The Armour Archive

Ladies and Gentlemen,

How often do I see an item of armour (i.e. a helmet, a pair of gauntlets, a gorget, etc.) posted for sale here on the Armour Archive Classifieds where the advertiser does not give the size (or, alternately, the measurements). Too often! How can you forget to put that info in the ad? If You don't already know that the potential buyers will want that info, you may be in the wrong business.

So, in the future, when posting armour for sale, remember:
SIZE MATTERS!

This has been an unofficial Armour Archive Service Announcement. Now be safe out there (and wear armour).

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas wrote:Ladies and Gentlemen,

How often do I see an item of armour (i.e. a helmet, a pair of gauntlets, a gorget, etc.) posted for sale here on the Armour Archive Classifieds where the advertiser does not give the size (or, alternately, the measurements). Too often! How can you forget to put that info in the ad? If You don't already know that the potential buyers will want that info, you may be in the wrong business.

So, in the future, when posting armour for sale, remember:
SIZE MATTERS!

This has been an unofficial Armour Archive Service Announcement. Now be safe out there (and wear armour).

Cheers,
Tim

Exactly Tim.

I always post the size ranges I offer.

This stuff isn't exactly made of spandex!

we should all include as much info as possible,thanks again for the good advice [trying to step off of shoes ... ]

Too bad, Whonew...

You worked very hard to be a jerk and a spoiler but you simply validated my point. Thanks! The point remains, we all (myself included) need to remember to state sizes and or measurements whenever we can.

I am certainly not immune to making mistakes and am not claiming that I am perfect. I can't say I even knew what range of sizes that kit might fit but I posted soon after with a reference to the original post that held the information. Did you miss that?

Now instead of being a miserable wretch, smile and go hug somebody you love.

Cheers,
Tim

THANK-YOU I couldn't have said that any better. I bow to your honour.SINCERELY

To quote Lou Brown in Major League, "Who's this fucking guy?"

You know, in retrospect, this seems like a "Duh!!!" concept. One that I must admit that I missed when I placed my ad.

Thanks for reminding us.

I'd like to pitch in an opinion and use Lord Ogier as an example. In my opinion, "regular size," "should fit a normal person," "Kinda sorta largerish," don't help me a whole hell of a lot. This does:

Lord Ogier wrote:Bump

I still have all the stainless gear for sale.

The arms are 9 inches open from the wrist to the elbow center of the elbow cop and 11 inches closed.

The legs are 14 inches from the top of the cuisse to the center of the knee cop open and 16 inches closed.

I built these for me. I am 5' 10" tall and 200#. They fit and work perfectly. The articulation is museum quality.

Let me know if you need more details.

EVERYTHING matters when placing an online ad. Sizes, gages, exact materials. If it moves, showing how. Different angles, well done pictures that show detail.

On a person is even better. Let me put it this way. Everything I have ever posted here has sold in less than a week. Because I took the time to fill people in on what it was. Then made sure of payment and shipping methods, and let people know what was up.

The follow up is just as important as making the sale.

That's why they call it "customer service".

Secret ninja Fledermaus technique for measuring helms.

It's hard to get a tape measure to stay where you put it when you're measuring inside a helmet. Especialy when you're measuring the circumfrence. Well... I could go half way and double, I could do whatever... nah...

Get a peice of masking tape. Run it around the inside of the helm where you want to measure. when the tape overlaps, cut it through both layers. Take it out and lay it down on your workbench. Measuere from cut end to cut end. Perfect helm circumfrence every time.

mattmaus wrote:Secret ninja Fledermaus technique for measuring helms.

It's hard to get a tape measure to stay where you put it when you're measuring inside a helmet. Especialy when you're measuring the circumfrence. Well... I could go half way and double, I could do whatever... nah...

Get a peice of masking tape. Run it around the inside of the helm where you want to measure. when the tape overlaps, cut it through both layers. Take it out and lay it down on your workbench. Measuere from cut end to cut end. Perfect helm circumfrence every time.

Seems like a lot of trouble matt. Go to craft department of Walmart and get a soft tape made for measuring people. They have inches and metric. Ive got ten of them scattered about my shop, dont know what Id do without them. 99 cents each

Stonekeep wrote:Seems like a lot of trouble matt. Go to craft department of Walmart and get a soft tape made for measuring people. They have inches and metric. Ive got ten of them scattered about my shop, dont know what Id do without them. 99 cents each

I only have 2 hands.

I like the masking tape because it sticks to where I put it, and stays there till I'm ready to pull it off. It doesn't slide and shift like a tape does.

Works for me.

I had some of the soft tapes, but the wife and daughter stole them for sewing. Then the cats stole them for toys. Where the hell do cats hide stuff? can they see portals to their own little pocket dimensions?

Ive got a dachsund and I swear they are related to rats..lol
Every so often I find a cache of my socks hes stolen from the laundry room, set up in a ring like a rats nest. He'll be right in the middle sound asleep. lol

"Exactly Tim.

I always post the size ranges I offer.

This stuff isn't exactly made of spandex!"


<shudder>

Spandex Armour!!!!!!!! Woot!! (OK, I'll quit trolling, for a moment at least)

Sizes are indeed very informative for those of us who don't fit in the extra-small sizes (IIRC, the fanned stainless elbow cops Mykaru made for me are for a 16" circumference elbow, and I was 24" around each of the knees, again IIRC.)

Happy armouring/selling!


Val

Try on Stonekeep's new line...

97% stainless steel, 3% spandex

Alcyoneus wrote:Try on Stonekeep's new line...

97% stainless steel, 3% spandex

Its taken a while to perfect the process for stretchable stainless

I'm still working on adding spandex to the transparent aluminum...

Come on guys...

Every guy knows...

It's not the size, it's how you use it.