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

[HarpPlayerGene]

Get these before HPG gets them all for HIMSELF.

lol :eusa_clap

 

[hatophile]

What do you know, anyway?

Fellas, don't listen to him and don't miss these once-in-a-lifetime bargains!

Dangerous!

Vintage Dobbs Size 7!

Vintage Churchill in a 3/8!

Fur heaven!

Is there a hat under there?

Get these before HPG gets them all for HIMSELF.

I would go for the nice fur cap there, unfortunately it's way too big. I wonder if Optimo could down size it for me?

 

[BanjoMerlin]

Ok, $400 for the block the other day was pretty outrageous. $810 for this one is completely insane! Plus another bidder went to $800.

B

ShouldBeSolidGold

The winner of this one was the under bidder on the other one. I guess he really needed one.

 

[Adcurium]

1940 Stetson, 7 1/8 never worn, with box

I was in a bidding war last night and I lost when the auction ended before I got my next bid in! So... Who got it?

 

[Yeps]

I was in a bidding war last night and I lost when the auction ended before I got my next bid in! So... Who got it?

This is why I don't bother with putting in false bids. I just bid what I will pay, no more. If someone else wants to pay more for it, oh well, and if I get it for less, guess what? I don't have to pay as much as I planned. I am rather convinced that sniping is really all psychological.

 

[SteveAS]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...312850&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1154
$31.00?? So what if its Size 7.(No I didn't buy it although I almost did on principal)

$30 panamas? $800 blocks? The madness has returned!

As its buyer, I'm happy to have benefited from the madness on the optimo Panama! The seller wrote, "Also, tag says Size 7, I believe it is a large 7, slightly smaller than 7 1/8." Hopefully, he's right, because I'm a small 7-1/8.

 

[SteveAS]

I was in a bidding war last night and I lost when the auction ended before I got my next bid in! So... Who got it?

This one? I was watching it, but it ended up selling for what I thought was a very high price, given its smallish size and (near stingy) 2" brim.

 

[jamespowers]

What do you know, anyway?

Fellas, don't listen to him and don't miss these once-in-a-lifetime bargains!

Dangerous!

Vintage Dobbs Size 7!

Vintage Churchill in a 3/8!

Fur heaven!

Is there a hat under there?

Speaking of tacky.......

 

[feltfan]

Speaking of tacky.......

You're just sore 'cause you were hoping to get a good price
on those babies and now we're all going to bid on them.

Hey, I'm just providing a public service.

And I'd be glad to go back to no posting of live auctions...

Or live auction posts should use the <blink> tag and be in pink only.

 

[BanjoMerlin]

This is why I don't bother with putting in false bids. I just bid what I will pay, no more. If someone else wants to pay more for it, oh well, and if I get it for less, guess what? I don't have to pay as much as I planned. I am rather convinced that sniping is really all psychological.

I'm certain that sniping is psychlogical. A lot of bidders don't put their best bid in at first. For whatever reason, they will sit and watch their lower-than-best bid lead the auction right up until the last few seconds and then be upset when they lose to a bid that is actually lower than the amount they would have paid.

If I really want something, I wait until the last few seconds and place my best bid once. If I do it right that other bidder doesn't get a chance to outbid me. If somebody else out-snipes me, oh well.

For most things, I throw my best bid at it when I see it and that is that.

 

[jamespowers]

You're just sore 'cause you were hoping to get a good price
on those babies and now we're all going to bid on them.

Hey, I'm just providing a public service.

And I'd be glad to go back to no posting of live auctions...

Or live auction posts should use the <blink> tag and be in pink only.

Oh yeah, I want to look like that Equalizer guy in a tweed hat.
Pink? How about chartreuse.

 

[Adcurium]

I'm certain that sniping is psychlogical. A lot of bidders don't put their best bid in at first. For whatever reason, they will sit and watch their lower-than-best bid lead the auction right up until the last few seconds and then be upset when they lose to a bid that is actually lower than the amount they would have paid.

If I really want something, I wait until the last few seconds and place my best bid once. If I do it right that other bidder doesn't get a chance to outbid me. If somebody else out-snipes me, oh well.

For most things, I throw my best bid at it when I see it and that is that.

But I think the thing that makes Ebay fun is watching the auction and participating as it draws to a close. Actually, my last-minute bids were a result of me watching the auction and thinking "Yeah, I'll go a little higher."

 

[Adcurium]

This one? I was watching it, but it ended up selling for what I thought was a very high price, given its smallish size and (near stingy) 2" brim.

Yup, that's the one! I got caught up in the bidding excitement!

 

[jamespowers]

But I think the thing that makes Ebay fun is watching the auction and participating as it draws to a close. Actually, my last-minute bids were a result of me watching the auction and thinking "Yeah, I'll go a little higher."

All good reasons to use a sniping program to place a bid and forget it until you get a win or lose email. You save money and stress that way.

 

[Yeps]

All good reasons to use a sniping program to place a bid and forget it until you get a win or lose email. You save money and stress that way.

Why not just put the bid in ebay the regular way?

 

[jamespowers]

Why not just put the bid in ebay the regular way?

Because I never show my hand until the end. 5 or 6 seconds before the end of an auction is soon enough. I would prefer to place my bid near the end not at the beginning---leaving time for someone to snipe me at the end.

 

[Lefty]

who ended up winning the prize?

 

[Mr. Paladin]

And I'd be glad to go back to no posting of live auctions...

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[jeffconnors]

Just picked up two hats at a great price

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170516984712&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:CA:1123

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180536146132&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:CA:1123

 

[hatophile]

Nice pickups JC!