On that tack, a few months back The Trad revealed a nice tip on the ACL boards that should have been obvious but wasn't... when buying British goods, especially nicely aged stuff like say, a Barbour jacket, use British eBay. Bolt of lighting time...
"Ahem, a small word of advice that’ll save you a couple hundred bucks – - Go to Ebay UK for your Barbour. Dirt cheap and beat to hell for about $50. Throw in shipping for $30 and you have the real McCoy with distressed character." -Tintin (The Trad)
Excellent advice. Took a little watching but managed to snag a "BARBOUR BEDALE Waxed Country/Riding jacket 38" for 12 pounds sterling, about $20. Insane. Have never owned one until now; in the UK a Barbour has some slightly loaded social conortations (i.e. you may be an upper class twit / Hooray Henry / Sloane Ranger / Yaaah) but no doubt that is just my insecurity showing. Fine, fine piece of kit.
Related tip from Oma that I won't need this time: Distress a Barbour to avoid the ignominy of appearing to have a new one... elastic bands wound round the arms and leave it in the back of the car for the dogs to trample on!
Now the big question.. do I rewax it and go through all that or just wear it as is...
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Wax it. The photo of the back of it makes it look like it's starting to dry out, and contrary to what some suggest, Barbours that are dryed out don't look better with age, they look bootleg, like those old Banana Republic "barn coats." Gives you an excuse to go to Orvis when you're at Skye's wedding to pick up wax, and the wax itself you can experiment with after on Carhartts or a pair of jeans.
i just did the exact same thing last week.. picked up a Bedale in black for 15 bucks on italian ebay.. 10 bucks to ship it..
Agree it should be re-waxed. Not a very tough proposition and if you'd rather, you can have someone else wax it for you for a price.
Have had "Border" jacket for many years and they are quite durable.
Hi!
I would really appreciate some help about the size on this particular jacket. I am about to get one on ebay UK and I'm not pretty sure about it . Would you mind to let me know about your measures, i do know you got a 38. Thanks very much!
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