to think that damaged Boden clothing is a new fetish

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I like some of the Boden stuff but think it is overpriced (for my budget anyway) I always have a look on ebay and I am always flabberghasted by the amount that people will pay for a damaged item. Recently I have seen:

"Excellent condition, a 9cm rip on the arm but as you can clearly see the fabric is very forgiving".

"Great condition, creosote spilt down the front but it doesn't spoil the dress"

" Excellent condition, in the pictures you can see I had to replace the hood (very badly sewn hood attached which doesn't match the coat) and three small holes"

The damaged stuff seems to sell better than the "new with tags" stuff or the genuinely excellent condition stuff. A paint stained dress went for £18. Most of the stuff seems to go for almost half the price of the brand new price.

Can anyone shed any light?

Although it is a bit mad for second hand clothing to almost go near the full price I can sort of see when mass bidding starts it is easy to get carried away. The stained/ripped stuff however? No idea what the appeal is. On MN I have read that if you want to look MC then you should smear your dc with dirt and straw, perhaps all of these Boden-stain-buyers are aspiring to look MC?