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Guys just love Ball and Buck, and with denim getting a bit more snug as we move toward bottoms that actually fit, there's a huge need for a slim, durable wallet. Owner Mark Bollman turned to a Kickstarter campaign to sell his latest creation, "The Perfect Wallet," utilizing leather Red Wing leather and made in Minnesota by American workers. Very few of the early bird pledges remain—$48 to receive a wallet in one of four colorways versus its $88 retail price—and the campaign has already raised more than 150% of its $10,000 goal (with over a month to go) to produce the inventory. [Kickstarter]