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

Dinerman

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The Stetson 50 / 7x Clear Beaver
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The Stetson 100
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The Stetson 150
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Lefty

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danofarlington said:
I won't believe it's beaver until I see a flat tail coming out of the back.

danofarlington said:
So many questions get answered, for better or for worse, when you pull the trigger and buy one or two. ***That's much better than listening to other people talk IMHO.

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carouselvic

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fluteplayer07 said:
Possible that the 100 in question was marketed more as Stetson's 100th Anniversary hat by that time than the price designation? If I remember correctly, wasn't that one made in '65? Or at least around that time? :p
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This tag lacks one very important thing if it is for a single hat...there is no mention of size, which makes me think it was a multiple order for various hats. I have never believed the $672.00 price for a single hat. A wholesale price for a dozen to me is more believable.[huh] [huh]
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fluteplayer07

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Actually, I never thought about it as a bulk order. It makes much more sense to me like that. The letter is addressed: 'To our employees", upon closer inspection. Perhaps to a dealer selling to stores?
 

jimmy the lid

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carouselvic said:
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This tag lacks one very important thing if it is for a single hat...there is no mention of size, which makes me think it was a multiple order for various hats. I have never believed the $672.00 price for a single hat. A wholesale price for a dozen to me is more believable.

Ah, Victor -- I think you've got it! Not only does that make sense, but, for the first time ever, I have actually noticed the "(100)" included as part of the price info underneath the $672 -- which may well suggest the retail price per individual hat.

Man -- not bad for "The Lounge Heckler"...:D

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JtL
 

fluteplayer07

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Doing the math, $672.00 for 12 hats is $56.00 per hat, at cost. The retail price is $100 (obviously), so that is a 79% increase. A huge markup. Good to see that at least something has not changed over the years in the hat-making industry. :rolleyes:
 

Rick Blaine

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VINTAGE GREY COWBOY HAT Size 7 3/8 By Roberts Hat/Texas

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I can find ZERO info on Roberts' Hats, Abilene, TX. The seller says there is no indication as to material, but I'm thinkin': 5x likely is 100% fur, at least. When asked he/she stated it was east to "punch" it out to an open crown & recrease it, so that gave some assurance it isn't cardboard stiff. I'll see in a week or so I guess.


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I got this one not from eBay but from a web site called "ETSY". It is from a vintage store in Riga, Latvia of all places & is a curiosity for sure. For thirty bones INCLUDING Int'l post I can't go too far wrong... I hope.
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BanjoMerlin

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fluteplayer07 said:
Doing the math, $672.00 for 12 hats is $56.00 per hat, at cost. The retail price is $100 (obviously), so that is a 79% increase. A huge markup. Good to see that at least something has not changed over the years in the hat-making industry. :rolleyes:

Not even close to a huge markup. Keystone would have been customary for the clothing industry but that dealer probably didn't meet the criteria for best pricing.
 

rlk

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Rick Blaine said:
You are among friends... many of whom have a snowballs chance of ever owning one... I'm just sayin' is all.
...I won't be going out of my way to find a Whippet in my size(unless it was in a special color and/or cheap enough for resale). Doesn't stack up favorably against competitors "Whippet-Style" hats unless resale value is your priority.
 

ScottF

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rlk said:
...I won't be going out of my way to find a Whippet in my size(unless it was in a special color and/or cheap enough for resale). Doesn't stack up favorably against competitors "Whippet-Style" hats unless resale value is your priority.

My favorite 'Whippet-style' hat is the Dobbs Hanover Square.
 

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