VintageGent’s Menswear Daily

Clicker Coat Clicking up the Ebay Chart

One of the hottest auctions for vintage menswear currently on ebay is one for a 40s Clicker Car Coat. While vintage Levi’s and Hawaiian shirts usually soar, this is an item that I have not seen make the rounds every week.

The blue coat is being offered by seller 9tara9 and with several bidders, the price is hitting the $300.00 mark.  The nice thing about the auction is that the seller includes a photo of the label.  Quite often, sellers neglect that.

Why is it so important?  This way, a buyer can form their own opinion on the age and authenticity of the item.  Items that don’t have high profile designer names probably will be the genuine article, but a label’s look and font can tell someone a lot about the garment.  If the buyer is knowledgeable about the maker, they sometimes know when different labels were used.   Other clues include care instructions that will often place an item in a decade, and sizing scales.  If a label is present and fastened in the original way, and clean, it can also tell the buyer a little bit about condition as well.

Showing a label does not give a seller an excuse to not bother to find out exactly what they have, but it is definitely an extra selling point, prevents additional work while the item is already at auction, and will often help the buyer make the decision.

This auction ends in less than 24 hours, so hurry if you mean it!