Quality Sporrans for less money

[StevieR]

So, I’ve not posted on Xmarks for a very long time, but this thread piqued my interest and I thought I’d show you the benefits of patient (and reasonably informed) Ebay hunting. All three of my sporrans are Ebay purchases. The most expensive was the Mark II MoD cantle for £56 (I made the bag). The evening sporran is by Wm Anderson and Sons and features in one of the catalogues posted earlier. It dates from between 1936 and 1950 and cost me about £24 and then another £50 to have the cantle, chains and bells re silver plated. The brown day sporran is also William Anderson and arrived this week. It cost me. . . £4.50! This modest collection was gathered over the last four years or so. In my opinion, the quality of these vintage sporrans far exceeds many of the new offerings on the market today and it’s well worth investing a bit of time hunting them down.

[FossilHunter]

So, I’ve not posted on Xmarks for a very long time, but this thread piqued my interest and I thought I’d show you the benefits of patient (and reasonably informed) Ebay hunting. All three of my sporrans are Ebay purchases. The most expensive was the Mark II MoD cantle for £56 (I made the bag). The evening sporran is by Wm Anderson and Sons and features in one of the catalogues posted earlier. It dates from between 1936 and 1950 and cost me about £24 and then another £50 to have the cantle, chains and bells re silver plated. The brown day sporran is also William Anderson and arrived this week. It cost me. . . £4.50! This modest collection was gathered over the last four years or so. In my opinion, the quality of these vintage sporrans far exceeds many of the new offerings on the market today and it’s well worth investing a bit of time hunting them down.

The silver playing on that evening sporran is gorgeous.

[OC Richard]

So, I’ve not posted on Xmarks for a very long time, but this thread piqued my interest and I thought I’d show you the benefits of patient (and reasonably informed) Ebay hunting. All three of my sporrans are Ebay purchases.

That's fantastic! Thanks for participating in this thread. You're proof of the sort of thing I'm talking about.

[kingandrew]

I am sure that the OP's purpose is to educate the members of this forum and to help them distinguish quality from otherwise when they search for a specific sort of kilt-related item. This is not a commercial message, although commercial images are being used to illustrate his points.

The Ebay photos and information will be part of the post long after the auctions referenced have ended. By giving concrete examples, OC Richard has helped the readers not only see and distinguish the details he find important, but has raised their awareness of the opportunity to acquire these items in a convenient, legal way.

We are now armed with information that will help us all when we do wish to find such a sporran.

As none of us is likely to be hoarding 100s of vintage sporrans to keep them out of circulation or artificially inflate prices, I see no harm. And since all these listings are temporary, any harm possible could only take place over the course of the past few days. Any real danger should be past now, or very soon.

One can look at the original listings to see if any "bidding wars" ensued from the post. My guess is they did not and this has been a safe and friendly sharing of information among like-minds hobbyists, rather than a for-profit attempt at guerrilla or ambush marketing.

Thank you to the OP for the education and to the Mods for seriously considering civility, rules, and goals of this forum.

Andrew