aaf8 Posted August 16, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2007 I just listed what I thought was an outstanding..rare Painted A-2 but oddly enough it did very poorly on Ebay. I'm looking for opinions as it appears authentic in every way, and came directly from the vets son. Any thoughts? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...S:IT&ih=011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted August 18, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 18, 2007 I did look at your flight jacket, looked good to me but I am by no means an expert. Someone did tell me that the prices for these have declined lately. Is this true? If you can afford to keep it. The price can only go up. Bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP Posted August 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted August 19, 2007 The "soiled" liner may be a turn-off to some collectors as well...at that price point anyway...just my 2 cents worth...no offense meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellumbill Posted August 19, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 19, 2007 I just listed what I thought was an outstanding..rare Painted A-2 but oddly enough it did very poorly on Ebay. I'm looking for opinions as it appears authentic in every way, and came directly from the vets son. Any thoughts? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...S:IT&ih=011 Excellent jacket! Good luck with a future sale. My two cents, and I sell stuff on ebay all the time, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Perhaps your price point is too high? I also sell Real Estate and this stuff happens all the time. I person lists their house for what they think its worth and inevitably spend the next several months lowering their price until they get a sale or decide they don't want to sell for such a low price. Very best! Bill K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted August 19, 2007 Share #5 Posted August 19, 2007 What a great A-2. My personal belief it is just not the best time of the year to sell higher end collectiles, on Ebay. The summer months are usually slower. At any decent militaria show, this jacket would sell for your buy-it-now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMI88 Posted August 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 19, 2007 My personal belief it is just not the best time of the year to sell higher end collectiles, on Ebay. The summer months are usually slower. Not only are summer months slower in general, but jackets in particular don't sell as well during hot weather. I realize it's sacrilege to us collectors, but a lot of the guys who drop big bucks on jackets do so to wear them. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaf8 Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks for the thoughts and opinions. I've been selling aviation related memorabilia including A-2's for quite some time and this one really threw me. It looks 10 times better in person than in the pics and really felt that it was worth at least 2500-3000. The original seller had listed it with a 6000 buy it now which I thought was off but I couldn't fathom that the jacket would end at less than 2K. In any case I may hang on to this one. Thanks again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M60 Driver Posted August 21, 2007 Share #8 Posted August 21, 2007 What a great A-2. My personal belief it is just not the best time of the year to sell higher end collectiles, on Ebay. The summer months are usually slower. At any decent militaria show, this jacket would sell for your buy-it-now. I agree that the issue is more likely related to the summer doldrums. I usually stop all my selling on Ebay between July and August as too many people are away on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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