I wish it was winter again...

**angerli** · 2nd May 06, 07:27 PM

Hi, gang,

My...surface post from Wales is getting pretty fast. Two months ago, I won a whopper on eBay UK - a Harris Tweed Inverness Cape. It just arrived, and it's a real beauty. No photos yet, but I'll do that after I get it dry cleaned and the packing wrinkles are gone. Mid green HT and fully lined in tan satin. The green is a bit darker than Lovat but not as dark as bottle green. With the postage, the whole cost was about $60. Something tells me this was a VERY good deal.

Sandy

**Kilted KT** · 2nd May 06, 07:30 PM

Yet again, someone with fantastic descriptions and no pics...

when are people going to learn?

heh heh heh.....Sounds great! I think the camera is in the living room..

**Bob C.** · 2nd May 06, 09:16 PM

Congrats on the cape, but I'm in NO hurry for winter to return.

**cavscout** · 3rd May 06, 06:13 AM

And the Ebay link. I'm curious

**Iolaus** · 3rd May 06, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by angerli

Hi, gang,

My...surface post from Wales is getting pretty fast. Two months ago, I won a whopper on eBay UK - a Harris Tweed Inverness Cape. It just arrived, and it's a real beauty. No photos yet, but I'll do that after I get it dry cleaned and the packing wrinkles are gone. Mid green HT and fully lined in tan satin. The green is a bit darker than Lovat but not as dark as bottle green. With the postage, the whole cost was about $60. Something tells me this was a VERY good deal.

Sandy

If it's in even semi-good shape, yes, you got a very good deal!!! Every time I watch one, it jumps up to $300+ at the last minute.

**Kilted KT** · 3rd May 06, 12:27 PM

yeah..always a sniper on most auctions on Ebay. need to be really careful..and quick..to get a sweet deal.

**Iolaus** · 3rd May 06, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

yeah..always a sniper on most auctions on Ebay. need to be really careful..and quick..to get a sweet deal.

Yeah, I've been one myself. I've also been in at the last 3 seconds, only to see the final list of bids record two more after me!!

**Kilted KT** · 3rd May 06, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Iolaus

Yeah, I've been one myself. I've also been in at the last 3 seconds, only to see the final list of bids record two more after me!!

It is the only major problem with the ebay model. With a timed auction, it is both good and bad that you can get a bid in at the last second in efforts to get a great deal. good because you may get a really sweet deal. Bad because it is fairly simple for someone to force the final price up just to make more money.

it is a double-edged claymore, this one.

**Iolaus** · 3rd May 06, 11:01 PM

Well, it's not a Harris tweed, but I won an Inverness today, and it didn't even get pushed, I bid against someone two hours before close, and then left the house.

At least I have a suitable rain coat now.

**Bob C.** · 4th May 06, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Iolaus

Well, it's not a Harris tweed, but I won an Inverness today, and it didn't even get pushed, I bid against someone two hours before close, and then left the house.

At least I have a suitable rain coat now.

That's a great find, Iolaus. If I thought I'd get enough use out of one to make it worthwhile, I'd grab one like that in a heartbeat.

I suppose I could wear it in the rain when NOT kilted, too...