Porsche, Prada, etc leather. Any appeal?

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I occasionally see leathers for sale that were intended to be used by high end product companies. You can buy leather from the vendors that sell leather to Ferrari, Bentley, etc. You can also buy pieces that have already been cut by the end manufacturer but are overstock. Justin boots with exotic vamps and such.

My question is, do you think these leathers have added appeal? I reckon a wallet made from red perforated Ferrari leather would appeal to many seeking a high end handmade item, but I'm not sure it would be appealing as an inlay on a sheath though.

I ordered an emu hide, I'm thinking about ordering a Prada hide. If nothing else, I imagine it would be very clean and nice.

There was a gentleman here a few months ago that offered some leather that had been recovered from a shipwreck. Super cool stuff with a neat cross hatch embossed surface, but far too rich for my blood. Same with great white shark. The tiny pieces I've seen were incredibly expensive.
 
Aren't those leathers chrome tanned? That'd be an issue with sheaths, but a Ferrari wallet would probably be really swell.
 
I've bought a lot of remnants through the years, a few I could tell were boot cut offs and such so yea there is a good use for those cast offs. Most I've gotten were very inexpensive though, I'd probably have issues paying a premium for seconds and cast offs.

I have seen what your talking about though, wallets and other accoutrements made of leathers from big name brands, but be aware that they pay to be able to use that name. Make money off their name and they will eventually find you, I've seen it happen too many times in our little world of knives and such.

When I was a T shirt printer I got a long look at licensing, its not cheap, but sometimes a necessary evil.
 
Interesting. It occurred to me that marketing with the name brand might be an issue, but the leather is sold as such. Probably not worth it. Lord knows I'd be the one to find out for sure. :)
 
I've got that kind of luck as well, the one time I rush that yellow light guess who's right behind me..... :p
 
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