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Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

cbez

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Curious to hear your thoughts on this one:
LW J-24, pit-to-pit listed is dangerously small, even for me.
440eu price (so ~500eu shipping with fees) seems okayish.
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a little long, for the size imo. I figure maybe stuart will adjust his chest and shoulders but not necessarily tweak the full length and sleeves. You'd have to be ultra slim, small chest, but 5'10+ for it to look right I bet.
 

JackBroChill

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Newbie here- what exactly is a proxy service? Was actually recommended by someone here to use that for yahoo japan auctions (as well as a buddy of mine in real life said the same). I’m technologically illiterate lol
Japan's e-commerce makes it pretty hard to buy from elsewhere, and a proxy service is a site that just allows you to buy from Japanese sites from abroad for a small fee/and minor learning curve of navigating them. If you know what a VPN is, think of it like a VPN for e-commerce.

There's some in-depth guides on reddit comparing sites but from what I can tell buyee seems to be well liked and the fees are very minimal. Generally speaking buyers and shippers seem to be very communicative and easy to deal with as well.
 

cbez

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Newbie here- what exactly is a proxy service? Was actually recommended by someone here to use that for yahoo japan auctions (as well as a buddy of mine in real life said the same). I’m technologically illiterate lol
it is a company that buys and ships items to you for a nominal fee. unlikely to accept returns except in egregious situations or shipping damage.

the resellers are doing the same thing on ebay basically, but at a much higher price because ebay kills you on fees and they are obligated to follow ebay return policies etc.
 

cbez

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jacket adjacent-- thought this horsebutt wallet was cool.

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cbez

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canuck, 38


flat head, 40, beautiful brown


flat head, 36, teacore and broken zip, but kinda sexy at the same time
 
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cbez

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tenjin works blue sz 42

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cbez

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Four speed size 34 in an interesting tan color
 

tmitchell59

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Why so high I wonder.
It isn't over yet. It will go higher, don't know where it will end. I would gladly pay the current bid, I'm sure others wil be willing to spend more.

This is the original of the Freewheelers brakeman. I have not seen one for sale in several years. This jacket is in a larger size. Given the jacket could be 100 years old it appears to be in quite nice condition. This example, with the belted back , was probably made by Shanhouse in Rockford, Illinois. The Freewheelers omits the back belt on their model.

I've owned this one for several years and can now wear it. I also have a Freewheelers Brakeman. They have the same fit. No doubt they had access to several originals.

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In the ebay sale they mention a loose shoulder seam like on my jacket. That is interesting.
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