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Originally Posted by Thug Bubbles
haha, why? It does seem like a ploy to raise prices on stuff.
Yeah basically. Though I don't think it is as bad as it used to be; I just checked and all the Alden for JCrew stuff seems pretty fairly priced for current Alden retail prices (though still a big premium over ebay).
But for awhile the collabs were like a 20% to 30% premium over the base goods. I remember they were peddling some standard moc toe Red Wings "for JCrew" which added a little bit of distressing and different laces for like $100 more than the base version.