What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[ton312]

Customs is $80
Shipping is probably $50-80 per individual, less on multiple.
There is no business tax or overhead on a crowd sourced 5 jacket order., if anything, the individual unit price would presumably be lower.
I’m surprised that people would pay $650 over retail. That’s why I asked.

Shipping, customs, inevitable hassles of customer service, business taxes and overhead...

I'm a broke *** who buys used exclusively but idk why you are surprised by this.

 

[Al 916]

I recently stumbled on the L.L. Bean brand. Seems to be made all over the world (anyone any info?)

I have a couple of their cotton heavy button jumpers and just picked this up for home wear. Satin lined sleeves and sheepette lined, YKK zip pull. Very well made kit, it's perfect (for me) for a June evening in the shires.

Who's too old for a damn hoodie!??

 

[cbez]

Customs is $80
Shipping is probably $50-80 per individual, less on multiple.
There is no business tax or overhead on a crowd sourced 5 jacket order., if anything, the individual unit price would presumably be lower.
I’m surprised that people would pay $650 over retail. That’s why I asked.

There is absolutely business tax on any profit, if he's going for official distributor and not just guy who did a group buy.

It's basically in line with every other place importing jackets.

 

[LeatherHunter]

I recently stumbled on the L.L. Bean brand. Seems to be made all over the world (anyone any info?)

I have a couple of their cotton heavy button jumpers and just picked this up for home wear. Satin lined sleeves and sheepette lined, YKK zip pull. Very well made kit, it's perfect (for me) for a June evening in the shires.

Who's too old for a damn hoodie!??

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Not sure of the current status but L.L. Bean has been around for many years in Maine, USA. I have owned many items over the years, mostly good quality leather goods. My understanding is that their Flying Tigers A-2 jacket is fairly sought after and I actually owned one I passed along. Overall an American staple in my opinion.

 

[Mrfrown]

I saw your IG post and I have to ask…Mushmans has these for $1.5k but your price is $2.150k? Surely you deserve something for the effort and the inevitable pains that come with also being a customer service rep. Is this what you’ve built into your pricing model? Are there enough folks willing to go that high over retail/ direct from Japan?

I was also wondering about that.

Shipping, customs, inevitable hassles of customer service, business taxes and overhead...

I'm a broke *** who buys used exclusively but idk why you are surprised by this.

Hey guys a couple of points.

It’s not a group buy, I’m buying from Rainbow Country to resell. Some folks are going to pre-order but dunno how many, and I have to be able to pay Rainbow Country for the order.

This is my first rodeo doing this so there are a lot of unknowns. I based my pricing off of the only other non-Japanese retailer I could find: Recall Clothing.

I think some folks will want to order direct from Japan. And that’s ok. I’ve done that! But some will be interested in buying from a US-based seller for a variety of reasons. Once the jackets arrive I’ll also be able to measure them in a more standardized way too.

Of course once I have more knowledge maybe I revisit the price? Dunno!

I dont want to derail the thread or anything. But feel free to hit me with any questions. If it gets to be a lot perhaps DM or convo would be better?

 

[Kenmar8181]

TFH

 

[newtojackets]

Finally put on this bad boy that I picked up from @torfjord . Lost World Trojan. Need to just get the confidence to wear this more.

 

[newtojackets]

TFH

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Jacket looks great on you

 

[Bennarion]

TFH

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Great jacket, shirt and boots. You look cool.

 

[handymike]

Finally put on this bad boy that I picked up from @torfjord . Lost World Trojan. Need to just get the confidence to wear this more.

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Lose the sliders and you're GOLD!

 

[Sagar85]

Been a while I posted here. Hope everyone is doing their thing and great

Wanted to share this gem of a jacket I got recently. NOS Brakeman in vintage black leather with no ribbed wrist cuffs.

 

[Bennarion]

Sagar85 it's good to see you again. You look cool.​

Thank you for the advice on the size of the jacket. My buddy managed to buy a Freewheelers "Mulholland"44 size as soon as they appeared. She suited him perfectly. He is very grateful to you. Here is his photo

 

[torfjord]

Finally put on this bad boy that I picked up from @torfjord . Lost World Trojan. Need to just get the confidence to wear this more.

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There it is! Such a bad *** rock star jacket. I’m sad the fit didn’t work out for me. It looks good on you, how does it feel?

 

[newtojackets]

Lose the sliders and you're GOLD!

Yes sliders were just because I was indoors!

 

[newtojackets]

There it is! Such a bad *** rock star jacket. I’m sad the fit didn’t work out for me. It looks good on you, how does it feel?

It feels great. Leather is not too stiff and pattern is good so it’s extremely comfortable

 

[red devil]

Finally put on this bad boy that I picked up from @torfjord . Lost World Trojan. Need to just get the confidence to wear this more.

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You don't need confidence, you just need to wear it. It looks good on you!

 

[Sagar85]

Sagar85 it's good to see you again. You look cool.​

Thank you for the advice on the size of the jacket. My buddy managed to buy a Freewheelers "Mulholland"44 size as soon as they appeared. She suited him perfectly. He is very grateful to you. Here is his photo View attachment 619447 View attachment 619448 View attachment 619449

Love it! Happy to be of help. That’s what this forum is all about. Cheers!

 

[LeatherHunter]

No real fit pics but my new / old HD vest arrived. nice soft leather and excellent embroidery.

 

[BloodEagle]

Vintage M-43 field jacket - sized a 36L according to the tag, but sizes massively so (more than) big enough for me at 6'3

 

[newtojackets]

Sagar85 it's good to see you again. You look cool.​

Thank you for the advice on the size of the jacket. My buddy managed to buy a Freewheelers "Mulholland"44 size as soon as they appeared. She suited him perfectly. He is very grateful to you. Here is his photo View attachment 619447 View attachment 619448 View attachment 619449

perfect fit for your friend