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

HarpPlayerGene

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rlk said:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...510223&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_4457wt_941
"self-conforming" trade mark 1934, resistol 1930, no Rolby trade mark. ROLnickBYer? "Grand de Prix"?

Is it really the lavender color appearing in the photos?!
 

Spats McGee

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A victory & a grumble.

I wear a 7 1/2. The really great deals on ebay always seem to be in smaller sizes. After two years of watching the hat listings, I don't usually bother with ebay any more. This weekend, I've camped on it. I've lost on 6 auctions since Friday.

Today, I spotted this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180397440955&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

It was in the "Cowboy, Western" section of Vintage. Clearly, it's out of place . . . and only $8! I got all excited, and put down an $8 bid, thinking that, if I bid, at least that'll sort it out from the umpteen other hats on my Watch List. It's only after I confirm the bid that it dawns on me that I don't know what size it is. . . Of course, it's a seven . . . and it's the only auction all weekend that ends without a flurry of last-minute activity.

So I end the weekend by buying a hat that won't fit. :eusa_doh:
 

Ephraim Tutt

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The silver lining

That's a great buy Spats! Beautiful hat and original box too by the look of it.

I'm sensing an opportunity to turn a profit! Stick it in the Classifieds.
 

Spats McGee

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No question but that the price was right, but assuming that the seller got the size right, it'll never fit. That being the case, I have every intention of either selling it or trading it through the classifieds here. Whether the hat and the box remain together or part ways remains to be seen.
 

Lefty

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swell, blue Penn Craft 7 1/2 homburg for cheap. Big hats seem to be going for lower prices the last few days.

So, why Penn Craft? Was this a more formal line from a time when the Stetson name was aiming youthful campaigns at returning soldiers? -or is this more of a 30s hat?

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Mario

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Brad Bowers

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If you're asking if it's a homburg or snap-brim, the answer is that it's a snap-brim. A wonderful hat at a great price, too.

Brad
 

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