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

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Ebay trials and tribulations---I got this Stetson 25 in a box marked "Fragile". The postal service must not have noticed. The hat was not packed well to begin with.

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But it cleaned up nicely.
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Ugh. The end result looks great.

I had a bad experience with USPS. I shipped two great hats to Rick, and they received some unreversible damage. It was sad. :(
 

40Cal

One Too Many
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California
OK..... This one takes the cake for me as far as how a hat should NOT be shipped! I paid for Priority Mail shipping. The seller wrapped the original 1950's Dobbs hat box in brown paper and then mailed it ground. Here's what I got two weeks later after it got lost in Indiana and then found.
I cleaned the hat and reshaped it. has a few moth bites but I am happy. Always wanted one of these "Westwards"
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moontheloon

I'll Lock Up
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OK..... This one takes the cake for me as far as how a hat should NOT be shipped! I paid for Priority Mail shipping. The seller wrapped the original 1950's Dobbs hat box in brown paper and then mailed it ground. Here's what I got two weeks later after it got lost in Indiana and then found.
I cleaned the hat and reshaped it. has a few moth bites but I am happy. Always wanted one of these "Westwards"
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absolutely beautiful ... and superb bash

... but that guy should be hung by his toe nails and poked with cattle prods
 

Denton

A-List Customer
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Los Angeles
Westward looks great. I think sometimes on this thread we are unfair to eBay sellers. Their ignorance of the history and value of hats is easily understood and excused. However, shipping a hat in brown paper and tape is a stunning piece of foolishness!
 

RJR

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10,620
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Iowa
Westward looks great. I think sometimes on this thread we are unfair to eBay sellers. Their ignorance of the history and value of hats is easily understood and excused. However, shipping a hat in brown paper and tape is a stunning piece of foolishness!
+1
 

Sweatbandjo

Familiar Face
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I see that our pal Tim is at it again... With what looks like a fairly new, possibly brand new vintage Borsalino fedora. It's an absolute snip on eBay today at just $880, don't miss it! It even comes with it's modern barcoded $475 price tag.... Errr. Keep taking the pills Tim, you'll be fine.
 

40Cal

One Too Many
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1,689
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California
I would have bid on it...... but I already have several hats with unreeded sweetbands that need repair. Might also be missing its liner.
He's a good seller and offers a refund of the extra shipping $$.
 

Sweatbandjo

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40Cal

One Too Many
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1,689
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California
I was thinking of throwing out a bid as well, didn't think I had a chance with what I have in my hat fund...the sweat repair wasn't an issue, but that shipping amount was.
oh well. :(
If I had your skills Moe .... I would not be afraid of the un-reeded band either! ... but I don't.
That seller has some great hats. I've purchased a few. He is very nice to deal with.... and honest. Rare these days it seems
 

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