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

[cookie]

I think I just got a 7 3/4 Stetson 100 with the case for $125 shipped. I started by sending the seller a bunch of questions, but figured that if I didn't pull the trigger, someone would beat me to it. So now, my questions are sort of "please don't send this to me if it's a 6 3/4, or somehow measures 7 3/4, or says 3x, 4x or some other X on the inside." it's a tense sort of excitement

No cattleman has a 6 3/4 inch head circ!

 

[carouselvic]

Now??...Nice score Lefty

 

[Rick Blaine]

You LUCKY SOB! I can't wait to see it... & wish I'd seen it first, natch. Well done! Lemme know if things don't work out between you two.

 

[Lefty]

Now??...Nice score Lefty

Hold off for now. Fingers crossed.

in the meantime, no one wanted the Stetson 1907 billhead

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Just got this in the mail today...

 

[buler]

I think I just got a 7 3/4 Stetson 100 with the case for $125 shipped. I started by sending the seller a bunch of questions, but figured that if I didn't pull the trigger, someone would beat me to it. So now, my questions are sort of "please don't send this to me if it's a 6 3/4, or somehow measures 7 3/4, or says 3x, 4x or some other X on the inside." it's a tense sort of excitement

Sending good kharma your way Lefty!!!! You deserve it to be a perfect fit!

B

 

[Chinaski]

Sending good kharma your way Lefty!!!! You deserve it to be a perfect fit!

B

I agree, hope it fits perfectly! What a great hat. Will you keep the feather in the hat?

 

[Aureliano]

I think I just got a 7 3/4 Stetson 100 with the case for $125 shipped. I started by sending the seller a bunch of questions, but figured that if I didn't pull the trigger, someone would beat me to it. So now, my questions are sort of "please don't send this to me if it's a 6 3/4, or somehow measures 7 3/4, or says 3x, 4x or some other X on the inside." it's a tense sort of excitement

Good luck Lefty! it looks gorgeous. And silverbelly on my monitor, not beige.[huh]

 

[RobFedoraField]

first bowler...

My First Bowler

for less than $30, this seems like a good deal

still not the stetson I want, but it seems older. he says it measured 23" in inner circumference, so I should be safe. if not, I'll clean it up and pass it along to some one else in these parts

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

I couldn't decide if I wanted this cloche. This is one of those hats that you would have to try on to see if you really like it. I decided to take the plunge and buy it since the price was so low:

http://www.etsy.com/transaction/37606450

 

[feltfan]

Did anybody pick up the 1933 World's Fair Stetson penny?

Let's hope not, since it really says, "Streets of Paris". Good luck on the 100.

 

[Lefty]

Ha! I never looked closely at the penny.

The seller says the hat is a size 7 3/4, but didn't explain how she got there; it was a short email.
I guess We'll see what happens with the quality designation when it gets here.

 

[gtdean48]

:arated:

Sending good kharma your way Lefty!!!! You deserve it to be a perfect fit!

B

The 100 I last took a chance on now is in New Mexico because it was not a 7 5/8 as described but a tight 7 3/8...thinking the good thoughts for you Lefty!

 

[RobFedoraField]

I couldn't decide if I wanted this cloche. This is one of those hats that you would have to try on to see if you really like it. I decided to take the plunge and buy it since the price was so low:

http://www.etsy.com/transaction/37606450

cute!

 

[Brad Bowers]

The Hobo by Dobbs

Picked up this mystery hat today:
The Hobo by Dobbs

It didn't sell the first time it was listed, so I bid on it the second time around on a lark. Pretty sure it's NOT a man's hat, though I'm perplexed as to everything else about it. It looks like an unblocked hat body with little shellac that they slapped a label and pin on. Also looks like it's meant to be some kind of traveling hat.

Any ideas on the era? Since I know very little about women's hat styles, my only guess is the '20s, as it seems like a cloche style, something I could imagine on a flapper. I also expect the name Hobo wouldn't have been popular once we got to the Depression. Were hats like this popular in the '50s or '60s?

It says the name is trademarked, but I could find no record of it on uspto.gov, so that was no help.

Brad

 

[zetwal]

You're right, that is odd. It doesn't look like a normal cloche or flapper style hat to me. But as with you, I don't really know much about those things. I look forward to hearing what experienced opinion yields.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

How big is the fit? Would it be an adult or perhaps a kid? If a kid, maybe it's a Halloween costume or a toy-like hat for kids from the 1940s or 50s?

 

[Brad Bowers]

How big is the fit? Would it be an adult or perhaps a kid? If a kid, maybe it's a Halloween costume or a toy-like hat for kids from the 1940s or 50s?

Hard to say as to the fit, I'll just have to wait until I have it in hand. The seller listed dimensions of a 9" crown and 25" brim circumference. As for a kids' hat, probably not. Dobbs did offer a Dobbs Junior line for young boys, but they were scaled-down versions of adult hats. This one doesn't say Dobbs Junior, and I don't know whether they offered hats for young girls.

Brad

 

[carouselvic]

Let's hope not, since it really says, "Streets of Paris". Good luck on the 100.

It is right as rain.


http://www.cardcow.com/191346/streets-paris-chicago-worlds-fair-1933-exposition/

 

[Lefty]

I didn't think Scott's incredible Vita-Felt The Avenue was going to sell.
A huge congrats to the winner of one of my favorite hats ever posted.