THE SUIT. 

Needing a suit should be included in the death and taxes phrase. Paying high street prices shouldn't.
Wool was on an animal at some point so any qualms about a used suit can easily be overcome. Especially after a dry clean.
Suits are designed to allow for alterations, a point I will be labouring, If a suit you like is not quite your size know that most aspects of a suit can be altered. From the arm, the waist, the leg to the profile much can be done by skilled hands.
For the price we sell plus the hands of your nearest good tailored you can still come out having saved more than a discounted suit on the high street.   

THE EAGLE EYE.

We here at Truffle Pigs know how to spot a suit, how to judge it and how to list it.
We pick suits for all needs, the everyday, the special occasion and the connisseur.
Style is on you. Confidence to buy is on us.
We examine the hotspots on every suit. We list each one as it is, no marketing hype.  

SHINE. Excessive friction on the cloth makes it become shiny. Often found on the seat of the trousers, the pockets where the hand rubs, the elbow area and sleeve cuff, where it can be more difficult to spot.
When a suit has shine we don't list it. There is no cure available

CLOTH. There maybe be no shine but sometimes the cloth is begining to get our version of arthritis. The natural spiring is going. It's had it's time.
A tell tale sign is the inside size label. If the suit has been dry cleaned too many times then the label begins to look faded.

DAMAGE HOLES STAINS. A good tailor goes a long way, they can fix things you almost would not believe.
If a suit is maybe oneof those lovely Savile Row suits even if it has some damage then it's still worth listing. It maybe worth mentioning here that we wash most of the trousers in a gentle wool wash then press them. Trousers often pick up numerous tiny stains. 

Most of what you need to know is in the TITLE and  PICTURE GALLERY.
The second black and white IMAGE has all the MEASUREMENTS.
Including how much you can ALTER the TROUSERS on the WAIST and LEG.
Any damage is mentioned in the second image and explained in item specifics just below the pictures.
Pictures with red arrows point towards any issues. Forward a link to your tailor and get a quote
or second opinion. 

THE PRICE.

Our prices are great value. On ebay it works both ways. If you dont like a price you can try and make us sweat. You never know we might cave. A good start is to have a look at what you'll pay on the high street. Is the item in mind wool or evil polyester and viscose?

THE FIT. 

The hard bit. A man should know his measurements. It's worth taking the time. First give your ego a kick in the balls then make some measurements. We can help guide you if you're unsure. If a suit you like is slightly out don't lose hope, many parts of a suit can be alterd by a good tailor. See below and above.

HOW WE (& most ebayer sellers) MEASURE A SUIT. 

The JACKET

Lying flat and front facing. Pad out any slack in the cloth. 
 

• SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
  Without stretching measure across from where the shoulder seam meets the arm measure across to the opposite side on the other shoulder.
• ARM
  From the same seam as above, shoulder and arm, measure down to the corner of the sleeve where the cuff buttons are. Not the middle, the corner. If there are no cuff buttons it is the outside corner.
• ARMPIT to ARMPIT
  Where the bottom seam of the arm meets the body of the jacket, (where the armpit would be), measure across to the opposite side on the other armpit. There are some notes further below about this.
• COLLAR TO HEM
  Turn the jacket over so the back faces up. Make sure the collar is folded down (as it would normally be). Measure from in the middle at the bottom of the collar to the bottom of the garment.

If the ARMPIT to ARMPIT in is for example 21 inches.
This does not mean the CHEST is a 42. (21 times 2 is 42)
For suits it doesn't work like that.
The chest measurement is usually taken a couple of inches below the ARMPIT line.
To calculate the CHEST based on the ARMPIT measurement can be done as follows:
The measurement is doubled then 2 inches are subtracted. 
A 21 ARMPIT usually means a 38 CHEST. 20 doubled is 40, take 2 leaves 38..

The chart below may be a useful reference;

FINAL THOUGHTS.

RETURNS

RETURNS WITHIN 30 DAYS ARE ACCEPTED. No question. Just open a RETURNS through ebay.
Full refunds are made on receipt of the item. Please use Royal Mail 2nd Class and keep the receipt.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS & SAME DAY POSTING

Before posting all suits are steamed then neatly folded and packed in a secure plastic bag. If you want me to post same day as purchase please check with me first, often it is possible.
I personally recommend any suit purchased should be dry cleaned. If a suit is 'vintage' or over a certain age having it dry cleaned should be done as a given.
Suits don't come with a service history so a dry clean is good peace of mind. 

VINTAGE SUITS.

One thing the British still do well is make suits. The golden years for the affordable modern suit on the high street are gone, (though could return with a 'no deal' Brexit) in the meantime the art of tailoring & cloth making still continue.
A couple of generations ago the tailors on Savile Row were in huge decline, in no small part due to the quality of suit produced on the high street with the average working man in mind.
Were they as good? No. But they did in many respects hold their own. Compare the goods of yesteryear to the high street of today & the only thing that has improved is the Jedi mind tricks marketing. Don't be fooled.
The humble vintage suit is well worth the cost of a dry clean and your renewed consideration. They are the Davids that brought the mighty Goliath low.