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I have a pair of Buzz Rickson’s BR02800 M43 boots in brand new unworn condition in box with tag. They are size 8E. The sizing is closer to UK sizing and would be closer to a US size 9-9.5. I purchased these and tried on for less than one minute with a clean sock on carpet and immediately knew they were too large for me. Rather than pay for shipping both ways to exchange for the proper size from Japan I purchased a half size down which I am happy with and selling these to recoup some money spent. Happy to provide pictures or detailed measurements of the boots themselves if needed. Asking $500 OBO shipped in the continental US. For international shipping I would ask that the buyer pay shipping costs. Checking for interest here before listing on Grailed or eBay.

I had a nearly identical experience purchasing the 0105ss from Bears in a size 32. I also wondered what kind of aggressive wash they’d received to make the patch so stiff and shriveled and to cause aggressive seam puckering and roping at the hem. The patch wasn’t a big deal to me but I was a bit disappointed in how large the waist measured on my pair. From all the retailers’ size charts I could find online and from Full Count themselves I was expecting close to 32” but my pair measured ~35” when laid flat. I Didn’t want to go through the trouble of returning or exchanging from USA to Japan and I think I’d checked and by then a size 31 or 30 had sold out. I have a fairly large butt so there’s no danger of them falling off my body but ideally I’d prefer to not have that excess fabric bunched up under my belt or have them worn very low on my hips. Thanks for sharing your experience as I thought it was maybe just my pair that had that issue. I gave them the hottest possible machine wash and tumble dry hoping to get as much shrinkage out of the fabric as possible and the waist now measures approximately 33.5-34” and the patch surprisingly softened up quite a bit as well. Those minor issues aside I’m quite happy with them overall, I’d been looking for a pair that wasn’t unbearable to wear working outside in the summer heat in Southern California and these are about as good as it gets in that regard and they’re about as soft and comfortable as one could hope for a pair of jeans to be.