NEW OLD STOCK FROM EARLSSTUF INVENTORY 80-90'S
1980S VANS
38-16-5005
HI-TOP BLUE BLUE PIN
, WHITE RUBBER SCENE
LEATHER PAD INSOLE
GUYS SIZE 5
STILL NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX
THESE ARE A BIT DUSTY FROM STORAGE.
(JUST FOR FUN .... A LITTLE ABOUT VANS ....*EARLY VANS CAME IN A SIMPLE BOX DISPLAYING ONLY THE VANS LOGO. IT HAD A FLAT FINISH AND WAS COLOR CODED BLUE (FOR MEN), GREEN (FOR WOMEN), OR ORANGE (FOR CHILDREN). * IN EACH NEW BOX OF VINTAGE VANS, THE SHOES WERE WRAPPED IN WHITE TISSUE PAPER. THE TISSUE WOULD SLIGHTLY STICK TO THE RUBBER FOXING (FRICTION TAPE) OF THE SHOES. THE VULCANIZED CREPE RUBBER WAFFLE SOLE AND FOXING ON VINTAGE VANS FELT DENSER AND HAD A TACKY TEXTURE. A PERFECT MATERIAL AND TEXTURE FOR GRIPPING A SKATEBOARD DECK, OR FLOOR SURFACE. *THE SUEDE USED ON VINTAGE VANS HAD A TEXTURE (VISIBLE FIBERS, ETC.) AND THICKNESS ONE EXPECTS FROM LEATHER. THE COLOR SOFTENS WITH WEAR AND THE FIBERS WOULD PILL IN AN ATTRACTIVE WAY. *THE CANVAS ON VINTAGE VANS HAD THE LOOK AND FEEL OF COTTON, WITH DYES THAT ALLOWED THE SHOES TO OBTAIN A NATURAL FADE AND PATINA FROM USE.
COLLECTIBLE SHOES
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- A BIT OF OUR HISTORY -
Many of you know of the legendary "Earl Huffman"....(OUR DAD)...
Earl started repairing bicycle's in his driveway and a small business grew in Earl's garage in the 1980's. His popularity with the local youth quickly grew and the city required him to move his business to a different location. Which led to the start of "Earl's Bicycle Factory" in a metal connex shed in an industrial park in Omaha, Nebraska.
Over a 20 year span he ran his BMX and Skate Shop with his wife. At some point he spent less time at the shop and started selling on ebay, thus the start of "earlsstuf".
Earl passed away on August 11, 2008 and we started "sell_all_his_stuff" to sell the inventory that he had collected over the 20 years span of time.
We strive to run our ebay business with honesty and integrity. I have met so many really nice folks out there, some of who knew Earl and some who didn't.
I hope I can help many of you find the happy "memories" you had as youth through the vintage collection from "earlsstuf".
I was not a BMXer or SKATer myself, and many times I receive helpful information from the one's out there who were and are. For that I am grateful. You all have been so nice to work with.
At first, I didn't think I wanted to "sell_all_his_stuff", but now I am grateful for the opportunity to sell "earlsstuf", and I attribute much of this to all of you super people I have met through this experience.
Sincerely, Anne
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