Shanghai-Mayne
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Wear it, save your 100 queens
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Good value for money A-1?
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Jorgeenriqueaguilera
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Wow, both look great. Before I used to look for the mint look but now I appreciate the patina and wrinkles, definitely gives that "been there" look to the jacket. Mine needs some years to achieve that
bn1966
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Babysat mine until somehow it ended up with a couple of oil spots (probably olive) when I visited a Spanish restaurant…annoyed the hell out of me at the time (even sent it to Byson Leather for an attempt at stain removal…didn’t work). Did me a favour really..having been christened I now just wear any enjoy it and its gathered more stains since..part of the character..now salty looking.
rob20uk
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Funny you say that, I have an Eastman A-2 that got some stain on it. By just wearing the jacket they sort of just fade out over time with use. The jacket look a lot better over time, especially if you do basic care of it.
Southoftheborder
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Just curious what the queens are? Is it a direct translation of Chinese slang?
How many queens would it take to be worn to buggery I wonder?
John Lever
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In this case I believe it means ' closet queens '
Jackets that are rarely worn...
Jackets that are rarely worn...
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Shanghai-Mayne
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Southoftheborder
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Right. Never heard of that before. Bit like a pre war Raymond Chandler character being offered a Madison. That was a lot of queens back then.
Shanghai-Mayne
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MikeyB-17
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Well you can’t get much further south in the UK than where I live, and we say that down here too.
Grant
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John Lever
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I think it's rural thing
ButteMT61
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You know what? I reported a couple Indian sellers to ebay for posting up stolen images and calling jackets "Buzz Ricksons" etc. I sent all the evidence and eBay replied back to me that after an investigation, no fraud was found. I literally sent links to the websites they used for "models" who were from another company's jackets. They ignored it. F*ck ebay.
John Lever
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Images like this are everywhere on ebay. They don't care as long as the money keeps rolling in.
Remember the days when items were withdrawn for even minor infringements on description?
Remember the days when items were withdrawn for even minor infringements on description?
rob20uk
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Indeed it is. John was good enough to PM me and highlight this.
Skyhawk
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I have tried to stop a seller from using my photos from some Headwind Mfg Jackets that I personally have designed and produced. I have tried twice in the last year. Both times "No evidence of fraud was found". I was the ones who took the original photos.
They are not interested in eliminating fraud. They are more concerned with making money from these fraudulent sales.
When I have time, I am going to write up a more detailed essay to eBay. I don't expect a favorable response but I have to try.
They are not interested in eliminating fraud. They are more concerned with making money from these fraudulent sales.
When I have time, I am going to write up a more detailed essay to eBay. I don't expect a favorable response but I have to try.
Smithy
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This is one of the biggest problems with FleaBay now, they don't give a shit about stuff like this, like John says so long as the moolah keeps bumping up the coffers they couldn't give a damn.
It was great back in 2002ish but it's absolute crap now. I would never sell anything on there now and I wouldn't buy anything on it either - last time was 2015 and I don't miss it at all. Might be just me but I will never put a penny their way again.
It was great back in 2002ish but it's absolute crap now. I would never sell anything on there now and I wouldn't buy anything on it either - last time was 2015 and I don't miss it at all. Might be just me but I will never put a penny their way again.
rob20uk
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So I am thinking of pulling the trigger on a Five Start A-1 with the below specifications. My logic is it should just make a good everyday jacket for summer alongside the ECL.
- Seal Brown capeskin
- Small original-style pockets
- Horn buttons
- Seal brown knits
- Seal brown thread
- Brown cotton lining
bseal
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CBI was 1000% satisfied with his. Go for it. No going or looking back. You got this.
mulceber
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I found Five Star’s cape skin pretty flimsy. Weirdly, their lamb skin seemed more substantial. I’d go for that.
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