Wunderbar 1930s German Suit -- will go for a high price

[Marc Chevalier]

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Pretty darn fantastic: www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1930s-3-Piece-...ts-Hans-Cassel-Co-Label-Germany-/270906744851

 

[S_M_Cumberworth]

It really is fantastic. I should have snatched it up while there was still a BIN option. $350 is going to seem like a steal, considering what it might go for now.

 

[rlk]

Nice, but Austrians would be offended as it is from Vienna(Wien)

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Nice, but Austrians would be offended as it is from Vienna(Wien)

That's what I get for trusting the auction's title and not digging deeper. My Austrian great-grandfather is rolling in his grave right now.

 

[herringbonekid]

...went for $350 or £220. not a bad price but not crazy.

£220 has been the standard high (but not crazy) price for a vintage suit in the UK for quite a while now. i bought my favourite suit from a shop for exactly that price back in 2002/3.

 

[Two Types]

...went for $350 or £220. not a bad price but not crazy.

£220 has been the standard high (but not crazy) price for a vintage suit in the UK for quite a while now. i bought my favourite suit from a shop for exactly that price back in 2002/3.

I find it curious that suit (and general vintage prices) have remained relatively static for so long. I used to look at suits that were out of my price range twenty years ago (recently married, young family etc). Now I look at them, in my middle age, and am amazed the prices are virtually the same. I always wonder if it is just that there are so many more 'vintage' dealers/traders that prices have had to become increasingly competitive i.e. the supply (or suppliers) has increased but demand has not risen greatly.
My issue is that, now that i can afford the suits, I have trouble finding the right fit.