PSA- John Lobb

[jerrybrowne]

Looks like Ascot shoes has been busy- big listing of John Lobbs, including St. Crispin, on ebay.

 

[ThinkDerm]

true indeed

 

[LS7]

Originally Posted by jerrybrowne

Looks like Ascot shoes has been busy- big listing of John Lobbs, including St. Crispin, on ebay.

Becketts in Pewter Museum Calf

 

[Handcuffed]

small sizes :/

 

[ThinkDerm]

Originally Posted by Handcuffed

small sizes :/

big prices

 

[tj100]

Originally Posted by ThinkDerm

big prices

Why would people pay a premium to full retail price for factory seconds?

 

[jerrybrowne]

Yeah, it's kind of crazy. I think they figure you'll use the "Best Offer" option.

 

[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.

 

[ThinkDerm]

10E @mrbrioni

 

[ThinkDerm]

Originally Posted by tj100

Why would people pay a premium to full retail price for factory seconds?

premium indeed. Ascot is looking for buyers who don't know any better.

 

[lasbar]

Originally Posted by tj100

Why would people pay a premium to full retail price for factory seconds?

Could't agree more...

 

[HRoi]

Man, he's got a few pairs that would work for me. But it's pretty much full retail price, yes. Which is fine for the right pair, but I'd rather get the non seconds directly from JL

 

[SpooPoker]

This guy probably dropped 50k at the sale, and after months of selling, has only recouped 1/3 of it, and is sitting on inventory that loses more interest with each subsequent relist. Should just go full bangers $1 no reserve and reinvest in something else.

 

[ThinkDerm]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

This guy probably dropped 5k at the sale, and after months of selling, has made several multipliers of his initial investment by selling about 40 pairs of shoes, and is sitting on inventory that loses more interest and gets more expensive with each subsequent relist. Should just go full bangers $1 no reserve, make tons of cash more and continue selling more lobb seconds for full price at massive profit to those who don't know better.
FTFY

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by SpooPoker

This guy probably dropped 50k at the sale, and after months of selling, has only recouped 1/3 of it, and is sitting on inventory that loses more interest with each subsequent relist. Should just go full bangers $1 no reserve and reinvest in something else.
Thats very dangerous. Might find it hard to get that kind of $$ back. If you flood the market, especially with an item that has limited interest (men / size / color / style all gotta be right to garner a bid) you often cant get enough bids. I'd prefer to sit on the stock and sell them slowly. Classic shoes dont go out of style.