High Price for Vintage Suit ?

[Marc Chevalier]

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What do you think of the winning price: $603 ? It's British, it's bespoke, and it's around the corner from Savile Row. A smallish size, too. Made in 1956. Maybe on the verge of vaudeville clownish? Or not?


http://cgi.ebay.com/Hogspear-Row-Vi...0QQihZ002QQcategoryZ52986QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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[Baron Kurtz]

I can see the prince in such a suit. It will take a man of equal presence to carry it off. Not for me ... but on the right guy, who knows?

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Well-cut, it belongs on the Duke of Windsor. Less well-cut, and it belongs on Bob Hope as Eddie Foy.

Sort of like tuxedos. At a black tie function, they look good. On ushers at a movie theater, they look a bit tacky.

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[Baron Kurtz]

'T looks pretty well cut. Can't tell much from images, obviously, but everything looks to be "right" about it.

It does remind me of the 70s Johnny Carson suits i see in thrifts all the time.

bk

 

[herringbonekid]

just the right side of clownish.

looks like it wasn't listed in vintage.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Ack... that material may have gone over well in the pre WWI days, though now it's just... Ack!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

This gets into another aspect of eBay prices: the perceived "value" of a seller's merchandise.

The chap who sold this suit, "Captain Hogspear", sells lots of fine 20th century British military uniforms and furnishings. He nearly always gets TOP DOLLAR for everything. At this point, he has earned a reputation as someone whose merchandise goes for a lot of money -- and deservedly so (in the opinion of his customers). Hogspear has repeat buyers who are willing to pay. This "high price syndrome" raises the perceived value of everything he sells, even those items that are not British militaria.

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[Baron Kurtz]

Sounds a bit like that seller crosby_square, eh? (top dollar for high quality merchandise, that is)

bk

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm trying ... I'm trying ...

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[nightandthecity]

CROSBY_SQUARE??? Why the fellow is a compete scoundrel! He never pays enough for anything!

No, but seriously folks.....

Hogspear sells some excellent stuff though his descriptions are pretty minimal and you won't get any more info from him as its all packed and sealed on listing.

That suit was disgusting. On a par with paisley loon pants. The Hogspear suit that had me drooling was this 1947 dated beauty. Only the thought of my starving pale faced children prevented me bidding on it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52987&item=120003532598

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I agree with you. (About the suit, not the scoundrel lol)

That's a very handsome double-breasted. I'm surprised it didn't go for more money. (In dollars, it was $150.)

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[nightandthecity]

yes, I thought it would at least break the £100 barrier. It had everything going for it: Jermyn Street tailor, excellent date, complete three-piece, and double breasted to boot - DB tweed suits don't exactly grow on trees. And it had that look...you know, when things just scream quality!

In fact it was the brown tweed suit I've been after for years! I must be mad! I should have bid and let the kids starve.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Naah. You did the right thing. The kids are more important.



Then again, it is rare to find old double-breasted suits in herringbone tweed lol

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[jamespowers]

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What do you think of the winning price: $603 ? It's British, it's bespoke, and it's around the corner from Savile Row. A smallish size, too. Made in 1956. Maybe on the verge of vaudeville clownish? Or not?


http://cgi.ebay.com/Hogspear-Row-Vi...0QQihZ002QQcategoryZ52986QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


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Suits in that puny size are a dime a dozen. I am very surprised it even went that high. If it were a size 42 or over then it would make sense. I won't even mention how it looks like something Captain Kangaroo would wear.

Regards,

J

 

[herringbonekid]

GAH ! why doesn't he list in the vintage section !?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Why would he bother? Could he be making any more money than he is now?

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[herringbonekid]

if that brown DB had been listed under 1940s then probably yes !!

 

[J. M. Stovall]

All I can say is, Snazzy!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

if that brown DB had been listed under 1940s then probably yes !!

You have a point, there.

Then again, it is the middle of the summer, and a 3-piece tweed double-breasted suit wouldn't be so appealing to buyers right now. (In fact, that may explain why it went for a relatively low price.)

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[herringbonekid]

it would be appealing to THIS buyer. autumn isn't that far away.
oh, the crisp breezes and falling leaves. roll on autumn !