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Nice weekender JB!
Summer is a bad time to sell felt. I have several hats that I intend to sell, but won't bother putting them up until October of late Sept.
My observation is that felt hats seem to be selling just fine. Those that are in demand anyway. But isn't that always the case?
Dan, Tom, thanks for the compliment on the hat. I did not know it was a current production hat when I bid on it, and after seeing it in on-line catalogs, the back brim is supposed to be worn down (aussie style) instead of up. I had more trouble trying to make that back brim curl up correctly (lol) than any other hat ever! Oh well, still, I am pleasantly surprised by the felt quality, IMHO, it is about right for a basic rabbit fur felt, and is not full of stiffener as I expected it would be. I'm not too impressed with the sweatband, are these some sort of composite plastic/leather? The sweatband is in great condition, so there are no problems with it, but it just does not feel like a real leather sweatband. The crown tapers a little more than I prefer, but I can live with it. I expect I will give it to a relative, not a keeper. I'm still looking forward to a similar light sage color felt 'BH Cutter' that Mike will eventually make for me.
Terry, don't fall for the Playboy and Whippet. If you ever find one in your size, in good shape, and on the cheap, well why not - but keep in mind they were lower-shelf rabbit-fur hats when they were new. The playboy was intended as a cheap entry-level hat for young men, and the Whippet was a 'Royal' quality also, for every-day wear. If you could buy a Royal Deluxe, or better yet a Sovereign quality felt that was the same dimensions and color as a Whippet, why buy the Whippet just for the name? Especially in your size - much better to commission a new hat (in at least a beaver blend!) in a copy of those styles if you really want it. With Mike Moore or Art Fawcett (or Falcon Park, or . . .) you will have a much better quality hat, new, and built to fit you.
I understand where you are coming from and I plan on one of the new Strats but I'm stuck on the Whippet and Playboy if I can find the one I'm looking for. I'm not gonna jump unless I'm sure. I let a beautiful Choc Brown Strat go on Ebay (mint condition 7 5/8 LO) because it was not the color I wanted. Even the cheaper hats from the past have a better felt than most of the newer hats I've seen. I'm a "Vintage" kinda guy. I have a mint Supreme Fur Marathon that is as nice as any Stetson I've ever held but I bet it was a $7.00 hat in the 50's.
old Select Quality, $26 shipped - I don't think this had the BIN option when I spotted it this morning. Congrats to the winner.
%&%$%&-- I was watching that oneold Select Quality, $26 shipped - I don't think this had the BIN option when I spotted it this morning. Congrats to the winner.