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Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

Peter Bowden

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If these two were already posted, my apologies— two Cals straight zip CHPs:

VINTAGE 50's 60s Black CAL LEATHER Heavy HORSEHIDE Biker MOTORCYCLE Jacket https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/254294790821

Cal leather Horsehide Vintage 80’s USA Police Patrol Motorcycle Biker Jacket L https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202734860279

Second one in the UK. It does need some lining work— collar and underarm/sleeve opening but the leather looks super.
 

Bennarion

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My favorite jacket :D
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/303228871356
 
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Cal leather Horsehide Vintage 80’s USA Police Patrol Motorcycle Biker Jacket L https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202734860279

Red alert! That's the CAL we were all watching a few weeks ago, at least until the auction abruptly ended with the jacket supposedly getting sold for 125 GBP. It would appear something went wrong as it earned the seller a negative review. I wish I knew what really was the problem but the whole thing looks very fishy, especially the reused screenshots.

https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365
 
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Red alert! That's the CAL we were all watching a few weeks ago, at least until the auction abruptly ended with the jacket supposedly getting sold for 125 GBP. It would appear something went wrong as it earned the seller a negative review. I wish I knew what really was the problem but the whole thing looks very fishy, especially the reused screenshots.

https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...=negative&interval=365&_trkparms=negative_365

According to the seller, who did not ridicule or speak ill of the buyer and has been quick to respond to my inquires and requests for photos, the US-based buyer believed he was lied to about the lining tear in the armpit. The buyer then decided upon the nuclear option-- bad review and aggressive emails. Who knows, but the leather on this jacket looks stellar.
 

Guppy

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According to the seller, who did not ridicule or speak ill of the buyer and has been quick to respond to my inquires and requests for photos, the US-based buyer believed he was lied to about the lining tear in the armpit. The buyer then decided upon the nuclear option-- bad review and aggressive emails. Who knows, but the leather on this jacket looks stellar.

I'd buy it, but for the stitching marks where the police patches used to be. If you're just looking for something that is built like a tank and perfect for riding in, and that doesn't bother you, the minor issues reported in that listing do sound like easy to address repairs, and non-issues (the replacement puller on one of the sleeve zippers.) At 150GBP (current price) it's a steal.
 
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I'd buy it, but for the stitching marks where the police patches used to be. If you're just looking for something that is built like a tank and perfect for riding in, and that doesn't bother you, the minor issues reported in that listing do sound like easy to address repairs, and non-issues (the replacement puller on one of the sleeve zippers.) At 150GBP (current price) it's a steal.

I saw a few photos of the portion of the lining that apparently is the issue. While if not disclosed it would annoy me, at the price it originally went for I would have kept it. The leather on this one looks good. All Cal HH is stellar, but IMO there are levels to it.
 
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According to the seller, who did not ridicule or speak ill of the buyer and has been quick to respond to my inquires and requests for photos, the US-based buyer believed he was lied to about the lining tear in the armpit. The buyer then decided upon the nuclear option-- bad review and aggressive emails. Who knows, but the leather on this jacket looks stellar.

I stand corrected. Absolutely perfect jacket up for grabs though I can imagine the price will skyrocket. Must be another case of people expecting a brand new item, preferably with tags, after hitting a BIN on a 50 years old, used jacket.
 
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I stand corrected. Absolutely perfect jacket up for grabs though I can imagine the price will skyrocket. Must be another case of people expecting a brand new item, preferably with tags, after hitting a BIN on a 50 years old, used jacket.

The seller asked me to make him an offer but I declined. After messaging with the seller, my guess is that the buyer realized the repairs would end up jacking the final price up into an area he did not want. Or the seller is a liar and whoever put in the bid is in for a rough eBay interaction lol.
 

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