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  1. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    "Mr.Sommerset; I ask you kindly to take the focus of your conversation off the smaller sized hat sized folks, like me, and positively interact with the market sellers. Attempting to make others feel bad so that you may feel better about not finding your prized hat in your size is not admirable...
  2. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Ahhh! Now I get the inside joke. OK, so we have one guy with a head the size of a ten-year-old's! LOL There's always gotta be one, right??
  3. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    "Garrett and Sue" I guess I am out of the loop on that.
  4. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    OK, here is a perfect example of why ebay is dangerous and frustrating for collectors and uniformed sellers both. So, this seller has a Stetson Beach Comber for sale. Yes, they are fairly rare and I've seen few on the bay before and yes, I don't own one but would love to. Now, this is how the...
  5. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I think people are conflating "must be wide brimmed and tall crowned" with "that's the only hat that should be allowed." Now, to me, yes 2-1/2 brims or larger is a must. But when I say that I am not saying that stingier brims don't qualify as a fedora! Nor am I saying no one should be allowed...
  7. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    "What hats do Stetson not stick x's on ?" That really isn't a good question because nearly every model style they made had a corresponding version that was an X style. For instance, they had Open Roads that were just ORs with no Xs, and then ORs that had an X on them along with the "Open Road"...
  8. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    "If there are buyers out there willing to spend that kind of stupid money would it not to some extent drain some of that stupid money out of the market and thus leave more hats available at reasonable prices?" No, because he never, ever gets his full price and meanwhile he causes people who...
  9. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Thanks. Great info!!
  10. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    Say, does anyone know when Stetson first opened its factory in Canada? And were was it located?
  11. Alexander Sommerset

    Approximate Age of Hat

    "...so what's it "worth" ?" Ha, well, ya got me there! I have not kept enough watch on hats that new, so I have no frame of reference. Since new fedoras tend to be around the $200 and up, it is for sure less than that. And I agree with the earlier post that once they are "driven off the lot,"...
  13. Alexander Sommerset

    The Non Shorpy Web All Stars.

    Late 1800s like around the 1890s I would say. Love those super tall bowlers.
  14. Alexander Sommerset

    Approximate Age of Hat

    "I have a theory on 'worth' and that is ... a hat is only 'worth' what it is worth to the owner and/or someone trying to buy it." I agree and disagree. I agree in a general sense, but disagree that the generality negates the fact that everything has a market value. What I mean is that if you...
  15. Alexander Sommerset

    JFK no hatless Jack

    Nixon wore a fedora in office, too. Reagan wore cowboy hats. According to threads right here, the hat industry was noticing the decline in sales starting the the 1930s. My guess is that it started when men started worrying more about their hairstyles.
  16. Alexander Sommerset

    Wormser

    I saw that fuzzy one, Alan. It quickly passed the money I had to spend! But it looks like a beauty. By the way, the title of this thread is hilarious.
  17. Alexander Sommerset

    stetson x buck mason

    And considering no "pelt" is used in a fur felt fedora... makes me wonder if they have any clue at all about what they are talking about?
  19. Alexander Sommerset

    stetson x buck mason

    Wow, those crowns really do look short.
  20. Alexander Sommerset

    Ask a question, get an answer

    I don't know that we have any clue at all what Stetson's designations mean after 1968, do we? Previous to that, at least we know some of what things might have meant, but after that? What's a 500X? 30X? Who the hell knows?
  21. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    I was watching that one, too. Almost $300! Hat looks a bit beat up and dirty, but an unusual color for a 100. What was that, size 7-1/4 or so?
  22. Alexander Sommerset

    Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

    Ooo, that brim sort of looks 2-1/4 to me. Still, very nice hat. Great shape.
  23. Alexander Sommerset

    6 7/8 100% Beaver Hat

    In my experience, small sizes like 6-7/8 don't ever fetch much $$ no matter how rare or nice. Few people wear such a small size these days.

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