These boots sold for what?!

Unbelievable!

These custom black leather 39" tall crotch-high boots in a size 11 sold for a whopping $810!!! It's the most I've seen any pair of boots sell for on eBay in a long time.

Given the height of these boots, you'd have to have really long legs to carry off the look. They also appear to be cut very narrow, so you'd have to have really long, really thin legs, unless the leather stretches.

Finally, I'm not sure why, but I don't like the heel on theses boots. Instead of a nice straight stiletto, it's a little too contoured.

Still, $810 - wow!

Another deal on vintage Wild Pair boots

Someone got a decent deal on these size 7.5 vintage Wild Pair boots for $58.51.

I especially like the cuffability and the sexy, spiked heels. And the snakeskin detail on the heels is subtle enough not to be distracting.

Classic Leatherwear gloves reappear and sell well

It's nice to see that the Classic Leatherwear long black leather gloves still have selling power. An eBay seller recently listed two pair of these 28" long gloves - a size 8 and a size 8.5. As the seller started these at $69.99 and they had no bids with a few hours left in the auction, I thought I might be able to snap them up for my bid of $71.07 on each.

It was nice to see this size 8 pair sell for an impressive $123.52. And the size 8.5 pair sold for $102.50. Interesting, as it appears they were both purchased by the same buyer - another glove collector or perhaps to re-sell on eBay?


As a point of reference, the Classic Leatherwear gloves were the first real pair of opera-length leather gloves that I owned. A leather seller on eBay sold several pairs of these and it seems like I paid in the $125-$150 range for these, and later, another identical pair in a smaller size. I remember that when the first pair arrived, I'd just arrived home from work to find that the mailman had left a delivery notice. As I'd seen the mail truck down the street, and I didn't want to wait until the following day to pick them up at the post office, I ran down the street and caught the mailman, who was able to give me the package from the truck. I also have especially fond memories of these gloves as on one memorable night at my old house, I actually got my wife to model these for me. So it's kind of surprising that I ended up selling them on eBay a few years ago, I think because they fit loosely and I was getting too many gloves in my collection.

The original Nine West OTK boots

One of the first pairs of OTK boots I remember lusting after, these Nine West boots were originally featured in a Macy's newspaper circular I saw while visiting San Francisco and originally retailed for $150. Nearly 20 years later, these size 7 boots sold for an impressive $102.50.

Another Wild Pair work of art

Another Wild Pair "work of art" offered for sale by eBay boot seller nunya-bidness. These sleek, spike-heeled pull-on boots with the zig-zag design up the side sold for $128.50. Since these were a very attractive size 10 and one of my favorite Wild Pair styles, I wanted to bid, but not this much.

Judging from the rear view of these boots, if I was behind a woman walking in these stunners, I would be in a total "boot trance!"

Vintage 80s OTK flat boots sell for $150

With some very nice modeling, these vintage 1980s size 8 OTK flat boots sold for $150.00. And they look great cuffed, too!

Wild Pair crotch boots - this time for $80

For $80.00, someone got a good deal on this pair of Wild Pair black leather crotch boots in a size 7. Even with "vintage 80s" and "35 inches tall" in the title, I found it interesting that this auction for these very popular boots only had one bid and didn't sell for more. I found it even more interesting that the seller stated that these boots had a zipper which went halfway down from the top. I've never known this style of boots to have a zipper and unfortunately, the seller didn't include a picture of it. I have to wonder if the zipper was a custom modification to the boots.

My second favorite Coach boots

 

These "Monet" boots by Coach are my second favorite Coach style after the "Allyson" boots. These would look so hot worn over a pair of skinny jeans. I actually like the strap and buckle detailing on these size 9.5 OTK boots, which sold for $157.50. Not bad for a pair of boots which originally retail for $670.00.