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

[alanfgag]

The "...deal with the Amon Carter Shady Oaks" is that it was a made for one hatter in Ft. Worth as a style worn by oilman Amon Carter of Ft. Worth under license to Stetson BY Peter Bros. of Ft. Worth. They were top of the line, all beaver hats and that crease was as Amon Carter wore. Peter Bros. STILL makes that model only it no longer is a labeled as a Stetson, it is an in house model, their BEST and currently sells in the $700.00 to $1,000.00 range. You have a RARE and valuable hat, take good care of it That model was probably made in the 40's/50's BTW.

Not familiar with the model, but I would have guessed 1960's-70's.

Enjoy it, Terry!

 

[Jedwbpm]

Great nab Terry I was a way with the wife this weekend and figured that it was going to go for a lot more too. If I had known I would have bid on it too.

Jeff

 

[Lefty]

They were top of the line, all beaver hats

This one is marked Sovereign, making it a either a blend, or lacking beaver entirely (we simply don't know this yet). Others have posted Carter 7XCBs which are all beaver, but this one is not. This was, at the time, a $20 hat, while the 7XCB was a $50 hat (unless the Amon Carter label affected the price, in which case, they should increase proportionately).

I also don't believe for a minute that this is a 40s hat. Late 50s, maybe, 60s, probably.

Still, it's a great hat in a large size for a great price.

 

[ScottF]

Not familiar with the model, but I would have guessed 1960's-70's.

Enjoy it, Terry!

And you would be correct.

 

[RBH]

Man ...are ya'll gonna be in for it.

 

[Lefty]

Who's the lucky pinhead who picked up Dinerman's Fray?

 

[HatsEnough]

I missed it. Got outbid. Also got outbid on this interesting LaSalle.

 

[Garrett]

That's a decent price for Dinerman. I think he paid $25 for it in 2009.

 

[alanfgag]

His nice Standard Quality brought a good number for a homburg.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/270820779206

 

[randooch]

This 7 1/2 Borso stayed under $100. Surprising!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16065420286...WX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649#ht_5433wt_936

 

[Rodkins]

This 7 1/2 Borso stayed under $100. Surprising!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16065420286...WX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649#ht_5433wt_936

That looks like the one I sold some time ago. I wonder if people were afraid of the buyer's feedback number of 1.

 

[Lefty]

Click on the 1 and you'll see why the percentage is 2 out of 3.

 

[Brando11]

Too much month at the end of the money, Bro'. :frusty:

Ha! Well said, Mr. Blaine! Happens to me all the time-

 

[Brando11]

The "...deal with the Amon Carter Shady Oaks" is that it was a made for one hatter in Ft. Worth as a style worn by oilman Amon Carter of Ft. Worth under license to Stetson BY Peter Bros. of Ft. Worth. They were top of the line, all beaver hats and that crease was as Amon Carter wore. Peter Bros. STILL makes that model only it no longer is a labeled as a Stetson, it is an in house model, their BEST and currently sells in the $700.00 to $1,000.00 range. You have a RARE and valuable hat, take good care of it That model was probably made in the 40's/50's BTW.

Terry, you got a GREAT one, IMO. I have Shady Oaks Hat as one of my saved searches on eBay; I'm glad that one's not my size or I'd be sore at missing it!

If you look at the Peters Bros site, that's the hat that was given out to Presidents and all the other top guns visiting Texas. It's slightly larger than a standard OR in all respects, and was/is one of their top-level hats.

I'm jealous- Great snag!

 

[Fidena]

Who's the lucky pinhead who picked up Dinerman's Fray?

Was Dinerman's "Fray" the same hat as the one this fellow is wearing?

http://i.imgur.com/BEkWV.jpg

I've always liked the look of this type of hat. Very period look.

 

[carouselvic]

no one is a bound edge

 

[Dinerman]

That's a decent price for Dinerman. I think he paid $25 for it in 2009.

It's amazing the difference having clear photos makes.

This (auction photos from when I bought it)

Versus this (mine)

 

[Justin B]

Got two of the hats I'd bought this past month today...The Strat is gorgeous, I'll get some pictures up later. The Champ featherweight however....Looks like the post office had an issue. It had been repackaged, the original box was destroyed, the hat smashed flat...tipped my temper right off. Luckily the mail person had fled our lot by the time I opened it or I'd have said things I might have regreted.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

A nice new $25 cap from the Bay. It'll be interesting to see what size it actually is; the seller claims 22.5" around the sweatband. Classic British cut.

bk

 

[randooch]

Nice, Baron. Looks like a difficult task, measuring around that sweat.