An expensive Jersey indeed

ugo.santalucia
ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
edited January 2019 in Road general
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Paul-Smith-5 ... rk:32:pf:0
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  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    Dam a medium, i need a large
  • lettingthedaysgoby
    lettingthedaysgoby Posts: 1,732
    “A piece of cycling history”

    That is nothing more than a corporate cash in on an event and has nowt to do with any rider, team or indeed any actual cycling history.

    Fools and money...
  • david7m
    david7m Posts: 636
    Just offered £14.95 hoping he doesn't notice the missing digits and honours the auction :D
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  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,786
    Yeah, but it has free postage so probably worth it...
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    its ugly as well. looks like something a golferist would wear.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,153
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    “A piece of cycling history”
    "The mother of all cycling jerseys" and who stores jerseys in airtight bags in the dark?

    If there were 3 available I might be interested.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Yournemesis wrote:
    I dare you to hit ‘buy it now’.

    Perhaps if you sold your imaginary Shelby Mustang, Nick, you could buy this yourself...
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    thistle (MBNW) wrote:
    lettingthedaysgoby wrote:
    “A piece of cycling history”
    "The mother of all cycling jerseys" and who stores jerseys in airtight bags in the dark?

    shops do. in cardboard boxes in storerooms.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Yournemesis wrote:
    Imposter wrote:
    Yournemesis wrote:
    I dare you to hit ‘buy it now’.

    Perhaps if you sold your imaginary Shelby Mustang, Nick, you could buy this yourself...

    I doubt the Mustang would yield the cash required.

    It would yield any amount of money you like. You don't own it, so you can just pretend.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Yournemesis wrote:
    I dare you to hit ‘buy it now’.


    i dare you to put yours head in an airtight bag in a dark room much like this polo shirt has been kept in.

    in fact we all do.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Yournemesis wrote:
    I dare you to hit ‘buy it now’.


    i dare you to put yours head in an airtight bag in a dark room much like this polo shirt has been kept in.

    in fact we all do.

    We need a video chatroom
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
    I doubt it would make more than a few hundred pounds at a specialised auction.

    Not sure what the ludicrous evaluation is based upon.

    If you had Jaques Anquetil's original yellow jersey, then worn by Elvis Presley in a concert, before being donated to Prince Charles... it would probably only make a few thousands...
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,328
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    If you had Jaques Anquetil's original yellow jersey, then worn by Elvis Presley in a concert, before being donated to Prince Charles... it would probably only make a few thousands...
    No, Prince Charles is too dull and is still alive. Had Diana worn it though...
    With the added bonus DM types would have their minds blown. Di is great, but cyclists are evil.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
    I wonder what is the most expensive item ever sold on Ebay... surely if you have something worth in the hundreds of thousands you would give it to a suitable Auctioneer to make sure it reaches out to potential buyers
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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    This 1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II is on for £6k less...

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1933-Rolls-R ... rk:19:pf:0

    One is classy - one isn't.
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,153
    It sounds like the same one as last year: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/prod ... 000-322202. Not sure if it's the same owner or not.
  • alanparsons
    alanparsons Posts: 529
    If you are not bothered about the tags and dark room storage, this one is a much more reasonable price.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Paul-S ... 0009.m1982
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
    alanparsons wrote:
    If you are not bothered about the tags and dark room storage, this one is a much more reasonable price.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Paul-S ... 0009.m1982

    It seems more like the kind of price this stuff should go at... I wonder if the other seller pressed a couple of zeroes too many by mistake
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    alanparsons wrote:
    If you are not bothered about the tags and dark room storage, this one is a much more reasonable price.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rapha-Paul-S ... 0009.m1982

    It seems more like the kind of price this stuff should go at... I wonder if the other seller pressed a couple of zeroes too many by mistake

    so the seller didn't really think the top was worth £150k? Blimey. Now thats a shocker. Well deduced.

    Even £300 for that is about £275 overpriced.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    "Rapha in over-priced jersey shock..."
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,153
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    :shock: :shock: :shock:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Paul-Smith-5 ... rk:32:pf:0
    10% off with code POWPOW10 before 8pm makes it tempting....not
  • ayjaycee
    ayjaycee Posts: 1,277
    Looks like the sort of garment one would wear with brightly coloured trousers at the tw4t farm.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    ayjaycee wrote:
    Looks like the sort of garment one would wear with brightly coloured trousers at the tw4t farm.

    or with your cotton hat and no helmet while someone takes "arty" pictures of you on your bike.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    bet David Millar owns one
  • ayjaycee
    ayjaycee Posts: 1,277
    shiznit76 wrote:
    bet David Millar owns one
    Maybe even two.
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    When he released his original series of designs for jerseys/ bibs whenever it was with David Millar showcasing it, I thought the following.

    How can one of my favourite clothing designers who knows so much about the sport,and has loads of collections of great cycling jerseys miss the mark so badly both in terms of cost and design.

    Some rich idiots will buy this stuff for sure, but it was so ridiculously expensive and looked bland.
  • shiznit76
    shiznit76 Posts: 640
    in all seriousness, the seller must be of his trolley if he can think he will get this price for it. Must be the most expenive sports top ever, and i mean ever. I think Geoff Hurst's worn and world cup winning jersey sold for about half this price and that is way more iconic. Mad, just mad.

    I've just messaged the seller to ask if there was a mistake in the starting price, and he said No. Feel like asking him to justify the logic behind the price
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Meanwhile, one of these is up for sale:
    https://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/classifie ... f-only-80/

    A bargain at only 6900 quid or so. It would go nicely with the jersey...
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  • mr_mojo
    mr_mojo Posts: 200
    I bought one of them jerseys a few months after they were released from a Paul Smith factory outlet, think I paid about £65. There was a rail full of them, wish I bought a few more! I did eventually sell it on eBay for £350 a couple of years ago.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,268
    Mr_Mojo wrote:
    I bought one of them jerseys a few months after they were released from a Paul Smith factory outlet, think I paid about £65. There was a rail full of them, wish I bought a few more! I did eventually sell it on eBay for £350 a couple of years ago.

    Excellent ROI !!
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