down on a pair of City IIs in museum calf from I think GBP 650 or 575 to 425. So more than 5%. I checked with the JL store at the time, the City IIs were $1275 and not part of the sale, so at about 50% off retail for a shoe that doesnt appear to go on sale, I pulled the trigger.

I tried to get him down on the EG Dovers he's had listed forever for $1200 a while ago, but he wouldnt go lower than $875, which was too rich for my blood - although I believe his EGs are not factory seconds, but I'm not totally sure. But isn't $1200 close to retail anyway?

 

[commodorewheeler]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

IIRC, theres like a 5% window that he accepts below his asking price. Not a whole lot at all.

Originally Posted by PhiloVance

I got him down on a pair of City IIs in museum calf from I think GBP 650 or 575 to 425. So more than 5%. I checked with the JL store at the time, the City IIs were $1275 and not part of the sale, so at about 50% off retail for a shoe that doesnt appear to go on sale, I pulled the trigger.

Yeah, I've seen him give significantly more than a 5% discount on past sales before, too. I'm guessing that his flexibility depends on the shoe and how long he's been stuck with it.

Originally Posted by PhiloVance

I tried to get him down on the EG Dovers he's had listed forever for $1200 a while ago, but he wouldnt go lower than $875, which was too rich for my blood - although I believe his EGs are not factory seconds, but I'm not totally sure. But isn't $1200 close to retail anyway?

Sky Valet has Dovers (first quality, NIB, AFAIK) for $1075, so I would say that $1200 is more than retail.

 

[BrooklynWeGoHard]

Originally Posted by commodorewheeler

Yeah, I've seen him give significantly more than a 5% discount on past sales before, too. I'm guessing that his flexibility depends on the shoe and how long he's been stuck with it.



Sky Valet has Dovers (first quality, NIB, AFAIK) for $1075, so I would say that $1200 is more than retail.

this is the lagniappe

 

[HarleyBob]

Ascot has a pair of John Lobb Milton's for $670. Is that a decent price? It looks like they are probably seconds, but it isn't clear. Thanks.

 

[SpooPoker]

Originally Posted by BrooklynWeGoHard

this is the lagniappe

MBreinin taught me this word. I love it. But I have no idea how you intend it here.

 

[tim_horton]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

This guy probably dropped 50k at the sale...
Sweet Jeebus, that's like day trading...

Originally Posted by BrooklynWeGoHard

this is the lagniappe
I got one of these today - never knew there was a name for it.

 

[ThinkDerm]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

MBreinin taught me this word. I love it. But I have no idea how you intend it here.

lagniappe is "a little something extra; a special surprise; a toss in; the rub" - by him charging over list price for seconds, that, I am assuming, is the little something extra or the rub.

 

[aj_del]

Does he deduct VAT ?

 

[Philip1978]

Originally Posted by aj_del

Does he deduct VAT ?

 

[tj100]

Originally Posted by HarleyBob

Ascot has a pair of John Lobb Milton's for $670. Is that a decent price? It looks like they are probably seconds, but it isn't clear. Thanks.

Hard to say; that's not a very common model (at least, not in the USA). I'd say $670 for non-current, non-prestige, factory seconds is a bit steep. OTOH, if you really want the Milton, it's not a shoe you're going to see for sale very often - $670 is probably its FULL value, maybe even a little high, but not absurd.

A "great" deal on this shoe in this profile (non-prestige, factory seconds) would be mid/high $300's.