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

[Landman]

You must have missed a case all by itself just sold for about $60.00, was not listed in the normal area on eBay, but was in luggage..........

I guess I need to expand my search area!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

quite a good deal on what seems to be a very old size 7 1/4 western hat. Messed about a bit, but still …

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=130710716243&si=0ZnAe6Pcgq9XsokSWzzJeZ%252FnFY4%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3AWNA%3AUS%3A1123&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[LoveMyHats2]

I guess I need to expand my search area!

Next time I run into one for sale, I will bring it to your attention!

 

[alanfgag]

I would have liked to have won this. I am going to see if Josh can make one for me.

 

[buler]

I would have like to have won this. I am going to see if Josh can make one for me.

Interesting sweatmark. I wonder what Made By C.N.Q. is?

B

 

[rlk]

Clear Nutria Quality

 

[gtdean48]

...I looked at the hat/case that was the 6 7/8 deal on ebay, the case may not have worked for a larger size hat, not sure but it seemed smaller than any case I have owned, as if a larger hat just would have been too wide for the upper part of the case where it "holds" the hat in place.

There are different sizes of 100 cases mainly to address the wider brims more so than larger hat sizes.

 

[alanfgag]

Clear Nutria Quality

yep... that'd be my guess.

 

[Garrett]

congrats to the winner of Dinerman's ancient straw

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...z%2Bu0y5EnYuDcca6GPlE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[Blackthorn]

I can't believe this Borso went for only $68! Beaver felt, even!! It was just a tad too small for me, or I'd have gone to war for it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bro...A&otn=5&pmod=261047054608&ps=63#ht_717wt_1167

 

[buler]

I can't believe this Borso went for only $68! Beaver felt, even!! It was just a tad too small for me, or I'd have gone to war for it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bro...A&otn=5&pmod=261047054608&ps=63#ht_717wt_1167

Not a Borsalino. But still it has the air vac sweatband like we've seen on MacLachlan's and it was marked a Silver Beaver. Probably some very nice felt.

B

 

[TipTop]

Did someone here score the Alessandrea tonight or $215? I made an earlier lower offer, but knew it would sell before I could contact the seller. I was concerned that the 7 3/8 sizing might be English. Is there a way to determine from the tag which system is indicated? My limited experience with Borsos--including those sold by US stores--indicates that they can be confused, and I need to see the metric 58/59 to know for sure.

 

[Blackthorn]

Not a Borsalino. But still it has the air vac sweatband like we've seen on MacLachlan's and it was marked a Silver Belly. Probably some very nice felt.

B

I didn't catch that, Buler, you're right!!!! I got that wrong for days on end. :eeek::eeek:

 

[DJH]

Did someone here score the Alessandrea tonight or $215? I made an earlier lower offer, but knew it would sell before I could contact the seller. I was concerned that the 7 3/8 sizing might be English. Is there a way to determine from the tag which system is indicated? My limited experience with Borsos--including those sold by US stores--indicates that they can be confused, and I need to see the metric 58/59 to know for sure.

Ray, I owned a bunch of Borsalinos and I'm yet to see one with UK or metric sizing. Certainly the European market models are marked in the Punti system and all my US market hats are in US size.

I'm sure that modern hats (I've never seen one from Borsalino) are marked in metric - maybe UK too?

I would bet the eBay hat is US size - it has the US patent info so was made for here.

 

[TipTop]

Ray, I owned a bunch of Borsalinos and I'm yet to see one with UK or metric sizing. Certainly the European market models are marked in the Punti system and all my US market hats are in US size.

I'm sure that modern hats (I've never seen one from Borsalino) are marked in metric - maybe UK too?

I would bet the eBay hat is US size - it has the US patent info so was made for here.

The two that I bought (and returned, remember the fuzzy red one?) were sold by Maxis Chicago, to the same person. The red one was OK, but the tan one (also 7 3/8) was also marked 60, which should be 7 1/2. Maybe it was a slip-up in labeling, and I don't have them anymore, so I can't check the exact data, but I recall warning the seller who took them back that it was mis-marked, and I suspected it was British sizing.

Both of my new Christies are treble-marked 7 1/4 UK, 7 3/8 US, and 59cm. And of course, if you've ever bought English shoes....well, let's say it's a moveable feast.

 

[delectans]

Not a Borsalino. But still it has the air vac sweatband like we've seen on MacLachlan's and it was marked a Silver Belly. Probably some very nice felt.

B

Looks to be "Made By Trimble" as indicated on the sweatband. A common source of sweatbands or manufacture between Trimble, Caxton, and MacLaclan?

 

[Wolfen]

Did anyone here get this Whippet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...UloninKiHfI%3D&viewitem=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[Mark B.]

Did anyone here get this Whippet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...UloninKiHfI%3D&viewitem=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Hey Wolfen.....yes that would be me......I'm still a little amazed that I got it for only $88.00!!.. but maybe because the listing was a little obscure and the hat didn't show up on the fedora collectors site until a few hours before the auction ended. There were only 17 people watching at auctions end. Were you bidding on the hat or just watching the auction?

 

[Wolfen]

Hey Wolfen.....yes that would be me......I'm still a little amazed that I got it for only $88.00!!.. but maybe because the listing was a little obscure and the hat didn't show up on the fedora collectors site until a few hours before the auction ended. There were only 17 people watching at auctions end. Were you bidding on the hat or just watching the auction?

I was bidding on that bad boy! I think my top was $85 (plus $15 shipping) to get an even hundred. I was surprised it stayed so low as well. I'm glad another lounger got it. If you ever consider selling it I call dibs.

 

[Mark B.]

I will not forget your dibs claim.. If I decide to sell it I will shoot you a PM first. It is a sweet looking hat though, I can't wait until it gets here. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!!

I was bidding on that bad boy! I think my top was $85 (plus $15 shipping) to get an even hundred. I was surprised it stayed so low as well. I'm glad another lounger got it. If you ever consider selling it I call dibs.