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

[babs]

Got my 1st ebay risk.. Cool little hat

So first impression being that the only other reference was the wool felt homburg I bought (only other felt dress hat)... Man!!!! Fur felt is a vast improvement. Wool's for sweaters, suits and slacks from now on as far as I'm concerned.

This is a new Miller hat (made by Biltmore) I picked up for a darn nice price. stitched under brim (edit - vocabulary learned.. "underwelt" brim), nice embossed leather sweat band..

Help me classify it.. Trilby? Stingy center-dent fedora? I dunno what to call it. I like it though.

However.. Though it is marked 7 1/4" I can say it's significantly smaller than the Bailey hom'. Possibly shrank a little? I dunno. Possibly the Millers run a tad small. But I'm wearing it now pulled down in hope it stretches just a tad. Of course the newb here wouldn't know a hat stretcher if it bit me.

Whata ya think for a 1st time ebay hat purchase?

... Yes I'm no Sinatra for sure.

 

[Chiliarches]

So first impression being that the only other reference was the wool felt homburg I bought (only other felt dress hat)... Man!!!! Fur felt is a vast improvement. Wool's for sweaters, suits and slacks from now on as far as I'm concerned.

This is a new Miller hat (made by Biltmore) I picked up for a darn nice price. stitched under brim, nice embossed sweat band..

Help me classify it.. Trilby? Stingy center-dent fedora? I dunno what to call it. I like it though.

However.. Though it is marked 7 1/4" I can say it's significantly smaller than the Bailey hom'. Possibly shrank a little? I dunno. Possibly the Millers run a tad small. But I'm wearing it now pulled down in hope it stretches just a tad. Of course the newb here wouldn't know a hat stretcher if it bit me.

Whata ya think for a 1st time ebay hat purchase?

... Yes I'm no Sinatra for sure.

I think it's a good way to break into hats! Small brims are more socially tolerable, for some reason. Good acquisition.

 

[babs]

Thanks.. Yeah I do see a little purchase from Australia in the near future though with a wee bit more brim though.

You make an interesting point though. I read somewhere in my early learning (like maybe a week ago), as lapels got skinnier, brims got stingy in the mid-late 50's into early 60's. Eventually as hats phased out of popularity in those dreaded paisley 60's to not recover until hopefully soon.. The look of the full brim fedora is certainly something folks don't see very often for sure.

Any suggestions for the bashing and dents of this hat, lemme know.. It appears very easy to work with.

 

[Yhat]

Stretch of Open Road (pun intended)

Thanks for the guidance. I figured a 2-size stretch was likely contrary to the laws of God and man. I'd hate to ruin that Open Road and take it out of circulation. One of the keys to being a responsible relic-hunter, I suppose, is sometimes leaving the treasures for others to find. (Still, that haunts me a bit).

"Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the Open Road" ... Walt Whitman

 

[jimmy the lid]

Thanks for the guidance. I figured a 2-size stretch was likely contrary to the laws of God and man. I'd hate to ruin that Open Road and take it out of circulation. One of the keys to being a responsible relic-hunter, I suppose, is sometimes leaving the treasures for others to find. (Still, that haunts me a bit).

"Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the Open Road" ... Walt Whitman

Perhaps the true sign of a hat lover is someone who respects a hat enough to leave it for the right person.
Well done, Yhat -- I'm sure your hat karma will now lead you to all kinds of amazing finds. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[thunderw21]

I bid this 1920s fuzzy up to $62 but it went over my head in a hurry.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270423654769

 

[Feraud]

I expected that Brill Bros. to go higher..
[huh]

 

[duggap]

I expected that Brill Bros. to go higher..
[huh]

I think it is just a combination of the size and brim width. A little stingy for too high a bid.

 

[feltfan]

I expected that Brill Bros. to go higher..
[huh]

Small in size and small in the number of people who
appreciate what it is.

 

[Dinerman]

Although they're much harder to come by, and I find them very interesting, most people really aren't into the '20s-early '30s hats as much as later '30s and '40s ones. And in general, most ebay-ers don't know what they're looking at when it comes to the really old ones. They just see them as having a shorter brim and think they're stingy and associate stingy with '60s hats.

I didn't really expect it to go for much more.

 

[Chiliarches]

Perhaps the true sign of a hat lover is someone who respects a hat enough to leave it for the right person.
Well done, Yhat -- I'm sure your hat karma will now lead you to all kinds of amazing finds. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

Yes...it's important to be able to leave nice hats for other people. Collection mania is a disservice to people who are trying to get into hats - or anything else for that matter.

 

[Feraud]

Of course. Auction prices can vary according to supply, demand, knowledge of buyers, etc. etc.
Lately I've observed hats I consider mediocre (a subjective observation btw) sell for a lot of money while others are being had for a reasonable price.
That one is a beauty.

 

[rlk]

Barbisio 7-1/2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140331453337#ht_500wt_1182
This only netted $26.00 a few days ago

 

[ScottF]

My quest to get down to 10 hats suffered a setback recently, when I "accidentally" BIN'd a hat while listing hats to sell

I'm hoping this Mallory will be a close match (except for the bow) to Depp's oxblood 'Public Enemy' fedora:

Mallory Ten

I have been relying on rlk to monitor the ebay BIN's and save me from myself.

 

[rlk]

My quest to get down to 10 hats suffered a setback recently, when I "accidentally" BIN'd a hat while listing hats to sell

I'm hoping this Mallory will be a close match (except for the bow) to Depp's oxblood 'Public Enemy' fedora:

Mallory Ten

I have been relying on rlk to monitor the ebay BIN's and save me from myself.

Sorry Scott, I need the rescuing myself at this point.

 

[cookie]

Borsalino Olivo

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290329742266&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

This was so nice and the guy would not sell outside the USA...well that cost him! :rage:

 

[Panamabob]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:RTQ:US:1123

This was so nice and the guy would not sell outside the USA...well that cost him!

Cookie, I'd be happy to take a few minutes out of my day to receive and resend your hat to you. Don't let that not selling outside the USA bother you! I'll help you get your hats, if needed.

 

[cookie]

Thanks for the kind offer PB....

 

[jonbuilder]

Royal Delux OR $330

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180380326994
Am I missing something or did this seller get lucky. there were three buyers in the final action

 

[billyspew]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180380326994
Am I missing something or did this seller get lucky. there were three buyers in the final action

Seller is a lounger too...