Warriors Vest_Screen Used Original Movie Wardrobe Prop

[LIER ONE]

Someone should offer like $200. How do you raise it when we have tore it apart a little.

[4nik8]

last time, it was an opening bid of 15K - this time it's a Buy-it-Now of 17K

So, it appears his thinkng was that it would only start at 15 until the bidding war!

[4nik8]

Relisted with a Buy it Now of just $12,000, and still with a Make Offer option

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123

He also links to this 2008 news article from this site

http://warriorsmovie.co.uk/2008/12/03/a ... -for-sale/

[70's flashbacks]

It might be a tough sale on this piece as I think a good selling figure for it would be more in the $6,000-$7,000 range based upon Profiles in History's prior sale of a similar vest plus their added buyer premium which was I believe 20%. This economy is not too kind even on such rare pieces of memorabilia. Though I wonder if the vest would command an even greater premium once the remake is released and more film buffs are reminded about and look more fondly on the original "Warriors" film, and want to own a true piece of movie history from the past. Might have been a good thing to sit back on and wait a bit before selling such an item. Once this new film comes out and many people look back much more favorably on the original, it's possible that an item like this might truly climb in value. Especially with the Baby Boomers and early X-Generation folks who grew up with these films and seem to have the most expendable income.

[Ninth Delegate]

Video now up on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQawDQYPs8I

[Godfather]

Video now up on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQawDQYPs8I

Nice to see the vest and i still don't know if the patches are original but looks great.

[70's flashbacks]

Hey there folks,
Thought I found something which may interest some of you and solve a question many of us have been asking. The Cochise vest on ebay item # 250789637952 which has been listed for I believe several months as having the original patches and which we've all been putting in our own ideas as to if its genuine or not (patch wise), might be answered. While doing a bit of research, I came across a link to a Cochise vest that was recently sold in a Dec. 2010 auction via Profiles in history: http://www.icollector.com/David-Harris- ... _i10030663.
The vest sold for $6,000 at Profiles plus buyers premium, but that's not my point. Please note that the Profiles in History ad states in part: The vest has a true "copy" of the two Warriors embroidered insignia patches on the back – the stylized Warriors logo and winged-skull symbol – which were created with the exact pattern used by costume designer Bobbie Mannix to make the vest patches in 1979, making these identical, 100% correct patches to the ones worn in the original production. (The original patches were removed from the vests shortly after the film wrapped, and the vests pressed into service on other unknown films).
Now look at the pics of this vest sold by Profiles and then of the vest on ebay right now inclusive of the staining on the patches which lines up in identical areas, and do you not draw the same conclusion that this vest is one and the same? Yet the seller lists this as a vest with original patches. But looking at the photos it appears this is the exact same vest that Profiles recently sold and listed as having replica patches. Just my two cents, what's yours?

[4nik8]

That could explain why the seller chooses $12,000 - he wants to double his return on investment!

Do you notice how on that page it allows you to “mouse-over” the images to zoom in with great detail?

I went through the source code of the page, and found the references for those zooms:

Are these the clearest biggest pictures we've ever had?

[4nik8]

Here's the same "treatment" for the Swan vest, that sold for 10K:

[70's flashbacks]

Yeah, those pics you sent really give us an awesome view. And when you compare both examples (those from the one presently on ebay and those from Profiles in History's Dec. 2010 Auction where it sold for $6,000) they are definately one and the same vest. You cannot have distress exactly in the same areas on the patches unless the patches are pre-fabricated with the distress already on them. So it would seem we have the exact same piece of wardrobe making its appearance yet again.
I think this is what is bewildering and confusing many of us into thinking "just how many original Cochise vests can there be". There most probably is not many at all, (maybe two or so) it's just that one keeps getting re-sold in auction every so often. If anyone can reference photo's from it's original sale in Profiles auction back in '06 where it garnered a heavy dollar amount, approx. $15,000, perhaps we can match it to this same vest showing up in Dec 2010 Profiles auction and now on ebay. Also in Profiles in History Auction 25 it sold for $10,000. So we may have the exact same vest popping up for sale on four different ocassions. PS: Also just had seen that Platos AKA: Rembrandts vest is now sold at The Golden Closet. I wonder if we'll now be seeing Rembrandts vest doing a few auction circuit loops in the future years, (smirk). These pieces are so rare I begin to wonder if there are any true fans holding onto the limited original Warriors wardrobe that ever comes up, as they seem to just rotate back into auctions within a year or so.

[70's flashbacks]

On the Swan vest you sent over with the upgraded "large" photos. I like the look of the patches quite a bit more then those on Cochise's. But neither vest patches match up to this: http://clothesonfilm.com/the-warriors-l ... vest/1010/
Can you blow up a pic of the one from this link as you had done prior? While I do believe the Cochise and Swan vests are the real deal, I do have questions as to any of the patches being authentic or screen used on any of them. Or at least when viewed from the one in the original movie photo on the above link.

[4nik8]

Can you blow up a pic of the one from this link as you had done prior?

Tecnically, I didn't really enlarge any pics - I just found code references to larger pics

I don't really have the proper software to enlarge photos with a real degree of quality, but, here's an attempt:

Original:


Zoomed:

[shroom]

Can you blow up a pic of the one from this link as you had done prior?

Tecnically, I didn't really enlarge any pics - I just found code references to larger pics

I don't really have the proper software to enlarge photos with a real degree of quality, but, here's an attempt:

Original:


Zoomed:

hi there , can anyone help me , im intrested in buying one of these original vests , ive been in contact with the seller of the cochese vest on ebay , also i found out who has got the rembrant vest from golden closet , the buyer of the rembrant vest sent me some pics of the vest , its a great item and im in debate which vest to go for , its intresting as on the rembrant vest in the pics ,you can see were the original patches were sticthed in , and the video of the cochese vest on utube you cant see the old stitching , are these original patches ?? maybe , or maybe not ! can anyone help .. thanks

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im intrested in buying one of these original vests , ive been in contact with the seller of the cochese vest on ebay , also i found out who has got the rembrant vest from golden closet , the buyer of the rembrant vest sent me some pics of the vest , its a great item and im in debate which vest to go for , its intresting as on the rembrant vest in the pics ,you can see were the original patches were sticthed in , and the video of the cochese vest on utube you cant see the old stitching , are these original patches ?? maybe , or maybe not ! can anyone help .. thanks

What is the price difference between them? Given the choice, I would go for the Cochise one. Reasons being, it's a bigger size (more for your buck) and has a better patch. The Rembrandt vest has had 2 different replica patches applied to it since coming into the hands of golden closet. Their first repro patch was way off in shape, but they still claimed it lined up with the stitch holes. Both vests are stated as having reproduction patches by their original sellers.

[shroom]

im intrested in buying one of these original vests , ive been in contact with the seller of the cochese vest on ebay , also i found out who has got the rembrant vest from golden closet , the buyer of the rembrant vest sent me some pics of the vest , its a great item and im in debate which vest to go for , its intresting as on the rembrant vest in the pics ,you can see were the original patches were sticthed in , and the video of the cochese vest on utube you cant see the old stitching , are these original patches ?? maybe , or maybe not ! can anyone help .. thanks

What is the price difference between them? Given the choice, I would go for the Cochise one. Reasons being, it's a bigger size (more for your buck) and has a better patch. The Rembrandt vest has had 2 different replica patches applied to it since coming into the hands of golden closet. Their first repro patch was way off in shape, but they still claimed it lined up with the stitch holes. Both vests are stated as having reproduction patches by their original sellers.

Hi there , thanks for you response , im in 2 minds in which vest to go for , just on question you have mentioned that both vest have been said by the seller that they are reprp patches , not sure if you have been in contact with the seller of the cochese vest , as he says on his utube video that these are original patches ?? can any one tell me if they are ??? thanks..