Vintage NOS 1930's Montgomery Ward Shirt Bidding Over $300

[Deleted member 16736]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-NOS...598&pid=100009&prg=1088&rk=3&sd=321090951189&

Seven hours to go. Get your bids in!

 

[herringbonekid]

$ 660 !!!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

It's heading to Japan the land of high priced vintage. Expect 300 dollar copies to be made.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

It's heading to Japan the land of high priced vintage. Expect 300 dollar copies to be made.

This makes no sense to me. Why would you pay $660 for a NOS shirt you're only going to use for a pattern? Why not buy a trashed one?

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

I think they just need prestige stuff for their showrooms or a private collection? Even if the prices are insane they really make the best of it. Most of the good books and mags on vintage workwear are japanese. Just recently the collectors from UK and US started to publish similar stuff. (Vintage showroom, Schiffer Books etc)

 

[herringbonekid]

do we know it's going to a Japanese buyer or are we just presuming ?

 

[Johnny J]

If I had the money I would buy even the expensive vintage caps for my work and use them as tax write-offs. I probably wouldn't take them apart for a pattern, but to study and copy the dimensions.

 

[herringbonekid]

This makes no sense to me. Why would you pay $660 for a NOS shirt you're only going to use for a pattern? Why not buy a trashed one?

whoever's bought it i'm pretty certain it won't be taken apart.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

We are just presuming. I couldn't tell from the info on ebay.

 

[herringbonekid]

in the old days they used to name the winning bidder. they scrapped that.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

hell, they used to name all the bidders. At least you knew when your mates were bidding. Or, horror of horrors, when H. Okisaka was bidding against you!