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[LeatherSOUL]

Sorry, forgot to mention why I am selling them so cheap...because like I said, even at those crazy prices, people are still asking for more discount. We answered about 150 emails yesterday about the sale and only sold 8 pairs. If I was having the same sale on sizes 8-9, we would have sold about 300 pairs easy.

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

 

[kwhitelaw]

My cost on that $515 shoe is about $325 ($250 cost, $15 shipping, $60 commission + % rent). So, at $195 I am losing $130.

Still people are asking for more discount.

We do this because obviously the market is smaller for sizes over 10. The most common size in the US is about 9-9.5 and in Asia about 8-9. Yet we always get complaints that we don't have enough large sizes. Now you know the reason.

dingdingding... coming from a previous career at the retail level, I can respect markups.. also am well aware of reductions from time to time to not only free up more buying power but also move possible stagnant product..

that all being said, answer the info@leathersoul... email that I sent lol. curious what inventory is avail in my sizes

 

[LeatherSOUL]



dingdingding... coming from a previous career at the retail level, I can respect markups.. also am well aware of reductions from time to time to not only free up more buying power but also move possible stagnant product..

that all being said, answer the info@leathersoul... email that I sent lol. curious what inventory is avail in my sizes

Haha, dude calm down, you sent an email 34 minutes ago!

 

[LeatherSOUL]



My cost on that $515 shoe is about $325 ($250 cost, $15 shipping, $60 commission + % rent). So, at $195 I am losing $130.

Still people are asking for more discount.

We do this because obviously the market is smaller for sizes over 10. The most common size in the US is about 9-9.5 and in Asia about 8-9. Yet we always get complaints that we don't have enough large sizes. Now you know the reason.

Whoops, miscalculated. My cost sold at $195 would be about $290 so I am only losing about $95 at that price.

 

[fitchottie]



Sorry, forgot to mention why I am selling them so cheap...because like I said, even at those crazy prices, people are still asking for more discount. We answered about 150 emails yesterday about the sale and only sold 8 pairs. If I was having the same sale on sizes 8-9, we would have sold about 300 pairs easy.

People ask for a discount on 195.00? hell I would never have a problm paying that.

 

[LeatherSOUL]



People ask for a discount on 195.00? hell I would never have a problm paying that.

We hear it all...can I get a discount on two pairs...can I get free shipping...can you throw in shoe trees...can you go down to 175...

 

[kwhitelaw]

Haha, dude calm down, you sent an email 34 minutes ago!

haha i'm just giving you a hard time

 

[Feji]



Whoops, miscalculated. My cost sold at $195 would be about $290 so I am only losing about $95 at that price.

Step your game up. People obviously spoiled from Mr Porter's sales last year, where they paid people to take their left over inventory.

Spoiler

JK

 

[kwhitelaw]

We hear it all...can I get a discount on two pairs...can I get free shipping...can you throw in shoe trees...can you go down to 175...

sweet, a couple more things I'll be asking for shortly

 

[LeatherSOUL]



sweet, a couple more things I'll be asking for shortly

Damn, and I just told my staff to reply to you ASAP.

 

[CHRK33]

Nubuck Pitt boot in 10.5C gone and the 10.5 chocolate suede plaza semi-brogue also sold. Unlucky that of the 8 pair you actually sold, my two wants were gone. I would have helped your ratio - 1 email, 2 pairs gone.

 

[scb]



Sorry, forgot to mention why I am selling them so cheap...because like I said, even at those crazy prices, people are still asking for more discount. We answered about 150 emails yesterday about the sale and only sold 8 pairs. If I was having the same sale on sizes 8-9, we would have sold about 300 pairs easy.

If you had some E widths, I'd have bought some! I tried to talk myself into some 11.5D barrie when I'm an 11E, but decided it probably wouldn't work. Looks like you might have sold those pairs anyway...

 

[blue collar]



If you had some E widths, I'd have bought some! I tried to talk myself into some 11.5D barrie when I'm an 11E, but decided it probably wouldn't work. Looks like you might have sold those pairs anyway...

Same here. All the plaza shoes offered are awesome...but i need an 11.5E in the plaza

 

[kwhitelaw]

Damn, and I just told my staff to reply to you ASAP.

will is the man!