Desperately seeking Raiders jacket

[Rgarner]

My friend can't find his Oakland Raiders jacket. It's vintage leather, black with the word OAKLAND above the helmet insignia on the left chest. There are some big silver stripes on the sleeves, and striped cuff bands. Anybody who knows where to get one, please tell.

 

[no one]

Have you considered raiding?

 

[olbriar]

You might check Ebay. I found this.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304140473306?hash=item46d02f53da:g:4NUAAOSwgT5hOphR

 

[mikedt]

You could try Amazon?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=oakland+raiders+jacket&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

 

[Rgarner]

Maybe I can upload some images. We're looking for an exact match. I wish I knew the brand name.

 

[Bearsyzf]

Sorry, i only have a Dallas Cowboys jacket like that.

 

[Rgarner]

Ok, but where can we get a Raiders one? What brand is yours? I'm hoping it's the same.

 

[Bearsyzf]

Mine is also the NFL branded one, my ex got it for me as a Christmas present...... can't you check out the NFL.com store ?

 

[Rgarner]

I could, but I think they have only the later stuff. This one's vintage, probably at least five years old. We're really at a loss here.

 

[Bearsyzf]

Mine is the same age, but it's worth a try.

 

[mikedt]

I could, but I think they have only the later stuff. This one's vintage, probably at least five years old. We're really at a loss here.

If it's an older garment that's discontinued, I guess the only thing you can do is keep checking Ebay, and any other sources of second-hand.

 

[Rgarner]

I checked out the shop,, but sure enough, only the new stuff. Seriously, what brand is yours? I bet they're the same.

 

[joe71]

Normally being a die hard Denver Broncos fan I would take joy in mocking your friends unfortunate run of bad luck. However I am going to suggest you try sports memorabilia stores

 

[joe71]

Does he remember where he got it??

 

[Rgarner]

I wouldn't dare to ask. That's funny that you like the Broncos. There's a team some people love to hate, but then I guess that's true for all of them. I thought they would do better with Bridgewater but if they can't protect him he'll be lucky to have only one concussion this season. Let's wish 'em all luck.

 

[Rgarner]

Is there some way I could crop the images to show only the jacket and post them online with a forum, maybe? If I could let people with clothes to sell know what I'm looking for maybe it would be easier. Otherwise it's pretty much a needle in a haystack.

 

[Rgarner]

He's really getting edgy about not having that jacket. How do I crop identifiers out of the picture and show just the jacket itself? I don't have any fancy photo editing tools which I probably wouldn't know how to use anyway, just what was loaded into the phone when I bought it. It's a Samsung A02s.

 

[Brian706]

He's really getting edgy about not having that jacket. How do I crop identifiers out of the picture and show just the jacket itself? I don't have any fancy photo editing tools which I probably wouldn't know how to use anyway, just what was loaded into the phone when I bought it. It's a Samsung A02s.

You should be able to crop using many free utilities (ms paint on pc, your default photo editor on your phone, etc.). If you need help you can send me the photo via direct message and I can crop it out and send it back to you.

 

[Rgarner]

Ok, how would I send it to you? I want to show only the jacket, as much of it as possible. Then I guess it would be relatively safe to post it online, if I can figure out how to do that.

 

[Brian706]

Ok, how would I send it to you? I want to show only the jacket, as much of it as possible. Then I guess it would be relatively safe to post it online, if I can figure out how to do that.

I believe you already uploaded some images in the fifth post HERE. So if those aren't the ones you're looking to upload, you can click my name and select "start a conversation". That will start a private message with just you and I and you can upload the picture via the upload a file button at the bottom of the message box.

 

[Rgarner]

How do I find a company that was based in Oakland and maybe doesn't exist any more? Apparently that's the provider of the jacket. This was in 1983 and I guess all they did was Raiders gear.

 

[olbriar]

Not meaning to rain on your parade, but finding that exact, near 40 year old jacket, that would be a proper fit, is more like a needle in many haystacks. You could try contacting the Raiders front office and they might have some record as to who made the jacket in 1983. The city of Oakland might have some record of businesses active in 1983. I doubt either avenue mention will be of help.

I still suggest creating a search on ebay. Do a search for vintage Raiders jacket. Look through the many pages of hits I just found to see if you might find the jacket you want. Once you have gone through ever page of jackets and don't find a match, safe your search and have an email sent to you whenever a new ad is placed. I have had success finding some 70 year old tools I wanted. It didn't happen over night but it did happen.

I'm sure your friend would love to get his jacket back. Even if you find the same jacket... it will not be the one that's lost. He might have to settle for one that's similar or simply deal with his loss.

The last option, but I'm sure quite expensive, would be to take your pictures to a reputable tailor and have one made. I'm sure it can be reproduced... if money was no object.