closet clean up: Winter Wools

 Scotch and Soda Knit Sweater

ebay item# 320778492011 SOLD

 Vintage Cowichan Sweater Womens XS

ebay item# 320778521820 SOLD

Vintage Cowichan Handknit Sweater Mens M

ebay item# 320778518365

closet clean up: Just for Kicks

 Quoddy Chukka Mens 6.5

ebay item# 320778348702 SOLD

 Quoddy Grizzly Boots Mens 5.5

ebay item# 320778355544 SOLD

Quoddy Maliseet Oxford Navy Mens 6

ebay item# 320778351972 SOLD

 Jack Purcell Mens 6.5

ebay item# 320778385665

 Birkenstock London Clog Shoes Mens 38

ebay items # 320778388785 SOLD

closet clean up: Lazy bundles and more!

So in a tired and lazy effort in getting my closet clean ups moving along faster, I am trying to bundle some of my auction items together. I will try to group item lots with things that I think will appeal to a certain taste. Meaning I wouldn't try to see a chambray work shirt with a sharp suit blazer....although that wouldn't be such a bad look with the right kind of boots. Ok, but really. I need to get this stuff out of my closet and looking over at the nagging pile of clothes just makes me want to throw a baseball. Sigh. So check back in the next few days as I start posting some fantastic bundled deals in this post!

 

 r by 45rpm scarf and bandana SOLD

ebay item# 320747909854

 APC New Standard Denim Jeans Size 30 SOLD

ebay item # 320747904983

A note about these jeans. Below is a photo of me in these exact jeans. You can see what they looked like when they were brand new.  And then what they look like now.

Orig. photo by: Scott Schuman

closet confession: Pricing

While no one has ever questioned my prices in any of my auctions. I felt I wanted to share how I look at pricing things. This explanation is just me feeling totally self-conscience of how inconsistent some of my starting prices go for. I think my prices are really fair and for the most part "priced to sell." I even price things super low and if you see that, you know I am eager to make some space or it was a gift and I have no idea what else to do with it. Here is the biggest thing. If you notice an item is priced pretty high on my auction, it's not because I'm trying to pull a fast one on anybody. In all honesty, it's me really debating whether or not I really want to see it go. I know, that's self-sabotage. But, then everything has it's price, right?

closet clean up: Winter weights

 

Vintage North Face Down Parka

ebay item# 320744795767 SOLD

Burberry Duffle Coat SOLD

ebay item# 320744793285

Opening Ceremony Wool Shawl Collar Wool Coat

ebay item# 320744339019 SOLD

closet clean up: Summer send offs

 

Journal Standard Homestead Hooded Pullover Anorak SOLD

ebay item# 320744798401

Vintage Peugeot Bicycle SOLD

ebay item# 320744333034

Opening Ceremony meets Pendleton Cotton Blazer

ebay item# 320740544514 SOLD

closet confession: blue summer

It's been awhile. It's been self-reflective. It's been soul searching. It's been frugal. It's been mourning. It's been grinding away. It's been hiding. It's been quiet. It's been re-evaluating and re-assessing. It's been confessional. It's been refining. It's been a lot of work. It's been collecting. It's been anti-social. It's been broke. It's been hot. It's been a blue summer. It's been too long.

Dusting off and droning on. Here comes the clean up.

closet clean up: Jean Genie

Here are some jeans that have made it out of my heavy rotation. I hate to admit it, but I've been slimming down on my jean fits. I've also been wearing more"pants" or trousers lately. Office life rears it's clean-cut head.

 

APC New Standard in Black sz29

eBay item# 320701416732 SOLD

 

Lee "Powell" Jeans in Grey sz 30

eBay item# 320701418033SOLD

 

Earnest Sewn Jeans sz29

eBay item# 320701419054SOLD

 

Atelier La Durance Prescott Jeans sz 30W 32L

eBay item# 320701414952SOLD

closet clean up: 10 items under $10!

You know how they say the best way to keep a clean house is to always pick up ten things a day or something like that? Today I went around my house and closets and pulled 10 things to throw up on eBay for under $10 bucks. Here they are... 

Opening Ceremony Desert Boots in Grey sz38

eBay item # 320700947215

Opening Ceremony Desert Boots in White sz38

eBay item # 320700946464 SOLD

Nike Zoom Sneaker MENS 7.5

eBay item# 320700951470

Cydwoq Ankle Boot in Brown sz38

eBay item#320700949121SOLD

Converse Lo-top Fat Toe Sneaker in Brown MENS 7.5

eBay item#320700958424SOLD

Clarks Originals Desert Boots in Ivory MENS 7

ebay item#320700959385SOLD

The North Face Backpack Fuse Box in Basecamp Yellow

eBay item# 320700954485 SOLD

ALITE Designs Tancho Backpack

eBay item#320700956772SOLD

Nike + iPod Sports Kit

eBay item# 320700957466SOLD

Opening Ceremony Tote Bag in Red

eBay item# 320700952686 SOLD

closet clean up: Yuketen!

Yuketen Maine Guide Shoes size 7
ebay item# 320700098509SOLD

closet clean up: Barbour x Tokito, Opening Ceremony meets Pendleton

Barbour Tokito Military Jacket

ebay item# 320685024723 SOLD

Opening Ceremony meets Pendleton Jacquard Knit Sweater

ebay item# 320685029566 SOLD

closet confession: exploring expense

So I've decided on something else I want to explore or personally track with this blog. My spending habits and specifically how I spend on material things. In my first few years of living in New York, I've spent well beyond what I've normally spent annually on clothes and entertainment. And that's a lot especially for someone who doesn't booze much. I suppose there are more delightful objects and clothes in my environment than there ever before. Not to mention the marketing in this town is over the top whimsical and romancing at times. Not to mention my constant reading of blogs covering: jackets, shirts, shoes, denim, sweaters, sweatshirts, bags, little carved objects, books, magazines, salamis, cheeseburgers, the perfect french fry, coffee, music, sunglasses, pads of paper, pencils, etc. I am a consumer in a consuming town.

Lately, I question my passions for this past time of shopping. I have more financial resources than I have in a long while, and yet here I am, near broke. And worse, nothing in my possessions to be all that happy about it. Or, I am without the other passions in life which would distract me or fulfill me in my spare time. I used to have a lot of fun in life having never spent a dime. What happened to that? Kicking cans against a wall, throwing rocks with all my might, making movies, making messes, making out, making music, making travel plans, making it all up and marching along without a care in the world what clothes were on my back so long as it wasn't yellow because yellow is just not my color.

Lastly, I am looking at my living space, and realizing in New York, one has very little room to collect impulses. And I have a serious fear of hoarding. Look, I'm no fcking saint.  And I'm sure the next bonus check I get I will out there looking for my dream chambray shirt or 40/60 parka to celebrate. But right now, I'm just checking myself. Post break-up, post tax season, post-caring for my family back home, post-op on my dog (did I mention I have a pup?)...all this stuff got so dang expensive. And it's all inspired me to clean up my act, starting with cleaning out my closet. And I'm realizing that the departure of so many material things will never amount to the emotional departure of the things in my life I truly care about.

This is not trying to be one heck of a terrible sales pitch. This is no sob story either and I'm not trying to win any sympathy in order to score an extra bid on one of my listings. Because I'm not on here to sell you a bunch of crap. This is my stuff, which I truly had a love for and appreciate and enjoyed at one point.  I mean, how many waxed-cotton green jackets do I need? And this is my closet confession: some of this stuff I never even wore or touched beyond taking the tags off or once around the block. And that makes me feel humbly shameful. Right now, I'm just re-evaluating. Cleaning up. Taking care of my puppy (don't worry, my house nor my stuff smells like dog. I am crazy OCD, anally retentive about cleanliness). Taking care of family matters. Tackling debts. Maybe it will help with seller's remorse. All honestly, I'm just recording. I'd really like to see how much stuff I can get out of my apartment, how much stuff can I live without. Will I even miss any of this stuff? (If I do, I can secretly revisit it here). I think it will be interesting to see the things that come and go materialistically and what impacts or growths they mark in my life. All I think about is this: I truly don't give a damn how much a person makes, but I truly admire how much a person can save. Jocelyn Davis, you're my hero.

I wasn't lying about my dog. ;) This is my little girl, Cheeseburger.

closet clean up: Yuketen shoes and Persol sunglasses

So I am in the throws of tax season. And now I'm broke. Also doing some spring cleaning. Here is the first installment of things I have currently listed on ebay. Enjoy!

Vintage Persol Sunglasses

ebay item# 320687283362 SOLD

Yuketen Ripple Sole Oxfords SOLD

ebay archives from cathead3000

Hello, I am starting this blog to document my ebay listings. It's quite difficult for me to part with the items I list on ebay despite how little I've come to use them. I thought maybe if I posted my old items here I could still revisit them and have some sort of connection to them in a way. Also, ebay deletes the details and photos of old auctions, so I thought it would be nice to see the things I sell collectively. As you will find, most everything I list comes in XS or Small Mens sizes. I would also like to use this blog to share my finds and favorites in mens clothing that come in a well made smaller fits (not necessarily just slim). 

So here is just a sundry of things I've sold in the past. Obviously not every single thing I've ever sold, but these are just photos I've found on my desktop and in old folders laying around. Enjoy!

sorry, everything in this post has been SOLD.