"Slant6" (slant-6)
07/11/2016 at 18:03 • Filed to: None
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"Slant6" (slant-6)
07/11/2016 at 18:03 • Filed to: None | 1
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This replica Eames chair has been in a local antique store for about a year now. I think the price is ludicrous for a fake in this shape without the ottoman. It is on sale with the rest of the guy’s booth 20% off but that’s still $700.
I’m thinking about shooting him a low ball offer, but how low, you tell me.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 18:11 |
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Depending on the quality, some of the really good reproductions can bring even more. Especially with the ottoman.
Baskingshark
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 18:11 |
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I’ve always wanted one of those for my office, they all seem to be around that price too but normally with an ottoman. People seem to know how desirable they are. I would say offer $450 or so.
Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 18:12 |
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Well, two points here:
1- see sm70's comment, it’s accurate
2- you can buy more affordable, new replicas online, with ottoman, for $600 to $700 if you keep an eye on them - usually on Amazon.
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Baskingshark
> Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
07/11/2016 at 18:18 |
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Your right there are a couple of them right now on Amazon for a lot less than I had thought. About $550 shipped
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> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 18:33 |
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I was too poor to buy one a few years back. It was around 300 and looked new. I’m still bummed.
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Slant6
> sm70- why not Duesenberg?
07/11/2016 at 19:18 |
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I think I’m just going to try and buy the genuine Herman Miller desk chairs from craigslist. They’ve been on for 2 months and I desk more than I lounge. And they’re real Herman Miller.
shop-teacher
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 19:26 |
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It’s been my experience that people who over price their stuff a lot, aren’t worth dealing with.
Frank Grimes
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 20:30 |
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If Dirty Money has taught me anything its that you should offer like $200. Or failing that just make your own.
I have wanted lots of Eames gear for years. Are there any recommended brands of knock offs?
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 20:42 |
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In the past 2 days on r/DIY there was a similar style chair redone. Might wanna check there.
FromCanadaWithLove
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 20:49 |
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That’s a bit crazy. I was looking at knockoff Barcelona chairs, and they were all around $700 :(
RandomTask
> Slant6
07/11/2016 at 22:55 |
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It’s missing several parts, and doesn’t even include the ottoman. It’s a poor quality knock-off as all the hardware is visible. Leave this one to the sucker who thinks it’s the real deal. Check amazon, you can get a brand new Faux Eames for about $500.
https://www.amazon.com/Lounge-Chair-B…
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Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> Baskingshark
07/12/2016 at 10:44 |
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We paid a little more for ours, about $1250 and it seems like the real deal showing a bit of age, but tastefully.
My cousins bought one off Amazon for about $650 and it is pretty great as well. They actually returned the first one because the angle of the back was a bit off and wasn’t comfortable but the second they bought is pretty spot on. I’d say go for it.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Slant6
07/12/2016 at 20:19 |
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There’s the lounging-versus-desking question, there’s the cost question, and there’s the fact that the lounge chair will require a bit of space for reclining, swivelling, et cetera.
Regarding the HMs: chairs are a thing of mine and I would probably find the HMs uncomfortable after a while in one of them.
PS9
> Slant6
07/16/2016 at 10:52 |
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Take $200 of that $700 and get a perfectly fine brand new office chair.