LV426
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Hello , I just bought an ELC 23373 second hand from Ebay seller . Original price was 1800 $ , I made an offer at 900$ wich was accepted . I'd like to have your opinion about the price I putted in .
There was several things that made me buy this one in particuliar : I own an ELC "Air master" havana brown , new from T.bird shop in Paris and wanted an ELC seal brown .
Living in France the brexit killed the market to get "the" one from ELC GB : buying a new 23373 from ELC would be 1700euros !!!! . So : Ebay second hand , but the prices are fearly hight these times and the majority sellers are from US , so not cheap solution either . I'm a 44 sized guy , even more difficult to find ( majority of 38 to 42 or 46 ) . I found this one in Ukrain , so the shipping price is really cheap ( + Fr and Ukrain have agreements on importation) , that makes the total at 1000euros . The jacket has nametag '" Terry Manning" ( hope is still alive ?! ) . Well , It can be removed and switched easily by a leather craftsman friend of mine . A little hole in the wool knit cuff , no pb to fix it .. The leather and liner seems in very good condiditon , the Talon zipper show that it's an old model (??) . I read in other thread here ( 23373 from 2016 I believe ) that it was Talon at a time and Crown zipper now ...(?) . SO , gentlemen , what your thoughts knowing all this and seeing the pictures ? Thanks for advices and opinions , whoever they are.
BTW , I found this beatiful CATCH 22 ELC A on Ebay , I would have bought it but I wanted a seal brown : https://www.ebay.com/itm/305827451630?_skw=catch+22+eastman+leather+jacket&itmmeta=01JABG5HF1V8ZVZK06DBKCB7YM&hash=item4734bc92ee:g:B50AAOSwkKJmzkBr&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKlvy34EDTYKb/OHh/IqTDwT23hJz8Gs8JyBKaaee/SgAPPVLvGdKLRoQek/OBjxTxixZhRvQs+Bb+UuYksBtSLJ/WINqG3Euo2pgLrhzmrz/8Yf1nF1Z+hhEz7WD7tTqIW3ZUA5qTO/LlbcW2uEkisNleLtfj3M/3JgrFPLX9QDFxKVOrtXAyLIT2ZyV86qxorCca0PtuGierVm2NtAI0xyrJJlABCPWz+xStwhnv51UN5uGyQkR/ljDHoEBKp+BfYzk8boirOgpbJa9B/1nkQ3Kff9KqHJWRV+90S49xRVNfQjeDqajQ3chp33S/S5HJk=|tkp:Bk9SR8yXlvDSZA
There was several things that made me buy this one in particuliar : I own an ELC "Air master" havana brown , new from T.bird shop in Paris and wanted an ELC seal brown .
Living in France the brexit killed the market to get "the" one from ELC GB : buying a new 23373 from ELC would be 1700euros !!!! . So : Ebay second hand , but the prices are fearly hight these times and the majority sellers are from US , so not cheap solution either . I'm a 44 sized guy , even more difficult to find ( majority of 38 to 42 or 46 ) . I found this one in Ukrain , so the shipping price is really cheap ( + Fr and Ukrain have agreements on importation) , that makes the total at 1000euros . The jacket has nametag '" Terry Manning" ( hope is still alive ?! ) . Well , It can be removed and switched easily by a leather craftsman friend of mine . A little hole in the wool knit cuff , no pb to fix it .. The leather and liner seems in very good condiditon , the Talon zipper show that it's an old model (??) . I read in other thread here ( 23373 from 2016 I believe ) that it was Talon at a time and Crown zipper now ...(?) . SO , gentlemen , what your thoughts knowing all this and seeing the pictures ? Thanks for advices and opinions , whoever they are.
BTW , I found this beatiful CATCH 22 ELC A on Ebay , I would have bought it but I wanted a seal brown : https://www.ebay.com/itm/305827451630?_skw=catch+22+eastman+leather+jacket&itmmeta=01JABG5HF1V8ZVZK06DBKCB7YM&hash=item4734bc92ee:g:B50AAOSwkKJmzkBr&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKlvy34EDTYKb/OHh/IqTDwT23hJz8Gs8JyBKaaee/SgAPPVLvGdKLRoQek/OBjxTxixZhRvQs+Bb+UuYksBtSLJ/WINqG3Euo2pgLrhzmrz/8Yf1nF1Z+hhEz7WD7tTqIW3ZUA5qTO/LlbcW2uEkisNleLtfj3M/3JgrFPLX9QDFxKVOrtXAyLIT2ZyV86qxorCca0PtuGierVm2NtAI0xyrJJlABCPWz+xStwhnv51UN5uGyQkR/ljDHoEBKp+BfYzk8boirOgpbJa9B/1nkQ3Kff9KqHJWRV+90S49xRVNfQjeDqajQ3chp33S/S5HJk=|tkp:Bk9SR8yXlvDSZA
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