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You buy clothes to wear with Oakleys that you already purchasedUpdated 22nd October, 2018 by cacatman
If you have any other signs, let me know in the comments!
Introduction
The Oxford dictionary defines a "collector" as, "A person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby."
"Hardcore" is defined as, "The most active, committed, or strict members of a group or movement."
Telltale Signs that You Might Be a Hardcore Oakley Collector:-
- You saw this post before you had something to eat for breakfast
- You love Oakley pre 1993
- Have 2 or more pairs of Oakleys
- Is/Was a member of both Oakley Forum and O-Review.com
- Have waited up more than 2 hours past their bedtime just to "snipe" an eBay auction for a desired pair of Oakleys or Check the Exchange areas of O.F. at least once weekly
- Have bought at least one fake pair of Oakleys accidentally
- Have spent more than their spouse knows
- You're exclusive - You won't wear other brands of sunglasses, even Persol
- Pooh poohs other aftermarket brands (except for @Linegear Japan's rubbers)
- You know who @Blondie, @QLR1, @SoulFulFrog and @"TRUMP" are
- You take at least 3 pairs on holidays (and usually 10 pairs just in case)
- NEVER leaves their Oakleys in the car (due to heat) and NEVER rests their Oakleys lens facing down on the table
- You take off your Romeos in a weird way (like a hat or by pivoting from the ears)
- Friends have taken photos of your collection to send to their friends (because they can't believe what they're seeing, in a good or bad way!!)
- Has at least one custom from any of the guys listed here....List of Custom/Lens Cutting/Custom Frame Mod Contacts (cacatman)
- You've lied about how much you've paid for your Oakleys
- People have told you that your limited edition pairs look idiotic, but you still don't care
- You won't let people touch your sunglasses/you use gloves to handle your collection
- Your best virtual friends are from this forum and you've introduced someone to this forum
- You check your messages on O.F. when you wake up in the morning
- You've posted at least once in the WOAYT Thread
- You literally vomit if you see anyone cleaning their lenses with the t-shirt their wearing
- Never use the microfibre bag to clean the lenses
- You lament Luxottica's direction and customer service
- You've had friends who visit creep off while you wax lyrical while showing them your collection
- You've spoken to another forum member just about Oakleys for at least 30 minutes
- Sometimes you catch yourself daydreaming about your collection
- You've refused to let people try on your vintage O-matter because you thought they wouldn't treat them with care when trying them on
- Get mad at "flippers" even though they're making hard to find Oakleys accessible to you!!
- Your spouse has placed you on a watch list for expenditure control
- Your children think you're crazy
- You carefully store Oakley packaging and boxes
- You think paying $3000 for a complete C-six Carbon is an absolute bargain and you'd sell your car tomorrow if you could land one at that price (but had no money)
- You gave serious thought to not feed your family for a week so you could buy a grail
- You have at least one display cabinet
- You get angry when an Oakley employee doesn't know the answer/never ask employees anything now because they don't know anything
- You know how to spell "Ichiro"
- You think @BigRabbit is the best thing since sliced bread because of the stuff he sells!
- You get excited when a seller sends you a free genuine Oakley Popcard
- Are paranoid about getting scratches on the lenses
- You keep at least 500 mls of Oakley cleaning solution always on hand
- Have >5 pairs of rubbers for the same model because "just in case" they wear out in your lifetime
- Get genuinely mad when the talk turns to, "Which is better - O-matter or X-metals"
- Follow a perfect stranger around a shop because you want to get a better look at what Oakleys they are wearing
- You laugh when people call Badman and Madman "X-metals"
- You collect Oakley items that have nothing to do with sunglasses themselves
- You have an O-sticker on the vehicle you drive (or on your laptop/phone)
- You've actually given thought to matching your attire with your sunglasses
- You don't normally cry, but you wept when you saw this picture
- You wear Oakleys at night sometimes
- You know what a fake XS looks like from a photo of the earstems
- You've never visited this part of Oakley Forum
- If your spouse allowed you, you'd fill the lounge room with Oakley cabinets and Oakleys
- Your FB/Instagram profile pic has you wearing Oakleys
- You can walk into your Oakley room and know what has been moved
- You've driven >25 miles one way to pick up a pair of Oakleys for <$30 just because it was a bargain (or driven >75 miles one way to pick up anything else Oakley)
- You wanted to name your last kid Oakley (and you aren't American)
- There are some pairs in your collection that haven't been worn in over a year
- At any one time, you have at least 15 photos of just Oakleys stored on your phone
- You refuse to pay retail for new Oakleys
- You have taught an Oakley salesperson something about Oakley that they didn't know (@"TRUMP")
- You know that the 24K Juliet and 24K XS are NOT made from REAL gold
- You have BNIB Oakleys that have literally never been worn (and still have the stickers on the lenses)
- You've returned a creased box to a seller because it "wasn't as described"
- You've purposely used gloves when handling your Oakleys for the sole purpose so that you wouldn't affect them adversely with fingerprints, frame damage or dirt (counts if it was during lens changes/maintenance)
- You have specific eBay saved searches which you check religiously (@Wavecloud)
- Your spouse has given up trying to make you stop collecting (@flyer)
- In all of your collecting time, you’ve never retired or taken a hiatus (@Medusa50)
- You’ve used the “value” thread so you can get in early with a PM for a pair that hasn’t hit the market yet.
- You’ve traveled to questionable location (e.g. dangerous part of your city, or your mother-in-law's house, or red light area (that would be out of character to frequent, etc)) to score a deal (@IAMOBS)
Anytime your friends or family go out of town, you map their location to see if there are any O stores within a 50 mile radius.
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- If you are indeed a TRUE collector and see something posted on the exchange thread with a beyond reasonable asking price, you will NEVER “Like” that post.