Whose selling the 500 dollar Wested on e-bay?
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Whose selling the 500 dollar Wested on e-bay?
I just saw a person who is selling a Wested Pre-distressed
cowhide jacket from Wested on e-bay for a buy-it-now
price of $500.00! It has a starting bid of $300.00!
Whose got the ba*&s to do that?
Lets see if any fool is dumb enough to pay the buy-it-now
price.
If someone buys this jacket, it really amazes me how people
who claim to be fairly computer savy, don't know how to use
the "search" commands.
You gotta love free enterprise!!
Flathead
cowhide jacket from Wested on e-bay for a buy-it-now
price of $500.00! It has a starting bid of $300.00!
Whose got the ba*&s to do that?
Lets see if any fool is dumb enough to pay the buy-it-now
price.
If someone buys this jacket, it really amazes me how people
who claim to be fairly computer savy, don't know how to use
the "search" commands.
You gotta love free enterprise!!
Flathead
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Yeah, I was about to post the same question when I saw yours. This will be an interesting auction to watch:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2805144016
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2805144016
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You are SO RIGHT!!!! That is definitely a satin body lining and the hide is too dark to be a predistressed hide. Stay away, stay far away......Toolbox78 wrote:There's something strange about the auction. In the description it says it has a cotton body with satin sleeves and is pre-distressed hide. However the pictures show what appears to be a non-distressed jacket with a satin body. Am I nuts?
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ITG:
In your message to the person, did you mention that the jacket for sale
is not the jacket that is decribed? If you look at the larger versions
of the pictures, especially the collar shot, you can clearly see this jacket
is not distressed, and the lining doesn't look at all like the cotton linings
I have seen. I could be wrong though. But the lining looks too shiney
to be cotton.
But the leather is not the Pre-distressed cowhide.
Flathead
In your message to the person, did you mention that the jacket for sale
is not the jacket that is decribed? If you look at the larger versions
of the pictures, especially the collar shot, you can clearly see this jacket
is not distressed, and the lining doesn't look at all like the cotton linings
I have seen. I could be wrong though. But the lining looks too shiney
to be cotton.
But the leather is not the Pre-distressed cowhide.
Flathead
Curious. Inaccuarcies abound with this guy. He says the pants are made of cotton twill, and the shirt is made of 'cotton combination blend.' Neither statement is true. Is it that hard to read a label?
And another thing - if he bought this stuff 'back in the day' as he claims, why didn't he ever bother to get the pants hemmed? Who buys a $165 pair of pants and then never wears them?
Another inaccuracy: He says "Just for your reference I wear large shirts from the Gap, B. Republic, A&Fitch, Structure etc. and thias shirt fits similar just so you know its size." As Martin Luther would say, 'this is most certainly not true.' Anyone who's ever tried on a Noel Howard shirt knows they are much more closely fitted than anything currently on the mass market in the USA.
And why list the pants for less than half price ($100), when he's charging the same price for the shirt, which is more than a new one would cost from MBA?
My, my, my.
And another thing - if he bought this stuff 'back in the day' as he claims, why didn't he ever bother to get the pants hemmed? Who buys a $165 pair of pants and then never wears them?
Another inaccuracy: He says "Just for your reference I wear large shirts from the Gap, B. Republic, A&Fitch, Structure etc. and thias shirt fits similar just so you know its size." As Martin Luther would say, 'this is most certainly not true.' Anyone who's ever tried on a Noel Howard shirt knows they are much more closely fitted than anything currently on the mass market in the USA.
And why list the pants for less than half price ($100), when he's charging the same price for the shirt, which is more than a new one would cost from MBA?
My, my, my.
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Pretty much...I told him that the auction states that the jacket has a cotton body, but that his picture shows a satin body. I forgot to mention the leather. As of yet, I haven't received a response.FLATHEAD wrote:ITG:
In your message to the person, did you mention that the jacket for sale
is not the jacket that is decribed?
Ebay Plagerism
I don't know who this person is but he/she used my description from a previous Wested that I had sold on Ebay. In fact, the jacket I had sold was pre-distressed leather with satin sleeves and a cotton lining!!! This seller just took the description I had written, made some minor changes, and posted it in his auction!!! So, that answers the leather and lining questions. They just plagerised my auction notes. Let's hope (for the sake of the auction winner) it's actually a size 44 regular!!!
"Go ahead and bid; You know you've wanted this jacket since you saw the movies!!!"
That was my line!!! He stole my line!!!
Regards,
Dr. J
"Go ahead and bid; You know you've wanted this jacket since you saw the movies!!!"
That was my line!!! He stole my line!!!
Regards,
Dr. J
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CAVEAT EMPTOR (Let the buyer beware!)
As Belloq tells Indy showing him a pocketwatch,
"Look at it, 10 dollars from a vendor in the streets, if I bury it in the sand for a thousand years it becomes priceless, like the Ark. Men would
kill for it, men like you and me..."
Both of these quotes apply well to Ebay.
Just my two bits.
As Belloq tells Indy showing him a pocketwatch,
"Look at it, 10 dollars from a vendor in the streets, if I bury it in the sand for a thousand years it becomes priceless, like the Ark. Men would
kill for it, men like you and me..."
Both of these quotes apply well to Ebay.
Just my two bits.
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I had e-mailed this person too, ITG and but I mentioned the leather also and recommended changing the description.Indiana Texas-girl wrote:Pretty much...I told him that the auction states that the jacket has a cotton body, but that his picture shows a satin body. I forgot to mention the leather. As of yet, I haven't received a response.FLATHEAD wrote:ITG:
In your message to the person, did you mention that the jacket for sale
is not the jacket that is decribed?
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eeeewwwww! Can these things be steam cleaned? Disinfected?Indiana Texas-girl wrote:I don't remember reading this part before, but it'd be enough to make me not want to buy it. I have to give this guy credit though for honesty though:It has only been worn around the house. I only wore it once while nude and watching Seinfeld.
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I too am glad he is being honest, but I bet he lost a whole lot of bidders with the nude remark. BlecchhhIndiana Texas-girl wrote:I don't remember reading this part before, but it'd be enough to make me not want to buy it. I have to give this guy credit though for honesty though:
I second that one!Pyroxene wrote: That is about one of the funniest things I have read in an auction in a long time.
Peace,
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Really?
Only difference is, I don't recall seeing any of your clothes listed for sale on eBay lately. (grins) Regards. Michaelson
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Man....too much information!Indiana Texas-girl wrote:I don't remember reading this part before, but it'd be enough to make me not want to buy it. I have to give this guy credit though for honesty though:It has only been worn around the house. I only wore it once while nude and watching Seinfeld.
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What. You guys got a problem with Seinfield?MaryonRavenwood wrote:Man....too much information!Indiana Texas-girl wrote:I don't remember reading this part before, but it'd be enough to make me not want to buy it. I have to give this guy credit though for honesty though:It has only been worn around the house. I only wore it once while nude and watching Seinfeld.
Regards--Maryon
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Maybe it was the episode where George poses (almost) nude.Indiana Philip wrote:What. You guys got a problem with Seinfield?MaryonRavenwood wrote:Man....too much information!Indiana Texas-girl wrote:I don't remember reading this part before, but it'd be enough to make me not want to buy it. I have to give this guy credit though for honesty though:It has only been worn around the house. I only wore it once while nude and watching Seinfeld.
Regards--Maryon
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