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

[Joshbru3]

I was rather hoping I'd get it for a bit less...

Very nice purchase, Justin!!

Did you buy a new hat rack?

 

[zetwal]

I blew my budget on that one. Its a rare hat and I was hoping I'd find a tuxedo hat so I went all in. I figured if I wanted it I would have to bid really high but I didn't think that high.

Wonderful hat! I think that we can safely call it a "Four Way" and add,

4. The Big Spender

 

[Justin B]

Very nice purchase, Justin!!

Did you buy a new hat rack?

No...

darnit.

 

[Joshbru3]

No...

darnit.

LOL. Its alright bud, this month I've bought quite a few hats that I don't really have room for either.

 

[Justin B]

Well you've got one more coming your way soon, so make space.

 

[HatsEnough]

LOL. Its alright bud, this month I've bought quite a few hats that I don't really have room for either.

This is exactly why I've slowed buying quite a bit. I've about decided to stop getting anything that isn't a Stetson and the Stetson's I'm looking at are one that I have no other example of.

I am watching a bunch of hats but most only to see where the prices go.

 

[scooter]

I'm doing a little catch up reading as I was preoccupied by my granddaughter this morning, but this is for Matt and his shower comment.

Generally speaking, I think most of us remove the underwear before showering, so they're not damp after.

 

[zetwal]

Generally speaking, I think most of us remove the underwear before showering, so they're not damp after.

When you have bidding on the brain ... anything can happen!

 

[Justin B]

When you have bidding on the brain ... anything can happen!

This is true. I actually timed my drive in this morning so that I had somewhere to stop at the end of the auction.

 

[zetwal]

This is true. I actually timed my drive in this morning so that I had somewhere to stop at the end of the auction.

OK ... who's going to start up the Remarkable Bidding Tales thread?

 

[Joshbru3]

Well you've got one more coming your way soon, so make space.

Sweet!! I will most definitely make room for that one.

 

[Joshbru3]

This is exactly why I've slowed buying quite a bit. I've about decided to stop getting anything that isn't a Stetson and the Stetson's I'm looking at are one that I have no other example of.

I am watching a bunch of hats but most only to see where the prices go.

Only buying Stetsons huh....good to know.

I completely understand where your coming from. Since the basis of my collection is really pre-1940, but mostly pre-1930, I still buy a good amount of weird interesting old hats. At some point, I will have to take a break from buying, but every time I try to, I just buy a bunch of "cheaper" priced hats so I don't feel so bad. LOL.

 

[Rudie]

Did a Lounger win this one? Plum colored Resistol.


http://www.ebay.de/itm/350501792052?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&autorefresh=true#ht_630wt_1165

 

[HatsEnough]

Did a Lounger win this one? Plum colored Resistol.


http://www.ebay.de/itm/350501792052?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&autorefresh=true#ht_630wt_1165

I do believe a Lounger did get that.

 

[Lefty]

I think we've got some tuxedo hats in the Cloth Sweat thread. See my sig.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I do believe a Lounger did get that.

You mean it wasn't too expensive?

 

[HatsEnough]

You mean it wasn't too expensive?

$27.76 doesn't seem too bad, eh?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

$27.76 doesn't seem too bad, eh?

On the upper margins.

 

[alanfgag]

$27.76 doesn't seem too bad, eh?

very pretty!

 

[HatsEnough]

I have finally figured out how to word the question to get clueless sellers to tell me what a brim measures in at.

I used to say, "what does the brim measure?"

This would bring me any manner of replies. One guy said 14 inches. Naturally the idiot was measuring from one end of the hat to the other and not measuring the brim. I'd also get replies back saying they had no idea how to answer because they didn't know "which brim" to measure.

But since I started asking the question a new way I've been getting better answers. I have been saying "What does the brim measure. Is it over two inches?"

This gives them the first clue that they are looking for something to measure that could be at least two inches to start with!

It's like dealing with ten-year-olds.