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

[fedoralover]

Here's a couple of REAL bargains on Ebay. The sellers must be comedians as well as sellers.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cav...-In-Box-/221612212775?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Roy...7-/281505229875?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

fedoralover

 

[theoldnorthwest]

I always thought those extremely high prices were ridiculous as well until I saw this today, it already has 26 bids and is up to $720 so there are people willing to spend outrageous amounts of money on hats.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221607902545

 

[Brad Bowers]

True, but a '30s C&K Homburg with Cavanagh Edge is extremely rare, and the price isn't that far out of line.

Brad

 

[fedoralover]

I always thought those extremely high prices were ridiculous as well until I saw this today, it already has 26 bids and is up to $720 so there are people willing to spend outrageous amounts of money on hats.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221607902545

Almost all the bidding is by 2 people who are caught up in auction fever. Buyers remorse will set in on the winner when it's over. I've been there done that. It becomes more of an ego thing of not wanting the other guy to beat you rather than the worth of the object. The loser ends up being the real winner.

fedoralover

 

[carouselvic]

just look at all of those broken stitches on the sweatband

 

[fedoracentric]

Someone on ebay is not paying attention to the questions section where the seller wrote...

"The sweat band is unsewn maybe a little more then a 1/4 of the hat along the right hand side. It could be resewn by a professional or maybe just a few spots of glue ..."

Uh... GLUE? Me thinks these bidders don't fully understand that the sweatband is totally ruined in this thing!!

 

[Rick Blaine]

someone on ebay is not paying attention to the questions section where the seller wrote...

"the sweat band is unsewn maybe a little more then a 1/4 of the hat along the right hand side. It could be resewn by a professional or maybe just a few spots of glue ..."

uh... Glue? Me thinks these bidders don't fully understand that the sweatband is totally ruined in this thing!!

word!.... >ahem<.... I mean "quite so!"

I dunno when the "junque" or "shabby chic" crowd stumbled upon vintage felt, but this is laughable. And if I see one more "repurposed" or +Upcycled" POS whimsical creation made from a perfectly good, sixty year old piece of felt, I'se g'wine :censored:!!!

 

[Mystic]

True, but a '30s C&K Homburg with Cavanagh Edge is extremely rare, and the price isn't that far out of line.

Brad

That depends on where your line is.....

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Uh... GLUE? Me thinks these bidders don't fully understand that the sweatband is totally ruined in this thing!!

If you remember my 30X beaver Stetson sweatband was loose and the seller glued it. I then had to remove the glue.
Looks like it's a practice by some people.

 

[RJR]

I've had several with "spots"of glue to "fix"the sweat.

 

[Mystic]

Uh... GLUE? Me thinks these bidders don't fully understand that the sweatband is totally ruined in this thing!!

Well, A piece of Duct Tape just looks so tacky........[huh]

 

[ccorsair]

I've had several with "spots"of glue to "fix"the sweat.

the black Stetson I picked up has liner that is Glued but it is a also from 98 or 2001 as i found a tag that said rev in 3/98 and 2001 stamped on the under side of the Sweatband. The hat need some who can fix the line and get it a bit more in shape. Its a wonder someone didn't use double sided tape to fix it.

 

[Greyryder]

the black Stetson I picked up has liner that is Glued but it is a also from 98 or 2001 as i found a tag that said rev in 3/98 and 2001 stamped on the under side of the Sweatband. The hat need some who can fix the line and get it a bit more in shape. Its a wonder someone didn't use double sided tape to fix it.

My Scala came from the factory with the liner glued in place. My Biltmore, on the other hand, has tape. Even the factories are cludging things, these days.

 

[fedoracentric]

Glue has been used to tack liners in for a long, long time. Factories began to stop sewing liners in by the late 50s, I think.

 

[tommyK]

I can confirm that Stetson was gluing in liners in 1958

The stitching here is from the ribbon, the liner is glued in

 

[ccorsair]

Hmm didn't know that as all the hats but that one Stetson seem to be stitched in at best have a thread through the ribbon to the inside to liner. I would think glue with be bad as when hat get clean it would soften up. I really need to find some in Sacramento are who know hat repair and all.
Thanks for the info. I'm learning more every time here.

 

[Garrett]

Its a mad mad mad mad world....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cav...775?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33991e0227

and lunacy continues....

 

[fedoracentric]

Its a mad mad mad mad world....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cav...775?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33991e0227

and lunacy continues....

What an idiot. Thing isn't worth more than $200!

 

[RJR]

Agreed,but I'd guess someone will cough up pretty fair dollars for it.

 

[Rick Blaine]

plus $60 shipping, adding insult to injury~~~~:loco: