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why suddenly lots people try to sell their GW?
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zoomer
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Maybe John ought to start a Jacket Leasing Program.
Seriously, why not? Wear your GW on lease for a year or two. Option to buy, or send it back when the lease is up. (You pay for any damage of course.)
Customers could then choose to buy pre-loved jackets, lease new, or buy new.
Seriously, why not? Wear your GW on lease for a year or two. Option to buy, or send it back when the lease is up. (You pay for any damage of course.)
Customers could then choose to buy pre-loved jackets, lease new, or buy new.
Cobblers161
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I think one of the fundamental reasons why Johns jackets are resold is because they hold their value so well, unlike an Aero or ELC say. You spend $900 on one of his jackets you're pretty much guaranteed, unless very unlucky, to recoup at the very least 80%. I don't think you can say that about any other makers.
They are incredibly well made and coupled with the fact that he keeps on improving and sourcing excellent materials I am not suprised in the slightest there are a few for sale, you have the perfect jacket, far better than any 'off the shelf' numbers, then he trumps it. What do you do? Sell on and get in the queue again. These jackets are an addiction and worth every penny.
They are incredibly well made and coupled with the fact that he keeps on improving and sourcing excellent materials I am not suprised in the slightest there are a few for sale, you have the perfect jacket, far better than any 'off the shelf' numbers, then he trumps it. What do you do? Sell on and get in the queue again. These jackets are an addiction and worth every penny.
ausreenactor
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I think all jackets are in a lull at the moment.
ELC went yesterday for $395 as a BIN, an ELC Star sold for $450 after a week. Good Wear still sitting bid-less at $400, with a BIN of $500 ignored. Having been pulled once already and discussed on the forum. I got an email over the holidays asking if I was interested. On principle I ignored it. I have an ELC Hartmann 44 I bought to sell that I will hang onto for a few months until everyone is well and truly over Christmas...And I wont even mention the 15 BR repros just sitting there...
It all comes down the combination of Size, Style, Price and whether someone after the identical Size, Style and Price wants to duke it out...
And there are less and less of those these days...
Couchy
ELC went yesterday for $395 as a BIN, an ELC Star sold for $450 after a week. Good Wear still sitting bid-less at $400, with a BIN of $500 ignored. Having been pulled once already and discussed on the forum. I got an email over the holidays asking if I was interested. On principle I ignored it. I have an ELC Hartmann 44 I bought to sell that I will hang onto for a few months until everyone is well and truly over Christmas...And I wont even mention the 15 BR repros just sitting there...
It all comes down the combination of Size, Style, Price and whether someone after the identical Size, Style and Price wants to duke it out...
And there are less and less of those these days...
Couchy
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Anonymous
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I think couchy has wrapped up the market in a nutshell ,well said! .I also think because jackets are not fetching resonable prices we are not seeing more jackets come up on the market fearing a loss and owners hoping for better prices down the road .When they do come up on the market it will be because bills will have to paid and owners will have pressure from er indoors to sell them .ausreenactor said:
All the best Jeff
Cobblers161
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jacketimp said:
Ok, APPROXIMATELY 80%.
As for unlucky, maybe not if it was a test jacket originally bought for anything between $600 and $750.
I await your math with baited breath.
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Anonymous
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Seems to me that jacket are like cars; you drive a new one off the forecourt and straight away take the first, big hit in depreciation. Then you get to a level where the second hand price doesn't alter by much.
If you buy second hand and re-sell, you won't take much - if any - hit on it.
CBI, no wonder you have to work for a living: 4 jackets direct from JC ...... ? Jeez fell, you got it seriously BAAAAD. What does 'er indoors think ? You must be single, no ?
Dave :ugeek:
If you buy second hand and re-sell, you won't take much - if any - hit on it.
CBI, no wonder you have to work for a living: 4 jackets direct from JC ...... ? Jeez fell, you got it seriously BAAAAD. What does 'er indoors think ? You must be single, no ?
Dave :ugeek:
JACKET_ HEAD said:Seems to me that jacket are like cars; you drive a new one off the forecourt and straight away take the first, big hit in depreciation. Then you get to a level where the second hand price doesn't alter by much.
If you buy second hand and re-sell, you won't take much - if any - hit on it.
CBI, no wonder you have to work for a living: 4 jackets direct from JC ...... ? Jeez fell, you got it seriously BAAAAD. What does 'er indoors think ? You must be single, no ?
Dave :ugeek:
not if it's a GW.............in another thread someone mentioned the depreciation is only 20%..........unless you're very unlucky...EMPERICAL EVIDENCE/CONCLUSION?
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Anonymous
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You're absolutely right there Imp. I was referring to the average run-of-the-mill jackets like RMNZ & ELC that us mere mortals aspire to.
Dave :ugeek:
Dave :ugeek:
