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

[monbla256]

NICE, NICE catch !! As to what crease I'll have to say I'm not a fan of the C-Crown/Teardrop style as they are to commonly seen . I'm also from an area where I'm used to seeing these in the Cattlemans crease which I like. If I was going to change it, I would put as deep a center dent as possible with long front pinches extending past the ribbon bow. Give it a try since that felt looks to be quite maleable and you can always change it ! Again NICE, NICE HAT

 

[DJH]

Yep, very nice Omne - great when everything works out.

If it were mine, I'd keep the crease just as it is. Then again, I like the taller crown look.

 

[randooch]

Serendipity! Awesome news on the Long Oval.

I say change the bash once per hour. That hat will be happy to oblige.

 

[gtdean48]

I just got my Stetson 100. ...

So now I work on the bash. I'm thinking C Crown. I want to get the total crown height down some, this is bit higher than I'm used to. Suggestions for the best type to do that would be welcome.
...

I like a diamond like in this 7X Clear Beaver

or this classic center dent

 

[HatsEnough]

I really got slammed in an ebay auction this week. Bought a Wormser with a mid sized ribbon. Sell said size 7. Comes in and it is a size 6-5/8!!!

Have complained twice now and no reply from seller.

 

[mattface]

I really got slammed in an ebay auction this week. Bought a Wormser with a mid sized ribbon. Sell said size 7. Comes in and it is a size 6-5/8!!!

Have complained twice now and no reply from seller.

If the item is not as described, and you file an "item not as described" case, ebay will refund your money. the one time I had to do that they even paid my return shipping.

 

[Omne]

or this classic center dent

Hmm...I like that one.... I'll spend some time on it over the next couple of days.

Thanks.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

1945 HAT Life DIRECTORY Yearbook Hardcover Many great HAT ADS and info

Congrat's to the fellow Lounger that picked this up was in it to the end. Hope we get to see the inside of the Yearbook. I was hoping to purchase and scan the whole book for the lounge's benefit.

 

[hatophile]

Sweet Stetson, Omne. Whatever crease you put in, it's a dang nice hat.

 

[HatsEnough]

1945 HAT Life DIRECTORY Yearbook Hardcover Many great HAT ADS and info

I was watching, but not bidding on that one. The second I saw that auction I knew it would go for more than the $20 I would have paid for it. Pretty neat little booklet, though.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

The Hatlife issues are full of great info. That we try to piece together after the fact. The HatLife trade journals are full of the information that we ask about hat models. Being a history buff they are well worth the money. Just hope to see some of the info in this copy soon.

 

[HatsEnough]

A Stetson Whippet at 7-1/8 goes for fairly good money. At $225 that is a bit higher than they have gone at that size recently.

(I recently did a buy it now at $125 for a size 7 Whippet, so I think I did OK)

 

[DJH]

That was a nice Whippet from a good seller, but you're right it was higher than they have been for a while.

 

[Lefty]

I got 3rd on the Hat Life and I didn't want to win near my max.

 

[zetwal]

I got 3rd on the Hat Life [...]

Should be an interesting item.

I hope that we get to see it (or a good portion anyway) ...

 

[ScottF]

C&K 20, 7 3/8

Isn't that sort of a steal? You never see those, much less in a normal head size. :eusa_clap

 

[HatsEnough]

Isn't that sort of a steal? You never see those, much less in a normal head size. :eusa_clap

I'd suggest the short brim is why it didn't go for more. Short brimmed hats simply do not command premium prices unless they are older than the 1940s, and even then it is hit or miss.

 

[HatsEnough]

I had to laugh. I just saw an auction from a seller trying to sell a Stetson Whippet for a buy-it-now of $225. Wouldn't be so bad if the hat was a big size. But it's a... get this... 6-5/8!! This mope will never sell that teeny, tiny hat for more than $50 tops.

 

[LoveMyHats2]

I had to laugh. I just saw an auction from a seller trying to sell a Stetson Whippet for a buy-it-now of $225. Wouldn't be so bad if the hat was a big size. But it's a... get this... 6-5/8!! This mope will never sell that teeny, tiny hat for more than $50 tops.

Truth is told there, but geez, it makes me wish I could wear a size like that, in the past month or so there have been some amazing nice hats that size...(sigh), on eBay and sold for next to nothing.

 

[EggHead]

No, I don't wish I had a small head like that. My brains just wouldn't fit and would have to use a head stretcher.