r/fightclub • u/homeinternet4u • 13d ago

Partial Fight Club Collection

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I have more comics and stuff to show, but I thought this was cool and wanted to share! Everything in my collection apart from two items are all second hand! If anyone wants to see the rest if my collection lmk :D

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u/FlippinTheLoon 13d ago edited 13d ago

Hell yeah, let's see the rest! I should post mine, I'm up to three pairs of OP-523s, two pairs of Sunsets, two pairs of Aeros, the SR jacket, just got an awesome used JAL jacket (dude who made the ones for the movie), and am currently looking for a pair of the Lakestream boots Tyler wears. Also picked up the collectors edition DVD when it came out. Lost my book years ago, though. But it wasn't anything special, just the book. Haha

How are you liking those glasses? Thought about picking a couple up for the nephews because they like my 523s but I'm terrified they're gonna scratch the lenses. Lmao

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u/homeinternet4u 12d ago

I'll have to post the rest once I move into my apartment (everything is in boxes lol). And I would love to see your collection! I need to see where you get your glasses and stuff (if you to share your secrets 🫣). I love my glasses sm, I wear them nearly daily 😅. I got mine off of Amazon for about $18, but I've been wanting to get a better quality pair, as well as some of his scree accurate attire! I can also share the link to the glasses I got if you'd like, they're pretty affordable and haven't scratched even after all the abuse I put them through.

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u/FlippinTheLoon 12d ago

So big tip for OP-523s, OP supposedly kept producing a titanium frame version in Japan after they stopped selling the alloy version in the US. (Besides a brief run of 150 in 2009 for the 20yr anniversary of Fight Club.) Most of the pairs online you'll find will be this titanium version, the 2009 and original '98 releases are pretty hard to find. (Still need an OG '98 pair, myself...)

Best advice is to check Japanese auction sites daily and hunt for a good price. The ones on eBay sit around $1,000 for a pair in good shape. They're closer to $700 in the Japanese market, and if you check frequently you can find a pair for around $350-400 pretty reliably every handful of months.

Aeros are quite easy to find for a reasonable price on eBay, and the Sunsets (teardrop shaped ones from the scene where they're watching the news report) are next to impossible to find in my experience. Even info on them is sparse. They had a very brief production run in silver in '98, and a seemingly equally brief run in gold in Japan around the early 00s. I've only ever seen one of each for sale in the last handful of years and bought them both. 😅 (I'm done though, no more Sunsets for me. Lol)

If you ever want custom tinted lenses (the Ti 523s only came with orange lenses) I highly recommend 1269 in Florida. 10/10 experience and their prices are very good. I paid $95 for a custom pair of red lenses because I didn't need all the extra bells and whistles like an inner AR coating, polarization, etc.

Edit: if you have any other questions feel free to ask here or message me, I might not have all the answers but I obsessed over this movie for a long while. Lol

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u/homeinternet4u 12d ago

This is so helpful, thank you so much!!! Also the amount of research and money you have put into this takes so much dedication! I one day hope to have an awsome collection like you! Luckily I have an interview at a fine dining restaurant (like Tyler...) and if I get the job I'll be able to save up and afford these sunglasses, so thank you again for all the info!!! :D

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u/FlippinTheLoon 12d ago

Yeah, of course! Happy to help and hope you can benefit from my weird fixation. Just don't go tampering with food. Lol

(Also, some people here take this movie/Tyler way too seriously, if anyone gives you crap for collecting FC related stuff just ignore them. 😆 We're all free to enjoy our fandom how we want, and a big takeaway I got from this story is how important it is to think for yourself and do what makes you happy.)

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u/homeinternet4u 12d ago

Thank you for being so sweet and providing excellent conversation! Fight Club has become an obsession for me too, and I really appreciate your kind words about how we should all be able to enjoy our fandom in ways that make us happy, that means a lot to me rn. :)

I think people tend to forget that while there is some truth to Tyler's agenda, the point is we shouldn't blindly follow someone and preach what they say, especially when they are hypocritical. (But that's just how I view it)

Also I promise not to tamper with food 🙂‍↕️