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

[Short Balding Guy]

Sometimes staying up late on Ebay pays off - 1930's Stetson Select Quality "Crush Weight" for under $70

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mens-Black-Stetson-Fedora-Hat-Sz-6-7-8-Cornetts-Santa-Monica-01h5/164300722073?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

A quick vacuum, steam and brush will have it looking new in no time

WOW! That is spectacular Garrett! Boy is that a grail hat sir. I can not wait to see that hat in "hat adventures." Wowzaaa!

Eric -

 

[Louis Mountbatten]

A western-style Stetson 100 from the late 50s jumps from $244 to $390 in the last two seconds of the auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-St..._trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

 

[Rmccamey]

Not uncommon for the more high-end, collectible hats.

A western-style Stetson 100 from the late 50s jumps from $244 to $390 in the last two seconds of the auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stetson-100-One-Hundred-Cowboy-Fedora-Hat-Size-7-Ribbon-Rare-With-Box/133472136767?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

 

[deadlyhandsome]

A western-style Stetson 100 from the late 50s jumps from $244 to $390 in the last two seconds of the auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stetson-100-One-Hundred-Cowboy-Fedora-Hat-Size-7-Ribbon-Rare-With-Box/133472136767?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

Had it been a 7 5/8 or 7 3/4 you could have added another $200 or more to the price.
That was a nice 100.

 

[belfastboy]

Had it been a 7 5/8 or 7 3/4 you could have added another $200 or more to the price.
That was a nice 100.

Damn glad I am not a Stetson collector guy!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

 

[Blare]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

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So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

This happened to me last year with a hat coming from the west coast. The tracking stopped at the first postal location for about 30 days. I got the same type of response. The one day out of the blue the tracking Lit up coming through Jacksonville and arrived the next day.

 

[belfastboy]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

View attachment 250094

So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

I bought some hat ribbon from an Ebay seller just over the border in Washington state. The parcel sent USPS went first to the sorting depot in San Francisco, then slowly worked its way back up the coast to me. The seller could have met me at the border and thrown the parcel to me (dangerous, I know!)

 

[steur]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

View attachment 250094

So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

I know exactly how you feel and it's tough not to get disheartened by it, first world problem or not. There's a package sitting somewhere with your name on it and now all it needs is a postal worker with enough sense to actually send it on its way. That shouldn't be too much to ask.

 

[Just Daniel]

Yes, I had shamefully offered the seller a very low price based on the small size; the hat sold for more than we both figured. Another on for the files.

Now to watch that Dobbs.

A western-style Stetson 100 from the late 50s jumps from $244 to $390 in the last two seconds of the auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Stetson-100-One-Hundred-Cowboy-Fedora-Hat-Size-7-Ribbon-Rare-With-Box/133472136767?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

 

[M Hatman]

$200 or more to the price. That was a nice 100.

Or even a lot more, more, more......even on 7 1/2...
I will NEVER be able to afford one of these.....

Because I DID recently finally get an AWESOME 7XCB OR!!

So things do work out sometimes.......

 

[Blare]

I know exactly how you feel and it's tough not to get disheartened by it, first world problem or not. There's a package sitting somewhere with your name on it and now all it needs is a postal worker with enough sense to actually send it on its way. That shouldn't be too much to ask.

I’m hanging on to hope for the packages arrive for both of you.

 

[M Hatman]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

 

[Desert dog]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

View attachment 250094

So it’s been stationary for a month but it isn’t lost or stolen. I’m all for being reasonable during these exceptional times, but what does this mean? At what point do they say it’s lost? If six months from now it’s still showing it’s in transit in San Francisco what do we do? I don’t blame the seller and I don’t want a refund.

What a predicament, but I also realize it’s a first-world problem. My completely frivolous self indulgent luxury purchase has been delayed! Luckily my wife helps me to keep things in perspective.

The virus seems to be the latest excuse for incompetence. I think we are all understanding and patient to a degree.

 

[georgie girl]

I bought something via ebay from a seller who is less than 200 miles away in the same state. USPS tracking shows it’s been in San Francisco for almost 30 days! I opened a case with the post office and here is their reply:

exactly the opposite problem that I am having. No problem once it actually gets to the PO, but I really abhor it when ebay sellers print up the label right away and then wait a week or more to finally get it in the post. Of course, it's true that not everyone has a 20 PO within a 15 mile radius of their home.

 

[Frunobulax]

I was outbid, but I was hoping a Lounger picked this up for the interesting factor.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Me...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Bamaboots]

I was outbid, but I was hoping a Lounger picked this up for the interesting factor.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Men-039-s-Cavanagh-Tan-Fedora-Hat-7-1-4-New-Old-Stock-In-Box-Double-Brim-/184370916482?nma=true&si=hfxWS%2Fh3Hb5hFcM2isym1WdWDQU%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I saw that one, Jim. High curious factor. At first I thought the cav edge had been squared off and split open.

 

[Frunobulax]

I saw that one, Jim. High curious factor. At first I thought the cav edge had been squared off and split open.

Shoot, it almost looks like two hats stacked in the one pic. If so, I could have kept the 7 1/4 on the bottom and sent the top one to you!

I also wonder if that pug/ribbon is original.

 

[Bamaboots]

Shoot, it almost looks like two hats stacked in the one pic. If so, I could have kept the 7 1/4 on the bottom and sent the top one to you!

I also wonder if that pug/ribbon is original.

Yeah, maybe we should have tag teamed this one.

The way the pug has been attached, it looks like a later addition to me.

 

[M Hatman]

Shoot, it almost looks like two hats stacked in the one pic. .

That is exactly what I thought when I saw that........pretty funny if that turns out to be true.....that is if the buyer is from here and shares that info......