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

[Joao Encarnado]

Picked this up on eBay today... Cool story behind The hat, if true, but I thought a nice older Stetson would be a nice add. I have never seen this liner before. I think this is a full western vs. open road, but still worth a shot for the price. Story was that this is a WWII soldiers personal hat sold in an estate sale and showed the letter where he was recommended for a bronze star. I just thought it was cool and the price was right.

That was one of the hats I was watching, but I decided to get this 7x cleaver beaver instead.

For $60 + shipping (autch) I think it was a steal.
It's gonna be my first CB!

 

[SR-71]

That was one of the hats I was watching, but I decided to get this 7x cleaver beaver instead.

For $60 + shipping (autch) I think it was a steal.
It's gonna be my first CB!

Great find! Never saw a CB in my size out there... My ebayfu is not that strong yet!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Great find! Never saw a CB in my size out there... My ebayfu is not that strong yet!

Thanks! Neither do I and one with 4" brim even harder. There was no mention on clear beaver on description, only 7x. I was the only bidder.

 

[DJH]

SR-71, Joao - nice Stetsons, gentlemen.

Nice surprise that the 7X turned out to be a CB, Joao.

 

[alanfgag]

Nice surprise that the 7X turned out to be a CB, Joao.

Nice indeed!

 

[randooch]

Congrats on that one, Joao! You're one of only a few that can carry a 4" brim with style.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Congrats on that one, Joao! You're one of only a few that can carry a 4" brim with style.

Thank you Randall

 

[Mystic]

'Tis the season to be jolly.....

Haven't bought a hat in over 7 months. Waded into the waters of the Bay and on a whim bought me this Barrister because of the brim width, ribbon width, condition, curiosity and it went real cheap....

On arrival, at first I thought I had bought some Snowflake Christmas lights......It was my Barrister. Turns out to be a nice hat on the same quality of some of my 50's Adams hats. With some TLC I think I'll like it.

Some Holiday hat humor:

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[splintercellsz]

Splendid!! Great color and all around look!!

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[fashion frank]

Hope you can steam out those bends ,or else you could use it to go gold prospecting in






Looks alot like the one I'm wearing in these pictures.

All the Best and good luck with it , Fashion Frank

 

[barrowjh]

Mystic - humorous! great looking hat also. I think we all despise shipments in under-sized cartons; an intentional crushing from inception. The shipping and delivery process introduce enough hazards already, starting off with intent to crush the hat obviates normal shipping and delivery risk with malice. Most of the time it doesn't matter, since I am going to clean the hat and reshape it anyway. You will have big fun reshaping that one, looks like really nice felt, 1950s or earlier.

 

[ManofKent]

Mystic - looks like it's got potential. One of my favourite vintage finds arrived flattened having been posted in a plastic bag... Thankfully it responded to steam and didn't even need re-blocking.

 

[Mystic]

Hey Thanks, Justin

Good to see you. You on leave or finally at permanent duty station?

Frank, Sure looks like the same hat. I can always let my beard grow out and be Gabby Hayes for Halloween.

Thanks John, Felt is on par with my Adams and Marathons. Maybe a little more pliable. After a trip to the freezer I'm going to play with it.

MOK, Thanks, I think this one will survive the cramped trip. I'm always more concerned about the sweat when a hat is scrunched into a box like this. Sweat is in good shape on this one. I got lucky at the price.

 

[splintercellsz]

Hello Mystic, I am on leave until the 3rd then off I go to a permanent station (ft. Campbell).

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[alanfgag]

I'm sure your Barrister will steam out just fine. If you do a little searching, you will find a few others that have been seen around these parts.

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

Frank, nice hat and suit! Your wife is one lucky lady to have a well dressed handsome man such as yourself!

I have to say that your hat looks exactly like the hat that Mystic won. Does yours also have the same label on the inside? If so, what a coincidence! I don't think I have ever seen two of the same hats on the auction sites for the era of hats that I collect. Yet another advantage of being a woman in the hat collecting game! Less competiton and one of a kind hats!

 

[Mystic]

I'm sure your Barrister will steam out just fine. If you do a little searching, you will find a few others that have been seen around these parts.

Thanks Alan.....After I won the Barrister I did search the Lounge and found your Barrister from 2011 and Brad's post of info on the company from 2008. http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?28676-BARRISTER-Fedora

Do you still have the Barrister?

 

[alanfgag]

My Barrister traveled to New Hampshire... it was seen just the other day in a nice photo from DJH

 

[Rick Blaine]

I am in a (out of season) synchronicity!

But I could not let this beauty go...120 days to wait. >sigh<


Cries out for a cuba libre & a San Cristobal de La Habana.

 

[Mystic]

My Barrister traveled to New Hampshire... it was seen just the other day in a nice photo from DJH

Ah, Ok.....A nice home to keep it in the Lounge family.....