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

[Mystic]

A new grab from Ebay.

Wow! That's a nice one. :thumb:
You're gonna love the felt on that Ten.

 

[gtdean48]

I feel pretty good about jumping on the buy it now for this Borsalino Alessandria. Hard to come by a vintage in 7 5/8, and I like doing cleaning and shaping.

Anj

Good snag Anj! Hope it cleans & shapes up nicely.

 

[hatophile]

Wow! That's a nice one. :thumb:
You're gonna love the felt on that Ten.

I saw that Mallory, but I have plenty of brown hats. That's a beaut!

 

[randooch]

Anyone want to guess what the 7 1/2 Borsalino (that's currently up to $305.00) will go for tomorrow morning?

I'll say $421.00. :eeek:

 

[mayserwegener]

Recently won this wide brim A. Peschel (Dinkelsbühl) Velour. Should arrive next week.

 

[Ande1964]

<Anyone want to guess what the 7 1/2 Borsalino (that's currently up to $305.00) will go for tomorrow morning?

I'll say $421.00. >

I'm not bidding or selling on that one, but I think it's worth every penny. It's a finer hat that can be bought from any source these days. It's a rare size, and they ain't making any more of 'em.

I know it's popular to express shock at high prices on good vintage hats here. That's understandable. We'd all like to be able to buy them for what they were selling at ten years ago (or even five). Still, I think these things are real treasures. I don't see them as over-priced. I think they've earned their current value.

Anj

 

[hatophile]

Steve that velour looks fabulous, can't wait to see it on your head. Bet you can't either!

 

[tonyb]

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I know it's popular to express shock at high prices on good vintage hats here. That's understandable. We'd all like to be able to buy them for what they were selling at ten years ago (or even five). Still, I think these things are real treasures. I don't see them as over-priced. I think they've earned their current value.

Anj

I'm in complete agreement, Anj. Sure, some people have paid much more for a hat than they would have had they been more patient and did a bit more shopping around before buying. But a vintage hat in good or better condition is rarely a worse deal than just about anything that can be found in new, factory-made hats.

My wholly anecdotal observation is that vintage hat prices are starting to "recover" from the big drop they took post-crash, but they're still lower than they were pre-crash, and I kinda suspect they're lower than they will be in the not-so-distant future. So I'm thinkin' it's still a good time to buy.

 

[carouselvic]

the human mind can justify just about anything

 

[mayserwegener]

Steve that velour looks fabulous, can't wait to see it on your head. Bet you can't either!

Perry, Thanks! Yes I am very interested to see this one.

 

[tonyb]

the human mind can justify just about anything

Are you suggesting humans have minds?

 

[Chepstow]

Recently won this wide brim A. Peschel (Dinkelsbühl) Velour. Should arrive next week.

Steve, my Congrats. I am glad that you won it. A marvelous Hat. I look forward to the details!

 

[randooch]

I'm not bidding or selling on that one, but I think it's worth every penny. It's a finer hat that can be bought from any source these days. It's a rare size, and they ain't making any more of 'em.


Anj

the human mind can justify just about anything

Steve that velour looks fabulous

I completely agree with the 3 of you.

 

[mayserwegener]

Manfred, Thanks! I am looking forward to its arrival!

 

[davidraphael]

Recently won this wide brim A. Peschel (Dinkelsbühl) Velour. Should arrive next week.

I thought you might go for that one!

 

[mayserwegener]

Did you bid on it? I thought it might go higher than it did.

 

[Mystic]

Just arrived this morning. My first catches on the bay since my world was flooded out back in June.

Black/blue Portis Sterling Homberg $22.50 shipped. Just needs a brushing and a trip to the freezer to be on the safe side.
Stetson Whippet $37.00 shipped. Gonna need some brushing, Woolite, shaping and training. But, really in great shape.

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[Chepstow]

Mystic, sharp Hats, my congrats. A shame, the liner of the whippet have such stain.

 

[Mystic]

Mystic, sharp Hats, my congrats. A shame, the liner of the whippet have such stain.

Thanks, Manfred
I think most of the stains on the liner will come out with a good Woolite bath. It has been my experience, so far, that a woolite bath or two does wonders to some liner stains.

the price of Whippets seems to still be rather high so...I'm satisfied with a few stains and the lower price.

 

[randooch]

Congratulations, Mystic! 6 3/4, eh? You lucky, lucky man.