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

[gtdean48]

Stamp is sideways. Will get a pic of the box tomorrow.

Interesting....Just saw buler's photos in Hat Box Homage....also found the ad on the Bay too...

 

[gtdean48]

I wouldn't bother acquiring a Stratoliner box for the hat if you intend to sell it. My .02 cents.

+1.... If I was collecting for personal use, a box would have value but not to package together & resale. Not worth the added trouble....
I have 2 boxes, 1 full with the guts & 1 without...I'm working to fab the innards so I can have a box for my other Strat.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Tom; Very classy lid. They DO NOT make them like that anymore. Wear the hat proudly.

Eric -

Thanks, Eric!

I've had the hat box for a while, been looking for a hat to fill it. They don't seem to come available very often.

I'm currently wearing a 7 3/8, but I maintain hope that some day I'll be able to wear my 7 1/4 hats again. :eusa_doh:I'm hoping this one is a little large.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[alanfgag]

I'm currently wearing a 7 3/8, but I maintain hope that some day I'll be able to wear my 7 1/4 hats again. :eusa_doh:I'm hoping this one is a little large. Cheers, Tom

Way to go, Tom. I have a box of 32 waist pants with a similar aspiration. Good luck to both of us.

 

[Rudie]

Thanks, Eric!

I'm currently wearing a 7 3/8, but I maintain hope that some day I'll be able to wear my 7 1/4 hats again. :eusa_doh:
Tom

Get a haircut!

 

[Tango Yankee]

Get a haircut!

Oh, how I wish it was that simple, Rudie!!!

 

[Tango Yankee]

Way to go, Tom. I have a box of 32 waist pants with a similar aspiration. Good luck to both of us.

Good luck to both of us indeed, sir!

 

[barrowjh]

Olive Green Stratoliner

I won this on 7/13/12 for $87 plus $7.50 shipg, a bit derelict in getting it posted up.

I like it, am still looking forward to working with Winchester's light green felt at Buckaroo Hatters to make a nice new hat. While I wait, and wait, this is some fair consolation.

 

[RBH]

Cool hat John..
...but ya need to grow yer beard back with that wide a brim.

 

[barrowjh]

yuk yuk, appreciate the humor RBH. Maybe I will for the next Fedorafest, or maybe I won't. Just cannot make up my feeble mind.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

MacLachlan hat that's getting no love.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAG...?pt=US_Hats&hash=item2322242f7d#ht_593wt_1157

 

[gtdean48]

Cool hat John..
...

+1

 

[Doomstein]

Haha, oh man, if I had a smaller head, and was a pimp at a cheap New Orleans cat-house, I'd be all over this hat : D

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stetson-Vin...199?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35bfa53dc7

 

[hatophile]

Nice Strat John!

Yeah Doom, something about that red hat...

Stetson Satellite box

 

[Landman]

+1.... If I was collecting for personal use, a box would have value but not to package together & resale. Not worth the added trouble....
I have 2 boxes, 1 full with the guts & 1 without...I'm working to fab the innards so I can have a box for my other Strat.

I'm like you in that I have two Stratoliner boxes, one with guts and one without. They are cool looking boxes but aren't really very good for storing a hat. Because of the odd shape of the box the hat brim can't be laid out flat, at least it can't with my Strats that have a 2 3/4" brim.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Vintage Panama

Got this vintage Optimo Panama this a.m. Sports a wpi of about 500.

Looks lovely, the lady insists that (after consult with our own Panama Bob) that it is NOT a Monti but a Cuenca, falsely stamped... could've fooled me. [huh]

 

[gtdean48]

... Because of the odd shape of the box the hat brim can't be laid out flat, at least it can't with my Strats that have a 2 3/4" brim.

That is a feature of the box that I use for storing my Strats, one is 2 5/8" & the other 2 3/4" brims.

 

[Landman]

That is a feature of the box that I use for storing my Strats, one is 2 5/8" & the other 2 3/4" brims.

I'm not sure I understand you. Are you saying that you use the Stratoliner boxes because of that feature? If so, maybe I'm putting mine in there wrong because I have to curl the sides of the brim up or down to get it to fit in the Strat box.

 

[mikespens]

Got this vintage Optimo Panama this a.m. Sports a wpi of about 500.

I saw that listing Rick as was sorely tempted to pull the trigger but didn't want to take the chance. Congrats, you got a great deal on it. Have you got it yet? I was curious about the sweat or any other markings.

 

[gtdean48]

... Are you saying that you use the Stratoliner boxes because of that feature? ....

Yes, it was designed to support the flange. Snap the brim up, tighten up the sides as it goes in the box. Comes out snappy every time.