A brief history of mensma's collection

[mensma]

New years resolutions (from february of course )

1. Don't just buy anything I want and be gratefull with what I have
2. Spend less money on Oakley stuff from now on by:
   1. Stop putting on alerts for new Oakley stuff and
   2. Not to check the online marketplaces for some months (and gone is the FOMO)
3. Maintaining this thread when there's new stuff from now on
4. Buying a Pink radar Splatter and not get scammed again on this one for €150)
5. Spending much time on this forum

 

[mensma]

And to put and end to this piece of proza. Shelf by shelf:

 

[mensma]

And the spine case

 

[Inkkoonce]

What a pleasure to read this thread! Wow. You had a great 2022. And I’m honored you rated me

 

[mensma]

What a pleasure to read this thread! Wow. You had a great 2022. And I’m honored you rated me

Love you too!

 

[Fakir]

You picked up and expanded fast.
You have one case that would/should be my last.
Nice collection and chronology.
Cheers.

 

[lloydrose]

Wow this is an awesome thread your collection is just....

 

[Hamshandy]

That was the moment I knew I had to be more selective. I couldn't go on only buying things, I also had to sell stuff I wouldn't use anyways

• like the wire frames, I hated the way those glasses rest on the nosebridge with those two thingies (no idea how those are called in English)
• some plain Radars and
• Jupiter Squareds
• Etc.

I also discovered there was an Oakley store in the town of Roermond at a designer outlet. That shop has some really nice prices on clothing and glasses.
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I also searched for another shop in the neighbourhood and found it. Fun thing was I learned how small the Oakley network is in the Netherlands over there, the woman who worked there also worked at Oakley Holland before all the local Oakley offices closed. That's why she also knew the guy I bought all the other glasses from. That's where I bought my first Kato with the 24k lenses. And that wouldn't be the only Kato I bought...
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Thats also the place where my love for Oakley displays grew even more, I got this one for free with the Kato's.
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I think the Roermond Store has a guy from the Cheshire Oaks Vault working there now called Graeme . Look him up he’s did me some Good deals before he left the U.K. .

 

[Mike.vanderkoon]

And to put and end to this piece of proza. Shelf by shelf:

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What is the xmetal stand? Never seen that before.

 

[mensma]

What is the xmetal stand? Never seen that before.

Those are for the badman and madman. You can change the plates with the engravings of which one you’re displaying. I like them, but to call them X Metals…

Displays are empty because I’m going to pick up both glasses this week.