Purchasing Fine Neckties

You can spend $250 to $500 or more on a fine tie purchasing the tie new. It makes sense to shop eBay because you can land some very good deals for a fraction of the original purchase price. It also makes sense to purchase a "high-end" tie used because these are more likely to have been worn and cared for property.

In this guide I would like to focus on how to make sure you select the right tie so that you get the maximum benefit from your tie purchase. In this guide I'm defining a fine tie as one that originally cost more than $200, was probably silk or fine linen. My ties favor Vitaliano Pancaldi, Brioni, and Versace but this guide applies to any fine tie you might consider purchasing.

First consider what you will wear the tie with.

1. if you don't plan to wear the tie with a suit or dinner jacket - including a tuxedo - then don't purchase a fine tie. It's a waste of money to wear a fine tie with a sports coat or without a coat at all.

2. so assuming we have gotten past #1, you need determine which category your suits fall into - (a) dark suite - black, dark blue, or very dark pinstripe (b) light suite browns, blue, tan, white, or light plaid or pinstripe.

3. fine ties come in a variety of styles but I like to divide simply into (a) colorful with lots of reds, yellows, blues and striking colors and designs like the Pancaldi or (b) reserved with a repeating pattern of dots or stripes or a plain single color and pattern.

4. Given these classifications I recommend you wear an (a) tie with an (a) suit - that is, wear the very colorful ties with the dark suites - even a black tuxedo looks excellent with a very colorful tie. And then it proceeds that you would wear an (b) ties with a (b) suit.

5. Colorful Pancaldi ties just do not look good with a light colored or plaid suit so you stick with the unstated more conservative tie because your suit has more color and you don't want to match or compete with your suit.

Personally I'm not sure why anyone purchases category (b) suits - perhaps it is originality, wanting to express yourself, be different, or perhaps a budgetary consideration - but given a choice I would always recommend the category (a) suit for the wearing of a fine tie.

Enjoy the ties I have listed. So far all of the listings are category (a) ties for category (a) suits.

If you do change your mind in the future to sell the PS3

How does one file the UPI on items that were removed and no longer exist? It is my understanding from the OP that the listings were removed due to the fraudelent bidders. I have had that happen to me...phony bidders, listing goes "poof". Had I not kept a copy of the listing, there would be nothing to "relist" as far as the site is concerned.

How to Find Good Ford Oil Filter

Why Aftermarket Oil Filters Can Cost You Money

Certain aftermarket oil filters have a permanently attached filter housing cap that can lead to some serious problems for your Power Stroke Diesel:

1. Dirty oil entering the engine, which can cause fuel injector damage

2. Fit and filtration problems

3. Increased maintenance costs

About Motorcraft

Motorcraft’s patented 6.0L & 6.4L oil filter snaps into a reusable filter housing cap . The filter is disposed of at each oil change interval, while the Original

Equipment (OE) cap is reused. Motorcraft’s patented design has key advantages over the competition:

- Complete filtration of engine oil, which ensures high performing fuel injectors and long engine life.

- Motorcraft filters are the only filters guaranteed to fit and function properly on your Power Stroke Diesel engine.

- Reduced maintenance costs when reusing OE filter housing cap.

When oil change retailers install their aftermarket filter with an affixed filter housing cap, they discard the OE filter and OE filter-housing cap. When that happens

customers are faced with a decision at their next oil change. Do they:

- Continue to use an aftermarket filter that can damage the fuel injectors and engine?

Or…

- Purchase an OE filter housing cap?

Obviously, the right decision is to purchase a new oil filter housing cap. This one-time cost allows you to once again use the Motorcraft filter that is patented for your Power Stroke Diesel vehicles.

In order to know that your Ford Power Stroke Diesel is being taken care of, use Ford motorcraft filters at every maintenance interval.

Super Hero "Midget" Iron Man

A Tiny Giant, that is how I describe this Toy. The picture of the product advertised resembled a superman. I thought this toy would be the perfect Christmas gift for my nephew. But wait! When I received this item in the mail I thought.... what a trickery. The toy was the size of a just conceived embryo in its mother's wound. Certainly not the 'superman' image that I perceived.

The toy measured 3 inches long by 2.5 inches wide and weighed about 1 ounce. The armor worn by this superman image was knee high boots, breast plate vest, large hand gloves, a helmet and a trunk all of which were red in color. I was too embarrassed to give this miniature toy as a Christmas gift, so I kept it for myself. I found it fascinating that the both hands and head of this 'midget' iron man could spin around 360 degrees. This meant that the turning of the head and hands in different directions changed the posture and appearance of this iron man toy. Therefore, the 'iron man' could appear to be in a fighting mode, a surrender mode or even in a peaceful loving mode.

Despite the small size of the toy, it possessed amazing features which inspired me to look at life differently. The message was "do not take things at Face Value". In conclusion, the quote for today would be "Do not judge a book by its cover".