These seemed like fairly good shoes at a reasonable price. Not fine shoes, not at all, but fairly good. They are partially-lined; I believe the item listing mistakenly describes them as fully-lined. The soles are leather with rubber inserts, those being the heel and the bridge. All in all, they represent about 70% of what makes a high-quality men's shoe, and since the price was well below 70% of $200 (or more), they should have been a good bargain.

But they didn't fit. Badly. In my whole adult life, I've only encountered one other pair of size 10 shoes that didn't fit, and those were defective, with one shoe obviously an inch shorter than the other. These Bass shoes, however, were more like a size 13. Huge. I felt like Dan Quayle comparing himself to John F. Kennedy.

However, I must admit, I am not generally a loafer kind of guy. I went to a store and tried on several others. In each case I found myself wearing a 9 1/2. I ended up buying another at the store, size 9 1/2, that fit perfectly.

So maybe it's not just these, maybe it's loafers in general that are gonna be oversized. That could make sense, since there are no laces to pull them tight. But the pair I eventually bought was closer to 90% of high quality, fully lined, with a nearly-complete-leather sole, for only $99. Also, the other pair just looked snazzier.

These would still be an okay choice if you want loafers that a) are very plain-looking and b) are decent quality. But not if you want loafers that a) fit and b) are high quality and c) look great.