The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Part II (May 2015 - Sept. 2018)

[GetBlatzed]



I hate the Baby Boom Generation with a deep abiding passion.

Agreed.

I think you're right. I was pretty sure there was a "sh" sound in it somewhere. HighVoltaire could just be the next evolution of my name. It started on the Ultimate-Guitar forums as HighVoltage when I was 13 and super into AC/DC. Then when I got out of that phase (I kept the red SG at least) I told my friends I needed a new name and one of my friends said "high voltorb" off the cuff without thinking. Voltorb is a pokemon for those unaware. So now I just have to start reading a lot of Voltaire to justify the name change haha. 

Or become a master of this pin

 

[SpooPoker]



This looks like someone might want it.

The shoes, the cracks lead me to believe that its not a skin, but if you have better pics I'm happy to take a look.

 

[bpk1]

Looking for an LV keepall/weekender (prefer classic brown print, but would consider black or brown damier print pending price/trade of course)... cross posting to thrift buy/sell/trade thread as well. Would prefer to trade for it - please take a look at what I've got listed, plus have lots of backlog.

Need it in the next week or two if possible. Thanks in advance all!

 

[matty long legs]

Guy on Craigslist is selling some Aldens for dirt cheap. Shoe experts, @capnwes, are these past the point of no return? I can't really tell if that's cracking or creasing.

 

[the2ndhandman]

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[Dirt]



Looking for an LV keepall/weekender (prefer classic brown print, but would consider black or brown damier print pending price/trade of course)... cross posting to thrift buy/sell/trade thread as well. Would prefer to trade for it- please take a look at what I've got listed, plus have lots of backlog.

Need it in the next week or two if possible. Thanks in advance all!

Anywhere else in the world/internet except this thread, this would seem like a totally ridiculous request. I love this thread.

 

[AlexJ1100]

I too stopped by Savile Row recently and also had a grand old time

Very nice photos! I don't see anyone in the background, professional set up?

Third bolt (green one) was the one I tried.

 

[GMMcL]



i mean.... not really. youre basically paying them to make a tie only youre providing the fabric. Not as simple as say slimming the leg of a trouser. assuming around $7 to ship, $30 to take apart and re-fold sounds (to me) pretty reasonable.

try it yourself! you might find $37 is reasonable after that.

I have. It takes me about an hour, and I suspect I could get it down to less with as much practice as TieCrafters has. That's a pretty decent hourly rate, even for skilled labor.
N.B. this is standard 3 fold lined.
Presumably multi fold, hand rolled would be orders of magnitude more complex, and I suspect they charge way more

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Which actually leads me to a rant about Luxire. Sold me a RTW tie. Billed as 59 inches long. Arrived at 63 inches, with fade spots. Asked for a replacement. Telling me I have to pay. SO not happy. I get that customer pays returns is their policy, but I can only live with that if they have decent QC. But they don't -- their QC has been absolutely murdering me for a while.
#rantover

I hate the Baby Boom Generation with a deep abiding passion. This is where your child rearing has taken us.

http://nypost.com/2016/08/01/this-suit-is-actually-a-onesie/

That and they're cheap bastards. Cap is the only one I know (stress on I know) able to squeeze a decent buck out of them for vintage suits. I've had incredible hand made stuff in pristine condition, and the bastards offer me $30 for it. It's like a time warp where they still think it's 1965 dollars.

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In other news:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222195419562?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Is $600 a lot to pay all at once? Yes.
Is $15 per tie a very fair deal for Brioni, Kiton, Borrelli, Isaia, Marinella and Cappelli ties? You bet your ass it is.

 

[double00]

2nd one in maybe the last 10 days. $7.99:


de la Perriere, 90cm
this is vintage i think from the mid 70s, i assume from the same donor as the last one.

 

[the2ndhandman]

1940 world War II poster.

In other news:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222195419562?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Is $600 a lot to pay all at once? Yes.
Is $15 per tie a very fair deal for Brioni, Kiton, Borrelli, Isaia, Marinella and Cappelli ties? You bet your ass it is.

Spoiler

Whoever got them is going to be pissed that 10 to 20 are trashed and not wearable and cant return them. I think its going to be one of those SURPRISE boxes.He told me 5 were in near new the rest were very worn and the "rest may be " salvageable. I bowed out early after he responded with that.

 

[Cj52racers]

^i hope they do an unboxing video.

Also, that poster is killer.

 

[capnwes]

 

[capnwes]

Guy on Craigslist is selling some Aldens for dirt cheap. Shoe experts, @capnwes , are these past the point of no return? I can't really tell if that's cracking or creasing.

I think the creases are probably ok, but it looks like some deep toe gouging was cut off by the photo.

 

[bpk1]



Whoever got them is going to be pissed that 10 to 20 are trashed and not wearable and cant return them. I think its going to be one of those SURPRISE boxes.He told me 5 were in near new the rest were very worn and the "rest may be " salvageable. I bowed out early after he responded with that.

I got a similar response when I asked how many had issues; seller said 10+ would need work from tiecrafters, so I capped out at $450. Hopefully their definition of "10+ best" is the Battistoni, J.Press, and PRL, rather than the Kiton, Brioni, Isaia, and Marinella.. Hope it works out, and maybe they are better than they're inferring.

 

[Bahljs]

I got a similar response when I asked how many had issues; seller said 10+ would need work from tiecrafters, so I capped out at $450. Hopefully their definition of "10+ best" is the Battistoni, J.Press, and PRL, rather than the Kiton, Brioni, Isaia, and Marinella.. Hope it works out, and maybe they are better than they're inferring.

I find it so interesting how so many of us were watching/bidding on the same lot. Did anyone get example photos from the seller?

No lie, I scroll through your photos at least twice. Well done, good ****. You'd be a great addition to the Official Tie Appreciation Thread I'm about to start this weekend.