NEW Robert Mackie Balmorals on eBay

[tweedydon]

There are a lot of Robert Mackie Balmorals being offered on eBay right now, for around $25 shipped within the CONUS. I've already ordered mine!

The eBay seller is: mikev385ap

I have no connection to the seller, and I'm only posting this hee as I thought it a great deal others might be interested in!

[madmacs]

Darn, missed the lovat green diced... oh well plain fawn will have to do

Thanks for the headsup Tweedy... Now you just need to sort us out with sime nice Harris tweeds...

[rlloyd]

I'd've just spent $125 if that green Tweed came in my size, lol.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

Thanks very much for the heads-up. I have a Lovat Green bonnet and 2 pairs of hose on the way (shipped to my son in California for delivery to Canada during their Christmas visit.)

[tweedydon]

Just received mine--Lovat diced--and I'm very pleased! It does seem to be slightly "shop worn" (maybe these are overstocks?) but it's still a fantastic deal for $25. I'm ordering a second now!

[madmacs]

S'ok you're going to soak it in a creek, wind dry it and play soccer with it before you wear it... ;)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...almoral-57667/

[tweedydon]

S'ok you're going to soak it in a creek, wind dry it and play soccer with it before you wear it... ;)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...almoral-57667/

What a great thread--thanks for the link!

I received my dark green Mackie today, and it's gorgeous... I think both this and the lovat diced will receive the "worn in over a lot of wearing in all weathers" break in treatment!

[Tobus]

*sigh*

I kept coming back to this thread, wavering back and forth on whether I should pick one up at this very low price. The fact that they are described as new without tags made me pause (I don't know if Mackie Balmorals come with a tag inside). I kept thinking someone would holler out, "Wait! These are not Robert Mackie Balmorals - they're low-quality fakes!" But, alas, no one has done that. In fact, you guys seem pretty happy with them. So I finally threw caution to the wind and ordered one. It will, of course, get a good Jocking.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

I too wondered if they were real Mackies, but at $20, and no other red flags, I also felt it too good a deal to pass by.

Which is why I asked my son to send me photos of the inside when he receives it (probably tomorrow.)

The only better deal I've found is the $7 second-hand diced navy-blue balmoral I found in Value Village. (That one really surprised me because it was what I was scanning the hat area regularly hoping to find and succeeded.)

[tweedydon]

As far as I can tell these are the real Mackie, but since I've never seen a(nother) Mackie bonnet in the wool, as it were, I might be wrong..... But if they can be identified as such by the interior, here are the interior shots of mine: