This week I am covering another black split toe pair of shoes. Don’t call it a theme though. Okay, maybe it is but only if I write a third split toe article and this is only number two. No promises. These shoes were not made in USA (what?). And were not made during the Cold … Continue reading Salvatore Ferragamo Lancer Norwegian
I am writing this post for two reasons: 1) to cover an unusual Florsheim Imperial; 2) so I can stop looking at the last post photo of a corrected leather Crown Aristocraft. Florsheim didn’t make many split toe Imperials. I have seen a couple with model numbers of 92619 (black) and 93619 (brown) but they … Continue reading Florsheim Imperial Black Split Toe
Short story: wipe the shoes with a damp cloth, follow with Venetian Shoe Cream and buff with a soft, cotton cloth. I have tried a number of methods and I have found this to have the best results. The longer story is about my search for a pair Crown Aristocraft wingtip shoes. Crown Aristocraft have … Continue reading Caring for Bookbinder/Corrected Grain Leather
Summary: Based on analysis of eBay sales of men’s shoes during the period of July-Dec 2015, list your auction item to end between 4:00pm to 8:00pm Pacific time. Avoid the period of time between 9:00pm to 6:00am Pacific time. Sunday is the best day of the week. There are quite a few articles on the … Continue reading The Best Time to Sell on eBay
Sometimes writing about vintage shoes reminds me of grade school show and tell – “These are my shoes. And I like them”. But its my blog, a blog about shoes, so why not write another shoe story? Maybe I will write about Trump in my next article. Or not. You’ll just have to wait. I … Continue reading Vintage Florsheim Imperial Shell Cordovan PTB
New stats from December sales. There was a problem in the previous months stats where I was under reporting sales categorized by eBay as “StoreInventory”. So these numbers are higher but don’t necessarily mean a large jump in sales occurred during the month. Sorry, if you are upset. But I don’t think you are. Brand … Continue reading December 2015 eBay Dress Shoe Sales
