How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

[Psant25]

Welp deposit paid for another Langlitz Columbia. 6 month wait. Hoping third time is a charm. Paired with my electra glide police bike should be good to go. Might have them add a badge holder just for fun.

 

[red devil]

Welp deposit paid for another Langlitz Columbia. 6 month wait. Hoping third time is a charm. Paired with my electra glide police bike should be good to go. Might have them add a badge holder just for fun.

What are the specs?

 

[Psant25]

What are the specs?

Standard 2 pocket columbia medium black cow plus a badge holder probably. No belt loops. Similar fit to my last one minus 1 inch body length. Was just too long for the bike.

 

[Marc mndt]

This!

That´s why I said, it could mean all sorts of things. If Greg is VAT-exempt, it means, that he cannot deduct VAT from EU-orders. He could however

- lower prices for customers ordering from the EU (I understand Iron Heart is doing that; Dundas Footwear from Norway have been doing that in the past)
- arrange for a courier service (e.g. DHL) to handle EU-imports as his expence.

Jacket will be send by the end of this month. Thanks for all your feedback! Once I receive it, I should be able to gain some insight from the paperwork. In any event, I am happy for Greg that he seems to be really busy, and I really do appreciate that he took the admin of handling import duties from me.

My first UK jacket import customs experience.

Yesterday I bought an Eastman Californian from someone in the UK. The seller declared it as a gift with a value of €50. I just received an email from the parcel carrier, UPS, that customs crearance fees need to be payed over the value of the item+shipping costs.

Customs fee: €26.23

Which is not a lot, but that's only because I had the seller declare a value of €50. I would have had to pay about €390 (VAT+import tax over £1200+shipping) in case he had declared the real value of £1200.

Jackets from the UK have become a lot more expensive. Brexit sucks.

Edit: I based the above calculation on MRSP. Since I bought second hand from eBay, I should have used purchase price instead.

I payed £705 for the jacket + shipping.
705*1.21 (VAT) = £853
£853*1.04 (import fee on leather jackets) = £887

That means that if I had declared the purchase price as the actual value, it would have cost me £182 or €205 + handling fees for the parcel carrier.

 

[MrProper]

I dare a cognac-colored deerskin for my Trucker/Western style jacket. However, lined. I don't dare to take the thin leather unlined lol

 

[Cornelius]

My first UK jacket import customs experience.

Yesterday I bought an Eastman Californian from someone in the UK. The seller declared it as a gift with a value of €50. I just received an email from the parcel carrier, UPS, that customs crearance fees need to be payed over the value of the item+shipping costs.

Customs fee: €26.23

Which is not a lot, but that's only because I had the seller declare a value of €50. I would have had to pay about €390 (VAT+import tax over £1200+shipping) in case he had declared the real value of £1200.

Jackets from the UK have become a lot more expensive. Brexit sucks.

Edit: I based the above calculation on MRSP. Since I bought second hand from eBay, I should have used purchase price instead.

I payed £705 for the jacket + shipping.
705*1.21 (VAT) = £853
£853*1.04 (import fee on leather jackets) = £887

That means that if I had declared the purchase price as the actual value, it would have cost me £182 or €205 + handling fees for the parcel carrier.

hmm... I wonder if the north of Ireland is about to experience a sudden boom in custom/repro leather jacket manufacture

 

[ton312]

Just confirmed my specs with Denny. Midnight blue version 3.0 is finally underway! Hopefully arrives next week!!

 

[Tom71]

Just confirmed my specs with Denny. Midnight blue version 3.0 is finally underway! Hopefully arrives next week!!

Is it normal that a bunch of middle-aged guys are excited about a jacket that somebody else is about to receive...?

Probably a psychiatric condition ("leather jacket by proxy-syndrom")...

 

[Marc mndt]

Is it normal that a bunch of middle-aged guys are excited about a jacket that somebody else is about to receive...?

Probably a psychiatric condition ("leather jacket by proxy-syndrom")...

I suffer from it too. Can't wait to see your new FL.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

2 incoming and I think I saved the best for last. We'll see, but these are probably the end game for me for a long time (or at least until I sell off a bunch). 16 total leather jackets is starting to get into obsession land and more importantly, these things deserve to be worn so they start to look the best they can look. Luckily about half of them are vintage and I have a head start, but still, would love to get down to the number of months. 1 per month, that sounds good : )

Field Leathers Route 66. Greg started today and I should have later next week. Some tweaks to his usual design, some new liner color, and hopefully some perfect measurements.

Thedi Leather removable collar- the one from Thomas's classifieds. I really love that jacket in brown and got really close to ordering one from scratch. But recent job loss has got me second guessing high end purchases. This was too good of a deal to pass up and just crossing fingers it fits me well.

 

[red devil]

Is it normal that a bunch of middle-aged guys are excited about a jacket that somebody else is about to receive...?

Probably a psychiatric condition ("leather jacket by proxy-syndrom")...

An enjoyable condition to have

 

[Monitor]

Grail of Grails on the way. Real deal this time, too!

 

[roadking04]

I have a 13.0 pound package coming soon according to my UPS shipment tracker. Somewhere between San Fran and Cleveland.

 

[Jin431]

I have a 13.0 pound package coming soon according to my UPS shipment tracker. Somewhere between San Fran and Cleveland.

Yes! That's a heavy boy!

 

[red devil]

Got my hands on this

More pics to come this weekend!

 

[Will Zach]

^^
You are really living up to your nick! Wow.

 

[red devil]

^^
You are really living up to your nick! Wow.

Had to
Now I have 3 red jackets, Thedi, Tenjin and LW.

 

[Robbie79]

Got my hands on this

More pics to come this weekend!

Congrats! Looks pretty cool and seems to be a bright red

 

[red devil]

Congrats! Looks pretty cool and seems to be a bright red

It is slightly darker than it looks here, but it is a very noticeable red for sure

I will try to get better pics this weekend

 

[58panheadfan]

Got my hands on this

More pics to come this weekend!

You bring some color in this black & brown dominated outerwear section, cool!