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Is this eBay seller pricing these vintage shoes unrealistically?

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MeMeMeMeOw · 30/09/2026 13:28

This eBay seller is having a laugh, surely?

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PistachioTiramisu · Yesterday 09:36

I actually remember when they were selling these shoes in Dolcis - early 80s? - and they were probably about £3.99!

ImogenBrocklehurst · Yesterday 10:27

They’re only worth what someone is prepared to pay for them.

Off topic, though: I miss Dolcis - they had great shoes.

godmum56 · Yesterday 10:58

I dunno....people with the right kink will pay silly prices for stuff.

rosagarten · Yesterday 11:03

CruCru · 30/09/2026 14:02

God, I remember Dolcis.

Agreed, hardly a high end brand!

Ereshkigalangcleg · Yesterday 11:08

BillieWiper · 01/10/2026 09:04

Dolcis! I remember loving them. Idk how it was pronounced, I said doll-siss.

I'd pay 20 quid for them as I actually like them!

I actually quite like them too! I’d clean them up and wear them. For a tenner, maybe.

BillieWiper · Yesterday 11:13

Ereshkigalangcleg · Yesterday 11:08

I actually quite like them too! I’d clean them up and wear them. For a tenner, maybe.

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Yeah they'd want a clean. I'd probably not wanna wear them with bare feet even after that! But they're cute. I do like 80s pop/new wave kinda style though.

DoreenGrey · Yesterday 11:34

Sometimes sellers who don’t actually have that stock in, will just update the price to a ridiculously high one as a kind of place-saver, as it’s easier than taking down an re-listing later. 🤷🏻‍♀️

NCOneDayOnly · Yesterday 13:01

I wonder if the seller thinks a costume designer/production team of some description will absolutely NEED those shoes for a film or TV production and she's chancing her arm on the price?

Suzypuzy · Yesterday 13:22

Either the seller is a chancer........(or she needs to move her decimal point over, by two places)! 😂

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MeMeMeMeOw · Yesterday 16:34

DoreenGrey · Yesterday 11:34

Sometimes sellers who don’t actually have that stock in, will just update the price to a ridiculously high one as a kind of place-saver, as it’s easier than taking down an re-listing later. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Well I never knew that!

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justasking111 · Yesterday 20:22

Some wonderful eccentric items.

My Ossie Clark maxi from the 70s is now around the £600 mark though.

Anonanonay · Yesterday 23:05

CruCru · 30/09/2026 14:02

God, I remember Dolcis.

Me too.

itstoolateforsnacks · Yesterday 23:41

I love these and would totally wear them if they fit me. Not for £600 tho, eek.

shiverm · Today 03:05

nomas · 30/09/2026 14:41

Meanwhile the seller of the infamous 12 days of Christmas centrepiece has upped the price from £699 to £999.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387811154041?itmmeta=01M3S8QH6VRT913C1STKDF7R32&hash=item5a4b589879:g:UUwAAOSwosFUVmhG

“1001 viewed today” says eBay. Tourist attraction! They could charge for views. I loved reading the description. Such good old school eBay vibes, thanks for sharing.

GarlicEverything · Today 04:13

letmebetheone · 30/09/2026 15:49

'Not another pair in the country'. Beg to differ, we have those exact ones for sale in the charity shop I work in at the moment.

You're undercharging!

RumPidgeon · Today 08:09

nomas · 30/09/2026 14:41

Meanwhile the seller of the infamous 12 days of Christmas centrepiece has upped the price from £699 to £999.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387811154041?itmmeta=01M3S8QH6VRT913C1STKDF7R32&hash=item5a4b589879:g:UUwAAOSwosFUVmhG

What in fresh hell is this??? 🤣🤣🤣

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