STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Seashells · Dooney & Bourke

RE: Ridiculous

theotherjess · Chanel

Holy sh-t, I can't believe someone paid $326.05 for a pair of SHORTS. Johnson shorts (which are also ridiculously priced) don't even cost that much. WTH?

kahluamilk · Dooney & Bourke

No kidding??! Someone paid $326 on AE shorts? Um...

theotherjess wrote:

Holy sh-t, I can't believe someone paid $326.05 for a pair of SHORTS. Johnson shorts (which are also ridiculously priced) don't even cost that much. WTH?

Kelly · Hermes

the only thing I can figure, is that if she has a buyit now price that high and she takes offers otherwise, she's not bound to ship them out if she doesn't get enough. I know that's what a reserve price is for, but I don't know...

Kitty · Hermes

Maybe, but there's like 7 people that have made offers and she has declined all of them.

Karina · Chanel

i'm trying to think of a smart ass question, but i'm too tired right now lol.

Cortney1982 · Chanel

twinkle wrote:

apparently these shorts are in high demand. she must have gotten inspired by this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Adorable-American-Eagle-Madras-Plaid-Shorts-Size-4_W0QQitemZ110016926300QQihZ001QQcategoryZ15654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

So far from the feedback it looks as this person has yet to pay for them. And let's see, winning bidder has 7 feedbacks, 2 of them being negs from not paying! I don't think the seller will get her shorts money.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

but the losing bidder still bid up to $320... and she has all positive feedback so she doesn't seem like a flake... I don't even remotely understand this! Must think of a smart-ass question...

"Were these hand-sewn by rare Andalusian gnomes?"

"Are they magical shorts?"

or how about just: "Are you delusional?"

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

darn I was going to make her do measurements but she already listed those. That is usually a good way to get someone's hopes up.

Kitty · Hermes

Cortney1982 wrote:

Okay here was the question I asked!:

How will these be shipped in? I like my packages to fit in my mail box instead of the mail carrier dropping them off at my door.

Nothing funny but it's funny if she gets asked lots of questions!

OMG, I just saw that she posted this question and her response to it on her listing. I burst out laughing.

Misty · Dooney & Bourke

I had to chime in after coming back to this thread and reading that the seller did not actually intend to list this at $30 or even $.30. I was incredulous and a little outraged at the price gouging (supply and demand, I guess), so this was my question (playing off one of you saying that they must have been made with gold threads)

"Were these made by Rumplestilskin himself?"

I loved that story as a kid and even though my question was not funny, I really just want to annoy her.

Her response:

"It's spelled Rumpelstiltskin and you can bid if you like."

I don't give a crap that I misspelled the name. It has been 23 years since I read that story. Trick. I'm going to respond.

-- Edited by Misty at 17:39, 2006-08-17

NCshopper · Hermes

Is she high?!?!? I mean, seriously! Who pays $300+ for AE shorts?!?!? WTF???

Karina · Chanel

someone should ask if the shorts come with a platinum plated crotch

ayo · Coach

you guys are killing me

Sephorablue you are just ridiculous *lol*!!!

Andalusian gnomes

whew

that will forever be funny..

-- Edited by ayo at 20:45, 2006-08-17

Cortney1982 · Chanel

Karina wrote:

someone should ask if the shorts come with a platinum plated crotch

Better yet, since they have been worn...ask if they have been sprayed for crabs!!!

Misty · Dooney & Bourke

The seller and I have actually been having a somewhat interesting conversation on capitalism. She was inspired by the other auctions where "rich folk" have paid over $300 and some times closer to $400 for similar pairs of previously worn AE shorts. She said that is what tempted her and did state that the shorts did not contain any magical properties, as I suggested.

I still think she smokes crack.

ayo · Coach

ok how about a friend of mine just told me she saw the same pair of shorts at an AE in NY just yesterday!

she must be selling something else with those shorts..

-- Edited by ayo at 10:35, 2006-08-18

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

How about a little ebay comparison shopping? For about the same price, you could get:

Gucci ballet flats:

a classic bent plywood Eames chair:

.... or, you could get a pair of cheapo American Eagle shorts at a bajillion % markup!

Kitty · Hermes

Holy crap, she ended up selling them for $220.

tina242 · Kate Spade

I can't hate on her b/c I'm too busy hating on the people who actually bought the damn thing for that much. Hey if I had a pair I'd go post them right now for $300! I just would never think that anyone would pay that much.....