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

[Marc Chevalier]

This 1930s or '40s one is just nuts.

 

[zetwal]

Agreed ... that's a wild one.

 

[mattface]

Hi Matt,

Sorry for silent applause. I had marked that auction for the beautiful tiny Whippet when I saw it on ebay and smiled when I saw you had won it. Congratulations on purchase and the anniversary!

Thanks Alan. We'll celebrate by bashing brims.

 

[zetwal]

[...] I scored a grey Whippet for my girlfriend that nearly matches my own favorite Stetson [...]

Be sure to post a couples photo of the two of you in your matching Stetsons in the Whippet thread.

Happy Anniversary ... :love:

 

[mattface]

Be sure to post a couples photo of the two of you in your matching Stetsons in the Whippet thread.

Happy Anniversary ... :love:

I will do that for sure. I also picked her up an awesome grey 40s vintage women's suit yesterday at a barn sale, I think it'll go great with the hat. Chances are we'll both dress up in our vintage finest sometime around Halloween. Maybe go out for an absinthe at the local speak easy.

 

[zetwal]

I also picked her up an awesome grey 40s vintage women's suit yesterday at a barn sale, I think it'll go great with the hat. Chances are we'll both dress up in our vintage finest sometime around Halloween. Maybe go out for an absinthe at the local speak easy.

That's the ticket. And take your camera along ... Just be sure to preset the red eye compensator ...

I'm looking forward to the photo tribute.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I've only seen the issue on ebay US when the photos are hosted on the ebay site. When you host your own and write it into the action using html, the photos remain, even on the US site. For example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160660845957?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

It appears that eBay UK leaves the photos and full description online after the auction ends. Interesting.

 

[HatsEnough]

I've only seen the issue on ebay US when the photos are hosted on the ebay site. When you host your own and write it into the action using html, the photos remain, even on the US site. ]

Unfortunately, most sellers don't host their own photos.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Unfortunately, most sellers don't host their own photos.

Maybe eBay would prefer that they do.

 

[FedoraFan112390]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/27082944620...=p3984.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true#cvip_desc

Won that. I'm curious--It says that there's rubberized cellophane under the sweatband; Is that ok, or a health risk? Just wondering.

 

[HatsEnough]

Maybe eBay would prefer that they do.

I can imagine they would. It takes a lot of server space to store the photos of millions of transactions. I would imagine that the immediately dumping all images decision was made to make the drain on their servers a little less onerous.

 

[mattface]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/27082944620...=p3984.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true#cvip_desc

Won that. I'm curious--It says that there's rubberized cellophane under the sweatband; Is that ok, or a health risk? Just wondering.

Love that one I've been eyeing it longingly. Glad you got it. I don't know anything about what your liner has in it, but probably some variation on the plastic protective film. I wouldn't worry about it. If it's totally grody replace it, but I'm sure there's nothing toxic in there.

 

[FedoraFan112390]

Love that one I've been eyeing it longingly. Glad you got it. I don't know anything about what your liner has in it, but probably some variation on the plastic protective film. I wouldn't worry about it. If it's totally grody replace it, but I'm sure there's nothing toxic in there.

Thanks. I shall let the next good one go to you when rilico puts up another wide brimmed hat. I just get nervous about old clothes because years ago people dididn't know as much about toxins as we do and would put all sorts of horrible stuff in clothes, buildings, etc--like Asbestos, lead and DDT. I love vintage clothes but that's an aspect that worries me.

 

[mattface]

Don't worry about it I covet way more than I buy. Lately I've made several good buys, but I really can't get every pretty hat I see, and I love to see others get them as well.

 

[Lefty]

A few interesting ones, none mine
C&K

great looking panama

fantastic black Borso

 

[zetwal]

A few interesting ones, none mine
C&K

great looking panama

fantastic black Borso

It's really hard to evaluate post sale auctions now that the photos are gone. Just not the same game anymore.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

It's really hard to evaluate post sale auctions now that the photos are gone. Just not the same game anymore.

Yeah, it's a pain. But you can always bring up the auction page's address, delete the ebay.com part, and replace it with ebay.co.uk . That should solve the problem ... for now.

 

[zetwal]

Yeah, it's a pain. But you can always bring up the auction page's address, delete the ebay.com part, and replace it with ebay.co.uk . That should solve the problem ... for now.

Yea, for now ... In most cases, I don't need to see them that bad anyway.

 

[HatsEnough]

Y That should solve the problem ... for now.

And you know it won't last long.

 

[Rick Blaine]

No love for the Borso

...not even forty-five beans? Could be a dandy porkpie. I am glad I was distracted!


btw- I still see the photos as usual, fwiw.