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

[paulcr]

Looks like a mid-late 50's Canadian Stetson.

Is this an American Made hat and just sold in Canada? If so, is there a quality difference? As for price, its my first ebay purchase so I was shooting in the dark.

 

[Justin B]

Whoever they guy is that keeps outbidding me on size 7 hats....stop it! LOL.

Same guy has sniped me at the last second on four lids now.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Actually, Justin, me, Alan, and a few others (us size 7ers) were here first!!!


Be happy, though. I am starting to cut back on my hat buying. I haven't bid on a single hat all week. OK, I've only bid on two all week, but two is hardly anything. Well, maybe it was 4.... but I AM cutting down.

 

[warbird]

Are you 7'ers buying wider or narrower brim hats? or both?

 

[paulcr]

Are you 7'ers buying wider or narrower brim hats? or both?

Don't know what you consider wide brim? But I like the 2" and smaller brim.

 

[warbird]

Don't know what you consider wide brim? But I like the 2" and smaller brim.

You are right, I wasn't clear. I pretty much consider anything under 2 1/4" to be narrow brimmed.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Well, then, paulcr, you certainly don't have me for a competitor. I don't buy any hat with less than a 2-1/4" brim. So, bid away, my friend!

 

[Yeps]

Great find, Yelps!

I've been trying to hunt down a nice vintage newsboy cap in my size for some time now but did not have any luck so far. For the time being I'll just keep repating my mantra: patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue, patience...

I just kinda put in a bid on these on a whim, and no one else bid. Maybe I was missing something, but they look like they will work perfectly fine for me.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

I just did a BIN for a gray Stetson Playboy.

I have not been following the Playboy threads here, so I don't know a whole lot about the model. (It just sounds wrong to say I just bought a Playboy model, doesn't it? Ha, ha.)

I am also not very familiar with the dating of the Playboy model. I'm guessing 1950s with this?

Is it missing a liner, or did it never have one?

These are the seller's photos, so I'll update when I finally get the item.

I figured $47 was a good enough price.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

Damn. With all my talk of slowing down I am currently waiting for four hats to be delivered!
Sheese.

 

[Chinaski]

I think it might be older than 50's based on the stitch pattern on the sweat, width of the sweat, and the overall hat proportions.

 

[paulcr]

I think it might be older than 50's based on the stitch pattern on the sweat, width of the sweat, and the overall hat proportions.

I'm amazed at what people know. I should have come here first before entering the hat game. Yup, this is the place!

 

[hatophile]

Nice Playboy, MV. I have one about that color, it does not have a lining either, so I suspect most came without. It's a very lightweight, summery hat. You'll enjoy it.

 

[fluteplayer07]

That's from one of our very own Loungers, Aureliano. 40's is my guess on this one.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

I thought I recognized the seller name on that auction. I just didn't want to say because I wasn't sure.
So, thanks to Aureliano for the Playboy!
Now, do ya know the age, A?

 

[zetwal]

I thought I recognized the seller name on that auction. I just didn't want to say because I wasn't sure.
So, thanks to Aureliano for the Playboy!
Now, do ya know the age, A?

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?50759

 

[paulcr]

Whoever they guy is that keeps outbidding me on size 7 hats....stop it! LOL.

Same guy has sniped me at the last second on four lids now.

Do you only bid on 7's ? Or do you bid up a size or two?

 

[rlk]

Is this an American Made hat and just sold in Canada? If so, is there a quality difference? As for price, its my first ebay purchase so I was shooting in the dark.

Made in Canada/Fabrique au Canada. Others may suggest any quality difference, but many different types were made so a generalization is likely difficult.

 

[Mobile Vulgus]

I bid on 7s, 7-1/8s almost strictly. I have picked up a few 6-78s here and there. I also, on very, very rare occasion do a 7-1/4 if the hat is just too primo. But the latter I've only done twice.

 

[rlk]

Intriguing Hat

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...UQZXK8cyejBBK8vskw%3D&viewitem=#ht_500wt_1156

not mine