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

[Blare]

A lovely trio

 

[new2hats]

Just bought a hat ring, flange? Hope it is useful!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Just bought a hat ring, flange? Hope it is useful!

Photo?

 

[new2hats]

This one.!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

This one.!

Flanges are handy things to have. Finding them used in the right size, the right oval, the right brim width, and the right depth or amount of flange isn’t always easy.

 

[new2hats]

Ok thanks for your reply. It is 2 1/4 in long, so it'll work with stingy brims too? guess ill try it out and see if it's helpful. My first hat tool!

Flanges are handy things to have. Finding them used in the right size, the right oval, the right brim width, and the right depth or amount of flange isn’t always easy.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Ok thanks for your reply. It is 2 1/4 in long, so it'll work with stingy brims too? guess ill try it out and see if it's helpful. My first hat tool!

Realize that like blocks, flanges should normally be larger than your hat size. A 2 1/4” wide flange is a bit on the stingy side for me, but maybe not for you?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

View attachment 310736 View attachment 310736 Hall the Hatter Hallco Twenty. That felt looks beautiful. I hope it is.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Only if you take it out and throw the hat away.

I have done that twice.
Once with a Demon Hanover that was riddled with moth holes, and once with a liner with a Knox Flying Cloud

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Well here is a rather long eBay story that makes up for that 7X debacle.

A different seller put up this Stetson 3X Labeled as an Indian Wars hat; he had it at a starting price of $180. He listed it under Militaria, not vintage hats. It looks like a 20s hat with some condition issues.

After a few days without sale I offered his $120, pointing out that it will take some cleaning and work from my hatter in Mexico City. He turned me down, saying he had paid $180 for the hat some time ago.

Well we went back and forth, eventually I gave up on giving him low offers, it didn’t seem friendly to keep that up.

(Don’t get mad eBay Lounger curmudgeons

When he relisted the hat under Militaria again we talked about switching it over to the vintage hat section, how to check the actual size, how to clear up his listing title and mention the rare white inventory tag and early 3X crest, etc. I even wrote over to Doc to let him know the hat was coming back. I figured if the hat was properly listed the Doc is the only one who could really compete at the upper price limits for a ~pre20s 3X.

Well the end of the story, the seller, a retired history professor, said I had been so nice that if I still wanted the hat he’d let me have it for $180. Whew. We went through crazy coordinations, he took a couple of ill-timed naps, and I got the hat!

Woohoo!

When this pandemic ends, this one is going for an Ignacio refurb!

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I could tell you really wanted that one, my friend. I am really glad you got it. Congratulations!

 

[Blare]

View attachment 310736 View attachment 310736 Hall the Hatter Hallco Twenty. That felt looks beautiful. I hope it is. View attachment 310734 View attachment 310735 View attachment 310737 View attachment 310738

Appears it may be

 

[Just Daniel]

Oh I did, but if it was going to go out on the open market I was sending it your way!

I could tell you really wanted that one, my friend. I am really glad you got it. Congratulations!

 

[Just Daniel]

That looks SWEET! Very nice.

View attachment 310736 View attachment 310736 Hall the Hatter Hallco Twenty. That felt looks beautiful. I hope it is. View attachment 310734 View attachment 310735 View attachment 310737 View attachment 310738

 

[drmaxtejeda]

That looks SWEET! Very nice.

Thank you, Daniel

 

[steur]

View attachment 310736 View attachment 310736 Hall the Hatter Hallco Twenty. That felt looks beautiful. I hope it is. View attachment 310734 View attachment 310735 View attachment 310737 View attachment 310738

Sure looks good to me. Great colours on that one, Max.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Yeah! I love it.

 

[Blare]

Something about this caught my eye.........

 

[drmaxtejeda]

1920s? A. Rascower and Son Velour. Is this called a Tom Mix with a pencil curl? I missed it the first time it was listed, and I regretted it. I wasn't going to let it pass the second time. Glad no one else bid on it.

 

[Blare]

1920s? A. Rascower and Son Velour. Is this called a Tom Mix with a pencil curl? I missed it the first time it was listed, and I regretted it. I wasn't going to let it pass the second time. Glad no one else bid on it. View attachment 312382 View attachment 312383 View attachment 312384 View attachment 312385 View attachment 312386 View attachment 312387 View attachment 312387 View attachment 312388 View attachment 312389 View attachment 312390

Nice Max!

 

[BobHufford]

1920s? A. Rascower and Son Velour.

Amazing hat Max! Congrats!