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I'm thinning out my collection a bit to make room for other things.

 

I have this privately tailored 2nd Division patched dress blue jacket in terrible shape.

Is it worth trying to sell or should I just strip it for parts?

 

(I will not be selling any of these on this forum,BTW.)

 

I hate to do that,but it's VERY bad.

Many large moth holes everywhere,lining is absolutely shredded,basically junk.

 

If it were named,I would keep it but it's not. I don't want it to fall apart any more,and I need the room.

 

It has good patches and EGA's..

 

What's the consensus in a dilemma like this?

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Man, I'd hate to see that scrapped. It looks a little lighter than the other dress blues which is what I find admirable. It's your choice anyways.

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I agree,I hate to wreck anything,but it's already pretty much wrecked.

It has to go one way or the other,so I guess I'll throw it on the auction site and see what happens.

I have no more room on the walls and I need to get some new stuff on display.

Thank you

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If it doesn't sell, I was thinking you could cut it up and use pieces of good material: cuffs, buttons, etc. as background or highlights in shadow boxes, framed items, or other displays. Just a thought.

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That's an excellent idea,but I could never bring myself to do it.

 

If it came to that point I'd just take the buttons and patches off,and donate the remains to Goodwill-out of sight out of mind

 

If someone wanted to get creative with it,so be it

 

Very neat concept though

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Who is "the buyer" that you refer to?

 

"I" was the buyer at one point, now "I" am trying to decide what to do with it.

 

To Sell it or part it, that is the question..

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Sell it as is, let the buyer decide if he wants to strip it. You could even mention in the description that you could do it for the buyer to save him shipping if he chooses

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I see.

Thanks for the clarification..

I decided to strip the good stuff off,and keep it for my loose patch collection.

Same thing as stripping them off for someone else,I guess.

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