coolhandluke
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Thanks Grant. Lucky eBay purchase last year. The seller lived approximately 30 minutes away so I was able to meet up for a test fit before buying.
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Dany McDonald
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Wow, purchasing a GW in a try & fit context.... Very lucky! And superb jacket by the way!
mulceber
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And you probably made a jacket friend along the way.
coolhandluke
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And you probably made a jacket friend along the way.
Sadly, I don't think that I did Jan. I messaged the seller afterward and never received a reply. In all honesty, he might have thought that I lowballed him on the price. In hindsight, my offer was probably on the low side, but it was based on the wonky (and not correct) measurements listed. I assumed that the jacket might be tough to resell if I decided it wasn't for me. Regardless, the seller countered at $80 higher than my offer price. In the end, he had cash in hand and no eBay fees, so I count that as a win. The jacket had been listed for a few months at the time that I ended up taking it off his hands.
Chandler
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15% Aren't they demanding 30% these days? (or are you splitting between buyer & seller?)
coolhandluke
Well-Known Member
If it is 15%, then I believe that I gave him $100 less than what he would have received through a sale on eBay. Not ideal, but not terrible either considering the amount of time that it was listed.
Smithy
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I hate Ebay now. I used to buy loads of things off of there about 20 years ago and sell the odd thing. It's a complete have now, you get rooted as a seller and buying stuff isn't what it was back in the day.
20 years ago it was awesome, now it's crap. Simple as that.
Jacket-wise and on a happier note, although it's been warm here I had the 1st gen AVI Bronco on for a quick wander round the neighbourhood when a little rainstorm came over.
No point in photos as I must have posted pics of the thing at least a dozen times. Yes there's more accurate in the smaller details but I just love the thing, the leather, the fit and how it's ageing. Bloody great jacket.
20 years ago it was awesome, now it's crap. Simple as that.
Jacket-wise and on a happier note, although it's been warm here I had the 1st gen AVI Bronco on for a quick wander round the neighbourhood when a little rainstorm came over.
No point in photos as I must have posted pics of the thing at least a dozen times. Yes there's more accurate in the smaller details but I just love the thing, the leather, the fit and how it's ageing. Bloody great jacket.
Flightengineer
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Never thought I'd be wearing an N1 in the middle of summer, but...
Brettafett
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Lovely!
saucerfiend
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Another slice of perfection!
ZuZu
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I have an old GW RW in Shinki which is quite pliable now. I didn't like the finish on it but the way the leather acts seemed to me like an original. The leather "paint" finish seems like many originals I've seen. The Shinki on this jacket is quite stiff now but from my experience with other jackets I think it will loosen up.
Chandler
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Where is Nick and what have you done with his shirt tails?
