Kasil 32 Shadow

 

I bought these Kasil jeans on ebay. I buy a lot of jeans on ebay. And most denim blogs, well, they don't write much about ebay. It's easy to see why - it's not news, not a sample sale, the basics of how to ebay is pretty easy to get, you don't get much benefit from linking to a great sale except for competition from your own readers. Heh. (Speaking of referrals, my goodness, if you are not a member of Gilt, click on that link to the right and JOIN NOW. Tomorrow they have part one of their final sale and Gilt's final sales ROCK. They are the best of the final sales, I think.)

Ebay also has a rep for selling fakes and fakes are bad. Google and you'll see it's more than just ripping off the original brands, it's a scary illegal violence ridden bad bad vibes thing.

But I've bought at least a third of my premium jeans on ebay and my experience has been 99% positive - one shirt that had some stains on it that the seller had tried to hide. I spent a total of $7  so I wasn't really that upset.

Things I love about ebay: MEASUREMENTS. So many excellent ebay sellers will give you all the measurements you can't get at sample sales or online stores - actual waist, hips, inseam, leg opening, thighs. These Kasils fit PERFECT on me. Those measurements wouldn't have worked for everyone but I started drooling, well, at Kasil 32, but I bid what I bid because the measurements made it clear how well they would fit.

And pretty! Also, I love the price. I paid under $15 for these. They fit perfect, they're durable good denim, they have cute details and, as seen in the top pic, the world's most pointless pocket possibly ever.

And yet, another reason writing about ebay is rare: this isn't really helpful. If this cut of Kasil comes up in your size at 30/31/32, I say buy! Great fit all around. But since it's ebay, who knows when this cut will come up again? If you want to know more about the seller, read their feedback, not my review of these awesome jeans.


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Also, everyone has their own ebay philosophy of bidding. I set up searches for things I want, like "Kasil 32" and then I bid on everything that I like where the total comes to under $20 for jeans, hoodies and dresses and under $15 for shirts. I am frequently outbid, I go, "okay" and move on. My friend never bids until the last ten minutes. But I worry about getting caught up in a competitive fervor and paying more than I want to. I know what I want to pay, if someone is willing to pay more, they'll do so whether it's five minutes before the end or five days. Of course, sometimes I don't get outbid and I have a week where I suddenly have spent $60 on ebay without actually planning to even if I did get some awesome jeans out of it.

SO: ebay is awesome for finding awesome jeans. Be smart, though. And Kasils ROCK. Also, the pictures of my butt are something I really need to master, as this one makes the jeans look saggy in the ass which they totally were not. Up above is an equally bad picture of Rock and Republic skinnys (SO AWESOME AS WELL) where I took a similarly bad picture. I need to work on this, I know. Both jeans fit my butt very well.

And tomorrow! Final Sale on Gilt!!!!!