A Poll: How many of us...?

[Snrbfshn]

I'm curious. How many of us collect only hats in our size, mostly with the intent of wearing them? How many have hats in sizes other than our own due to their unusual qualities and value as collectibles?

So far, I'm a hafta-fit-me kinda guy.

 

[budward]

gotta fit.

 

[dlgilbert]

I will only buy hats that fit me with the sole intent of wearing them... so I guess I'm not technically a "collector." I'm just a guy who wears hats. ;-)

 

[Simon82]

Unless it's a very special hat -- e.g., it brings snowmen to life, or has extendable helicopter blades that pop out of the crown, I tend to stick with my size.

Simon

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Wear mostly

I buy them to wear. I have only one that is my collection.

 

[G MAN]

Same here, it's got to fit.

 

[K.D. Lightner]

They have to fit or be easily adjusted to fit, otherwise I don't want them. Once in awhile I will buy a hat I find that is not my size if it fits someone I know will want it.

karol

 

[photobyalan]

If it doesn't fit, I don't want it.

 

[Virgil Ante]

My hats all get worn. But I am not above buying a size up & using foam.

 

[DanielJones]

Fit is a must. I like wearing my lids. My only purchase that was too small was a Bowler Derby by Herbert Johnson for $10. Too good to pass up. Since then I've been trying to find one similar in quality that would fit, that won't break the bank.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

Civilian hats: they must fit
Military antiques: fit is a big plus, but if it is cool and cheap I'll get it anyway

 

[besdor]

At first , I bought hats in any size over a 7 that looked good. But since I've been wearing some of them I'll only buy a 7 /38 (my size) or a 7 1/2 . I've bought a few top hats for collecting purposes and very few of them are seen in big sizes . People of the past century had smaller heads .
A few months ago ,someone was selling a Stetson hat that was made in a limited edition of 10 pieces . It was made of ermine fur . I did some research on the hat and found out it was made in the late 1930's . The problem was ,it was a 7 . Too small for me but I was willing to pay 500.00 for it but the seller wasn't interested .He wanted 1000.00 but he had no sellers .

 

[Veronica Parra]

If the hat doesn't fit, just change your damn head.

 

[varga49]

I'm relatively new at collecting, about a year now. At first I was buying for myself and a few others who wanted a good vintage hat to wear...about 40 hats later, ahem, I had only about 10 or 15 that fit me. My wife delivered the epiphany to me " only buy hats that fit you!!" Since then I'll only collect hats that will fit...among the ones that don't fit I have one excellent NIB Royal Stetson long oval,(kind of a sage green color I had never seen before) that I got from an ebay auction. It was too nice to pass up. It even came with an original hatpin. I have put several nice fedoras that don't fit me in our shop in town, but find that selling them is like selling puppies, you want them to go to good homes and be well taken care of.

 

[varga49]

If the hat doesn't fit, just change your damn head.

Thanks! I'm doing that as we speak,err type!

 

[Veronica Parra]

Yikes!

 

[Sefton]

Almost all hats are too small for me (7 7/8 Long Oval) even "one size fits all" (a cruel joke played on the cranially(sic) gifted :rage: ). The only hats I own that don't actually fit me fit my G.I. Joes!

 

[varga49]

Wow!...I'll definately be on the look out for hats your size!

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Gotta fit...

That's like buying shoes that are too big or small. You'll never wear them, so why ya got 'em?

 

[JeffW]

Only ones that fit me.