The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Larson McCord]

While we are talking about eBay, why do buyers wait a week or so to pay? I want my **** ASAP, I can't imagine not paying immediately.

 

[pnutpug]



While we are talking about eBay, why do buyers wait a week or so to pay? I want my **** ASAP, I can't imagine not paying immediately.

The answer to this is easy: You are not an idiot. That does not necessarily hold true with the rest of the world.

 

[tonylamer]

This post has to be the tipping point. Where are you selling this stuff? I'm not hating; I don't want anyone to misread this. But now you're posting $3,000+ of NWT stuff , and I don't see any thrift price-tags or markings. Without links to B&S ads. or auction sites, you might as well start taking pictures of the racks at Stanley Korshak. I know that it's L.A., but we're not getting the whole story.

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Didn't thrift much today



These won't help my case regarding the accusations..

 

[MattR]



This post has to be the tipping point. Where are you selling this stuff? I'm not hating; I don't want anyone to misread this. But now you're posting $3,000+ of NWT stuff , and I don't see any thrift price-tags or markings. Without links to B&S ads. or auction sites, you might as well start taking pictures of the racks at Stanley Korshak. I know that it's L.A., but we're not getting the whole story.

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I believe he has someone selling for him. I think they are an SF member, too.

 

[pnutpug]



Can I get a fake check on some things please?

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The trench is missing the two buttons to hold the pockets closed and the wraps around the wrist, but otherwise good shape. That's the only tag I could find on it and it's crooked so I'm pretty sure it's fake.
And then there is this...

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Had some other finds today that I'll post up once I get some rest.

I found a Burberry like this at GW a year or so back that I had doubts about. Checked the pockets and, glory be, a bar receipt that bore the name of a prominent attorney in town. So I bought it for five bucks, then called the lawyer's office, telling his secretary that I'd found his coat at a thrift store and wanted to be sure that he did not want it back. Nope--he'd dropped weight, the coat was genuine and the sow was mine.

 

[VLSI]

No bar receipts unfortunately and not quite $5 (someone at the goodwill recognized the burberry name), but I'd be pretty stoked if it were real.

 

[Larson McCord]



I believe he has someone selling for him. I think they are an SF member, too.

I don't believe the members here would be opposed to a link to the sales listings. At this point the girlfriend should be past hating the thrifting. I don't find close to what he does and my wife no longer has any issues with my hobby, due to the money I have made.

 

[tben]

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This post has to be the tipping point. Where are you selling this stuff? I'm not hating; I don't want anyone to misread this. But now you're posting $3,000+ of NWT stuff , and I don't see any thrift price-tags or markings. Without links to B&S ads. or auction sites, you might as well start taking pictures of the racks at Stanley Korshak. I know that it's L.A., but we're not getting the whole story.

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He is legit and actually a pretty nice guy and very helpful. I have had a few small conversations with him within a couple of pm's and he has provided me specific details about some of his items along with his consignor's link to his eBay sales. I don't know why he would go through all the trouble to create such an elaborate hoax.

I believe he has someone selling for him. I think they are an SF member, too.

 

[330CK]

For a thread full of grown men, there certainly is a lot of bitching.

 

[MattR]

Just gonna clear the air here - Hope no one thought I was implying anything ill about Mr. Darkmatter. I agree, dude was helpful and nice when I had a few questions for him in PM. More power to him.

 

[catside]

Leave darkmatter alone guys. He has to make 60K this year to pay for college since he is going to fail if he spends so much time thrifting.

 

[jkidd41011]



Can I get a fake check on some things please?

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The trench is missing the two buttons to hold the pockets closed and the wraps around the wrist, but otherwise good shape. That's the only tag I could find on it and it's crooked so I'm pretty sure it's fake.
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It's real, just the old Burberry label. They switched from that label about 10 - 15 years ago. It was used forever so there are plenty of these trenches out there (I've seen ones this style on eBay from the 1960's).

 

[VLSI]

Cool. Any idea what it's worth? I'm going to have the buttons fixed, but not sure I can find the straps for the wrists.

 

[ChetB]

Can I get a fake check on some things please?

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The trench is missing the two buttons to hold the pockets closed and the wraps around the wrist, but otherwise good shape. That's the only tag I could find on it and it's crooked so I'm pretty sure it's fake.
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It's real, just the old Burberry label. They switched from that label about 10 - 15 years ago. It was used forever so there are plenty of these trenches out there (I've seen ones this style on eBay from the 1960's).

+1. I have two Burberry trenches that look just like this. Both of mine have a tag in the inside pocket that shows the year of manufacture. Take a look; you might have missed it.

Cool. Any idea what it's worth? I'm going to have the buttons fixed, but not sure I can find the straps for the wrists.

Not much. But enjoy wearing it. It's a classic.

 

[VLSI]

I can't even find an inside pocket