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

[hatophile]

Alan, the way you wear hats, I think you would have no problem!

 

[Brad Bowers]

I don't think I've seen a Dobbs 25 until now.

I posted a fuzzy one a couple of years ago, so you may not remember it. The Twenty-Fives and the Thirty-Fives were '60s pricing models. Darned inflation.

Brad

 

[Lefty]

Was that the Tribble? It might not be memory, it might be repression.

 

[frussell]

Lefty, I believe my grandfather still has a Dobbs 25 in his closet. If I remember correctly, it looked like an Open Road clone. I'll have to check it out. Frank

 

[Lefty]

Frank - I'd love to see it.

Parkway boater, 7 1/8, with great netting/lining and very interesting weave

equally great Mallory boater, 7 1/8

killer Mossant from Ohio (with a small credit to France, I suppose)

the prices of great small hats are going up, as shown by this fantastic Playboy, size 7

 

[Tango Yankee]

I received a message from the seller of a hat I won on eBay that stunned me a little. He told me that he'd just shipped my hat and hat box but that it had been a long time since he had shipped something priority mail in a regular, non-flat-rate box and had badly underestimated shipping and wanted to know if I'd reimburse him the difference, or at least part of it. I'd been charged $8.60 shipping; he said he'd paid over $49 due to the size of the box and distance. :eeek: He did admit it was his mistake.

I felt bad for the guy, but wrote back that I didn't understand why, when the clerk told him the amount, he hadn't downgraded it to Parcel Post which would have been about $10 and sent a message to me to explain it. I didn't want to seem like a jerk, but I didn't think it quite fair I should be asked to pay for a decision I wasn't given the opportunity to be involved it.

I looked back at my recent flurry of hat purchases, and the most I've spent on shipping was $15 for a Resistol cowboy hat in a box. I've got a bowler with a box coming from California (as is the hat in question above) that I was charged $12 shipping for-Parcel Post. The only thing I've paid $50 to ship from an eBay purchase was a 3-piece motorcycle ramp!

I dunno... I may go back and spot the guy a bit more, but still...:eusa_doh:

Regards,
Tom

 

[Brando11]

There is power in the word "no." My guess is you would've made a phone call to a buyer and worked out an agreeable solution BEFORE shipping out the package if the situation were reversed. He should have done the same.

Fair is fair, but I'd say he owed you the courtesy of a call before making the decision if he expected you to chip in.

 

[alanfgag]

There is power in the word "no." My guess is you would've made a phone call to a buyer and worked out an agreeable solution BEFORE shipping out the package if the situation were reversed. He should have done the same.

Fair is fair, but I'd say he owed you the courtesy of a call before making the decision if he expected you to chip in.

I agree. In any event, wait until the package arrives before making a decision on your response.

 

[Rick Blaine]

I received a message from the seller of a hat I won on eBay that stunned me a little. He told me that he'd just shipped my hat and hat box but that it had been a long time since he had shipped something priority mail in a regular, non-flat-rate box and had badly underestimated shipping and wanted to know if I'd reimburse him the difference, or at least part of it. I'd been charged $8.60 shipping; he said he'd paid over $49 due to the size of the box and distance. :eeek: He did admit it was his mistake.

I felt bad for the guy, but wrote back that I didn't understand why, when the clerk told him the amount, he hadn't downgraded it to Parcel Post which would have been about $10 and sent a message to me to explain it. I didn't want to seem like a jerk, but I didn't think it quite fair I should be asked to pay for a decision I wasn't given the opportunity to be involved it.

I looked back at my recent flurry of hat purchases, and the most I've spent on shipping was $15 for a Resistol cowboy hat in a box. I've got a bowler with a box coming from California (as is the hat in question above) that I was charged $12 shipping for-Parcel Post. The only thing I've paid $50 to ship from an eBay purchase was a 3-piece motorcycle ramp!

I dunno... I may go back and spot the guy a bit more, but still...:eusa_doh:

Regards,
Tom

Holy frijoles!

I pay $35 to get a hat from OZ or Olde Blighty, WTH does this joker live? Nome, Kkkkkatmandu? You'd be a good egg to help him out, but I would feel no obligation. Whatta dope, :eusa_doh: I'da changed it to PP in a heartbeat!

 

[Mario]

the prices of great small hats are going up

Tell me about it...

 

[SteveAS]

. . . the prices of great small hats are going up . . .

Yes, last summer I was regularly winning nice size 7s for $20 - $50 on ebay. I've been bidding about what I used to bid, but I haven't been winning many hats over the last several months.

 

[Lefty]

These little guys were all within that range:
Stetson Playboy, bad sweat but great box, size 7, no sale at $30

great Champ Featherweight, size 7, with "panama felt" styling for $26 shipped

and the belle of the ball, C&K homburg, 7 1/8 - a little sweat damage, but still only $50 shipped

 

[alanfgag]

Three cheers for Homburgs... the last bastion for bargains.

 

[hatophile]

These little guys were all within that range:
Stetson Playboy, bad sweat but great box, size 7, no sale at $30

great Champ Featherweight, size 7, with "panama felt" styling for $26 shipped

and the belle of the ball, C&K homburg, 7 1/8 - a little sweat damage, but still only $50 shipped

That Champ was nice, missed that one!

 

[Lefty]

I'd love one of these Knox caps in my size. This one is a 7 and went for under $35 shipped.

 

[SteveAS]

That Champ was nice, missed that one!

Agreed. I figured it would go higher, so I didn't bid, but that looks like a great hat at a great price! Homburgs don't really look good on me and the Playboy's 2-1/4" brim is under my 2-3/8" limit.

Wait a minute . . . I sound like a spoiled brat! I guess us pinheads still have it pretty good! :eusa_doh:

 

[Lefty]

pretty good money spent for this very nice 7 1/8 Peschel

 

[Mario]

pretty good money spent for this very nice 7 1/8 Peschel

The price turned out to be a litte steep but in the end I think that hat is worth the money. Those Peschels are really something very special IMO.

 

[alanfgag]

The price turned out to be a litte steep but in the end I think that hat is worth the money. Those Peschels are really something very special IMO.

Agreed - and a nice color coordination in this one.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Was that the Tribble? It might not be memory, it might be repression.

That's the one.

Brad