# How Much Does a New, Good-Quality Mink Coat Go For?

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**Created:** [July 7, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396 "2005-07-07T02:18:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396/1 "2005-07-07T02:18:32Z")

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One of the advantages of working in a big publshing form–OK, the _only_ advantage–is the “free table,” where samples, beauty products bribes, recipe tryouts, books, get left for us to root through.

I occaisionally emerge from the scrim with some shampoo or the galleys of a new book which might or might not be any good.But tonight I wound up swathed neck-to-ankle in what appeared to be a drop-dead floorlength mink! Examining the tag assured me it was made of Fakelon, and only stuffed animals died in its creation. I gotta admit, this is the best fake I’ve ever seen, Good, thick, smooth nap. I look just like Tallulah Bankhead on her way to court!

I can’t wait for hippies to throw paint on me next winter! Now, I have never priced a fake fur coat. What would a brand-new, good-quality one go for?

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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396/2 "2005-07-07T02:25:22Z")

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J. Mendel says no less than [$10K](http://www.departures.com/fa/fa_1101_jmendelmink.html)

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396/3 "2005-07-07T02:27:59Z")

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> [@Duke of Rat](#):
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> J. Mendel says no less than [$10K](http://www.departures.com/fa/fa_1101_jmendelmink.html)

Link didn’t work. But as much as I love my Tallulosity in this warm snuggly Minkelon, I’d drop it for ten big ones before you could say, “Prince Grimaldi!”

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**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396/4 "2005-07-07T02:34:30Z")

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HHhmmm…Worked for me just now, I’ll try the non-fancy un-parsed variety, it’s a nice little read.

I just picture you and your muff wrapped in mink!

[http://www.departures.com/fa/fa\_1101\_jmendelmink.html](http://www.departures.com/fa/fa_1101_jmendelmink.html)

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**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-new-good-quality-mink-coat-go-for/311396/5 "2005-07-07T02:37:40Z")

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I think **Duke of Rat** was looking at real minks; [this faux mink](http://pages.tias.com/392/PictPage/1921168425.html) goes for about 125 bucks. It’s used, but I can’t imagine it costing more than a few hundred brand new.

I bet you look stunning in it. Does wearing it create an odd compulsion to call everyone “Darling”?