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

[Frunobulax]

A late bday gift to myself, I did a BIN on this "vintage stetson dodds 20" today, not much in pictures (only the 2 full sized ones) View attachment 272629 View attachment 272630 ... however I did manage to coax a couple more from her before I took the plunge, of only which one was of any use. I don't see any trace of liner cover, so that's a good sign (hopefully the newspaper inside the sweat can help date it), hopefully the rest of the hat looks as nice on the outside. I guess I'll see in a week or two.

Congratulations on your new "Dodds."

 

[steur]

Not an Ebay hat, but a little victory anyway (and hat related). Managed to score this box of hat clips. Eccles seems to be a bit too generic to pin it to any specific shop.

Lambournes of Birmingham has been around since 1886 and made all sorts of small fashion accessories.

A box of these has shown up here before (see: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...-items-of-interest.54417/page-27#post-2059207) , but they're not common to say the least.

 

[Rumad]

Not an Ebay hat, but a little victory anyway (and hat related). Managed to score this box of hat clips. Eccles seems to be a bit too generic to pin it to any specific shop.

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Lambournes of Birmingham has been around since 1886 and made all sorts of small fashion accessories.

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A box of these has shown up here before (see: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...-items-of-interest.54417/page-27#post-2059207) , but they're not common to say the least.

Very cool Stefan

 

[steur]

Very cool Stefan

Thanks, Alan. Quite chuffed to have found these to be honest.

 

[Just Daniel]

Woohoo. $14,000. That’s high for even the Japanese market.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STETSON-OPEN-ROAD-New-Old-Store-Stock-Cowboy-Hat-7-1-4-Western-Fedora/143801366226

 

[Jesse John]

Woohoo. $14,000. That’s high for even the Japanese market.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STETSON-OPEN-ROAD-New-Old-Store-Stock-Cowboy-Hat-7-1-4-Western-Fedora/143801366226

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What else does it do?

 

[Jesse John]

Woohoo. $14,000. That’s high for even the Japanese market.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STETSON-OPEN-ROAD-New-Old-Store-Stock-Cowboy-Hat-7-1-4-Western-Fedora/143801366226

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Read the description of the item. Pretty funny I must say!

 

[Just Daniel]

I was wondering!

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Read the description of the item. Pretty funny I must say!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Woohoo. $14,000. That’s high for even the Japanese market.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-STETSON-OPEN-ROAD-New-Old-Store-Stock-Cowboy-Hat-7-1-4-Western-Fedora/143801366226

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And then it was sold, so it seems.
Not sure but didn’t the seller have to pay fees based on the “humongous” listed fee??
B

 

[new2hats]

And then it was sold, so it seems.
Not sure but didn’t the seller have to pay fees based on the “humongous” listed fee??
B

I think you pay the 10% final price fee. Dang, nice hat.

 

[new2hats]

So I just received this very nice Lee hat, and the felt is super soft. But the bound edge has come loose in the front and on the side. This was not described in the listing, but its such a great hat that I am going to keep it. Anyone know if a loosened bound edge can be repaired?

 

[Blare]

Lee Smartlee... Very cool. Forgot it was coming.. this one actually arrived today. Here are auction pics...

Will be posting in New hats soon!

 

[Blare]

So I just received this very nice Lee hat, and the felt is super soft. But the bound edge has come loose in the front and on the side. This was not described in the listing, but its such a great hat that I am going to keep it. Anyone know if a loosened bound edge can be repaired?

that is unfortunate.. they can be stitched back on

 

[Blare]

A pork-pie style backbow Champ. Not sure the size... It was a couldn’t pass it up for the price hat

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Sure, $790 is a bit high for an Akubra Fed IV, but it has a custom ribbon and the shipping is free!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Indiana-Jo...729353?hash=item3b51758f49:g:fmcAAOSwRtlfpEII

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Sure, $790 is a bit high for an Akubra Fed IV, but it has a custom ribbon and the shipping is free!

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Indiana-Jo...729353?hash=item3b51758f49:g:fmcAAOSwRtlfpEII

Must be looking for the drunk vote....err bid.
B

 

[Just A Hat Rack]

Sure, $790 is a bit high for an Akubra Fed IV, but it has a custom ribbon and the shipping is free!

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Indiana-Jo...729353?hash=item3b51758f49:g:fmcAAOSwRtlfpEII

But it has the Raiders bash. Surely that has to account for something. Maybe the seller wore the hat while watching the movie? Or once took a nap on an airplane with this hat covering their face?

 

[M Hatman]

Akubra...only $789.00?????
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769729353?ul_noapp=true

THANKS BRENT! I NEEDED THAT!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I guess this one can be filed under a gripe: I wonder what it was like in into original condition. The owner was surely under the influence of something when he cut off the Mode Edge and trimmed the brim to 1 7/8 inches.

 

[Louis Mountbatten]

Sadly that happened in the 60s when guys took older hats to the hat store and told them to update the look to the 60s stingy style. I had a wonderful Whippet from the early 40s that some dope 60's-ized.