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

[DJH]

Hmm, I don't really like reserves, but in this case it got the seller an additional $150 or so.

I agree, for an unworn S100 with the full set of items $500 is not a bad price.

 

[Banky]

Prolly just me, but with the rarity of 100's in good shape and complete like that I'd be too afraid to wear the thing with any regularity.

 

[alanfgag]

100s with keyhole size tag and without the laced sweatband are older and appear less frequently. Nice catch for the winner.

 

[jlee562]

Prolly just me, but with the rarity of 100's in good shape and complete like that I'd be too afraid to wear the thing with any regularity.

I wore mine to the dog park a few times

The supper club came in surprisingly fast...perhaps it was sent by pneumatic tube because it cure got compacted:


reddish/burgundy undertones on the felt


Size tag gone...any thoughts on age? I've seen a few on the Lounge that were 40's, and this certainly seems like the oldest Stetson I've personally handled. I was actually surprised how soft the felt was on this one.

Also, any suggestions on refurbishment? Optimo? Northwest?

 

[fedoracentric]

They started using that size tag in the 40s, I think, but they used it all the way until 1958 or so. Can't tell without seen the liner and sweatband imprints if it is 40s or 50s.

 

[carouselvic]

I don't agree.

 

[jlee562]

They started using that size tag in the 40s, I think, but they used it all the way until 1958 or so. Can't tell without seen the liner and sweatband imprints if it is 40s or 50s.

Quite right you are:

 

[fashion frank]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-194...3wvfZvelpTWmVAiLOoU5Y%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Just got this one, Stetson Supper Club:

Will need a clean and block...perhaps new band because I'll have to stretch it a bit to size 7.

Ok I asked once before but its killing me . [huh]
Jared did you get lucky enough to score the brown one that was also up for sale ?
They came from the same estate sale and were being sold by the same seller and were offered at the same starting price .
I hope you did .

All the Best ,Fashion Frank

 

[carouselvic]

Quite right you are:[

If you are agreeing with him are both wrong. Jared your hat is 40's

 

[fashion frank]

I wore mine to the dog park a few times

The supper club came in surprisingly fast...perhaps it was sent by pneumatic tube because it cure got compacted:


reddish/burgundy undertones on the felt


Size tag gone...any thoughts on age? I've seen a few on the Lounge that were 40's, and this certainly seems like the oldest Stetson I've personally handled. I was actually surprised how soft the felt was on this one.

Also, any suggestions on refurbishment? Optimo? Northwest?

I thought it was a 6 7/8 because thats my size and I was watching that one and the brown one ( did you get that one too?) but pulled the trigger on another hat instead.

All the Best ,Fashion Frank

 

[carouselvic]

They started using that size tag in the 40s, I think, but they used it all the way until 1958 or so. Can't tell without seen the liner and sweatband imprints if it is 40s or 50s.

look this hat over
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...-1953-Stetson-Semi-Long-Hair-Lightweight-SZ-7

 

[fedoracentric]

So?

 

[jlee562]

Quite right you are:[

If you are agreeing with him are both wrong. Jared your hat is 40's

Thanks! Then it is the earliest Stetson I've personally handled. I didn't expect there to be that much difference between the 50's and 60's Stetsons I currently own.

Frank, I just grabbed this one, the color combo and brim width really caught my eye.

 

[Turk394]

Stetson 100 with presentation case $500 on eBay

Wow. If that is the reserve, what was it before? I ask because I emailed the owner when he first listed it asking if he'd take $200 in a buy it now. He said no but asked what it was worth. I told him that similar hats in that size had gone for around $300. He then emailed back and said that he lowered the reserve according to what I told him. Cripes, if he lowered it to $500, what the hell did he think it was worth before my email to him????

Thanks! I swallowed hard when I saw the jump to $500, however, I was also glad my 'highest bid amount' was enough to win the auction. I will be reselling the hat though as i'm a 59 cm, 7 3/8 in. Open to trading for the right size if there's someone that's a 7 and has a 7 3/8. Otherwise I'm looking at getting it resized... any suggestions? I fired an email off to Optimo and called Northwest.

 

[Turk394]

Automatic bids are in the history when on the "Full Site".

 

[carouselvic]

They started using that size tag in the 40s, I think, but they used it all the way until 1958 or so.

So?? So where did you come up with 1958? The change during the OPS period.

 

[DJH]

Yes, I've had a couple of hats with the OPS tag that had the older logo on the liner and newer version on the sweatband. (Might be the other way round)

Seems that was the time of the change and Stetson was getting through the inventory of older components.

 

[gtdean48]

Thanks! I swallowed hard when I saw the jump to $500, however, I was also glad my 'highest bid amount' was enough to win the auction. I will be reselling the hat though as i'm a 59 cm, 7 3/8 in. Open to trading for the right size if there's someone that's a 7 and has a 7 3/8. Otherwise I'm looking at getting it resized... any suggestions? I fired an email off to Optimo and called Northwest.

My suggestion is sell it to a true size 7. Resizing all the way to 7 3/8 would drastically alter this iconic model that is a pristine example of a bygone era. Reblocking a 7 1/4 or a 7 1/2 is another story...JMHO

 

[carouselvic]

I'm not talking about any logo, sweatband or liner. I'm referring to the change in the production tags under the sweatband.

 

[yttclothing]

Just won this was steaming my hat with a bid loaded forgot about it ran back to the pc 5 seconds left hit place and won!
I think it would have gone for more if it hadn't finished at 2 in the afternoon 7 1/2 Block