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

[Dinerman]

Congrats!
Yeah, I thought that would have gone way higher, as well. I've taken the liberty of posting photos of the liner over in the stetson quality thread.

 

[carter]

Congrats!
Yeah, I thought that would have gone way higher, as well. I've taken the liberty of posting photos of the liner over in the stetson quality thread.

I'll post more photos later. I received a Derby made of Nutria today. I'll have to include that and a few other items.

 

[Lefty]

Congrats on that 5x. I too thought it would go higher.
A few other nice items ended recently.
Cavanagh boater. If I ever did want a boater, this is what I would have wanted.

Another really nice, large Borso at a really reasonable price.

You hardly ever see a conformer come up. Then, suddenly, there are three of them.

 

[carter]

Lefty, That Cavanagh Boater is terrific. Wish I'd seen the auction.

If you ever seen another good one that you aren't bidding on, please let me know. Carter

 

[Lefty]

I don't know much of anything about boaters, but that's what I consider to be the best one I've seen. If I ever see another like it, I'll shoot you a pm.

 

[GWD]

Just won this size 7 1/2 Stetson 5X Clear Beaver. I was sure this would go higher.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320301431060

Carter! Congratulations! You've scored some great hats lately!

 

[carter]

Carter! Congratulations! You've scored some great hats lately!

Thanks GWD.
Sometimes you strike out.
Sometimes you get a hit.
Ya gotta keep swingin.

 

[mannySpaghetti]

I continually cruise ebaY for my lids and boy, the discipline I have to exude so I don't buy up a 100 in a day is ENORMOUS! I like buying "lots" so I get the best bang for my buck, then keep the best ones(if any) and sell off the rest to make my money back and then some. A lot of times I take a leap of faith and I've yet to be disappointed. Recently I bought a 4 hat lot, kept 2, sold 1 and trashed the last 'cause it was far too mucked up and cost too much to get it back to it's glory days, besides, it was a stingy anyways. To be quite frank when I saw the listing they looked like doo-doo, but my fedora intuition told me to buy 'em, so I did. They were $7.50 a piece totalling in shipping as well.

Note: Sorry about the humongous post, I just wanted to show that just because the listing pic looks like crap most of the time, it usually never does the hat justice because the people selling the hats don't see or know how to get it to it's full potential as we do.

Adam "Premier" - ebaY listing

Then I 86'd the feather steamed it up and hand reblocked it, same as the rest. It'll be off to "Mike the Hatter" in Cleveland next week.

Bond "Executive" - ebaY listing

My handy work

The above two I kept for myself. But this "Roger Barry" hat I sold. Like I said, they were $7.50 a piece, but I ended up selling this gem for $46 and change, thus getting back what I paid for the lot and a nice lunch at McDonald's with my youngest boy, lol.

Their ebaY listing

My ebaY listing

and me having a hard time deciding if I wanted to keep it.

And then of course, this one went straight to the trash. It really was quite a mess.

So the moral of the story is, just because a lid might look like junk it doesn't mean it is(except for the last one there, Yech!). It's usually presented in an ill manner, but that ain't always bad, because it leaves the door open for your winning bid(I snipe!). I paid $28 total, got 2 hats for me, sold one for $46. ACES!!!

 

[cookie]

Vintage Borso in a large size for under $100.

Anyone want to comment on price ...quality... was it worth it etc?

 

[Spats McGee]

. . . . Recently I bought a 4 hat lot, kept 2, sold 1 and trashed the last . . . .

I watched that lot for a while and thought about buying it. The ones that you cleaned up (or had cleaned up) look really sharp! :eusa_clap

 

[MattJH]

This Argentinan 7 1/2 Lagomarsino went unsold even at an asking price of $2.98 + shipping.

 

[GWD]

I couldn't resist!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300261828445

DAMN MY EYES! :eusa_doh:

 

[MattJH]

GWD: That's a NOS Stetson bowler, isn't it? It appears untouched. My mother used to be a floor manager at that John Wanamakers in Philadelphia. It has since been converted to a Macy's and is known for being the home of the world's largest pipe organ. I go there every Christmas to hear them play it. A true old-fashioned store. It's the singular setting of the 80's movie "Mannequin."

 

[GWD]

GWD: That's a NOS Stetson bowler, isn't it? It appears untouched. My mother used to be a floor manager at that John Wanamakers in Philadelphia. It has since been converted to a Macy's and is known for being the home of the world's largest pipe organ. I go there every Christmas to hear them play it. A true old-fashioned store. It's the singular setting of the 80's movie "Mannequin."

It certainly appears to be untouched! It also appears to be from the 1930's. It was just too nice to pass by. It's a little piece of history.

 

[Lefty]

Nice one. :eusa_clap

I don't remember the name of the cityvintage guy, but he's either a past member or a friend of a member. He's got a reputation for selling great stuff in great condition. Of course, there's no bargain hunting with him. He knows his stuff and what it's worth.

 

[GWD]

Nice one. :eusa_clap

I don't remember the name of the cityvintage guy, but he's either a past member or a friend of a member. He's got a reputation for selling great stuff in great condition. Of course, there's no bargain hunting with him. He knows his stuff and what it's worth.

You're right, a few months ago he was selling a very nice suit in my size, needless to say, I didn't get it.

 

[carter]

Vintage Borsalino

Anyone want to comment on price ...quality... was it worth it etc?

I hope the seller was wrong about the circumference. She listed 20" (which is way small) as well as size 7 1/2. Looks like it could clean up nice. No actual quality info so the jury is out 'til you have the hat.

 

[carter]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300261828445

DAMN MY EYES! :eusa_doh:

GWD, That's a great old bowler. I need to post some bowlers as well. Do we need a bowler/derby thread?

 

[jimmy the lid]

GWD -- that is a great score. Well done!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Lefty]

I couldn't read it, but there was a visible size tag on the hat. She may have based her listing on that tag and just measured poorly.

I hope the seller was wrong about the circumference. She listed 20" (which is way small) as well as size 7 1/2. Looks like it could clean up nice. No actual quality info so the jury is out 'til you have the hat.