Insane price for a repro Levis Type 2?

[fnoprx]

I love the Levis type 2 denim jacket - in my opnion one of the most beautiful denim jacket designs. So I am always looking around for another one. In the process I stumbled on this ebay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-LEV...-BIG-E-507XX-LVC-ROCKABILLY-VLV-/320916992025

A nice enough repro. But the price????

 

[ButteMT61]

Well, it's worth what someone will pay. Me - I love denim jackets, but no way on gawd's green earth I'm spending even 1/2 of that on a denim jacket! But if that's your love, I understand completely. I've been told my spending is ridiculous too - so maybe others here know more about this piece. I love that it's a 52! Us bigger fellas don't get much in that range very often... Good luck!

 

[Jeff M]

Well, all it takes is one person to buy it I guess.
I think I may put some of my old Levi jeans on eBay as "Vintage 501's" and see if I can get $500 a pair before tossing them out.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Well, it's worth what someone will pay. Me - I love denim jackets, but no way on gawd's green earth I'm spending even 1/2 of that on a denim jacket! But if that's your love, I understand completely. I've been told my spending is ridiculous too - so maybe others here know more about this piece. I love that it's a 52! Us bigger fellas don't get much in that range very often... Good luck!

LVC denim jackets run quite large. I have the 1935 one-pocket LVC repro from Aero and it's huge. I'm 6'2" 205 lbs and even after shrinking it in water, it's still blousey.

 

[Don Tomaso]

Holy COW! What was that quote from Barnum?!?

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Yeah, that's running a bit rich. But I guess if there's a collector who has all the LVC stuff and might want a pre-LVC reproduction, said collector will pay the price.

LVC was pretty cheap stuff when it first came out, too. I think I paid only £50, brand new from the store, for my Type I jacket in 1999. Good luck with LVC prices now, though they do have some pretty steep sales at the Covent Garden store …

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[deluxestyling]

I recently bought one of these pre-LVC type 2 jackets in a size large for £40, it's nice and dark so hardly worn or washed. They don't have the selvedge seam, large leather patch or the big E red tab but otherwise they are pretty spot on.
I did buy one when they first came out but sold it to a friend a year or two later.
The LVC ones don't fit me as I'm tall and they are boxy so these make a nice option but that price is way over what I'd say they're worth.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Pretty boring jacket for the money. I guess I don't get the attraction. I'd spend $50 on it.

 

[kyboots]

Wow! I knew the dollar was getting stronger but that's a lot more than I had expected!--John