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

[Dm101]

I bought this hemp Dobbs Valencia today. I think I will get rid of the feather.

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Wooooow...that's beautiful!

 

[The Jackal]

I bought this hemp Dobbs Valencia today. I think I will get rid of the feather.

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I didn't think very much of 2 toned hats previously, but that is pretty damn slick. Maybe I've just been looking at the wrong combinations.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I bought this hemp Dobbs Valencia today. I think I will get rid of the feather.

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Feathers look best to me on mochrome hats. The correct one on a black hat in particular.
That hat doesn't need any extra jazz. It's already a tenor sax romping with an alto around a liccorice stick.
I want to wear it.

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[drmaxtejeda]

Another MacLachlan! [emoji5]
This one's brown.

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[Just Daniel]

I figured you would eventually buy this one...

Another MacLachlan! [emoji5]
This one's brown.

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[drmaxtejeda]

I figured you would eventually buy this one...

I'd been asking him for a BIN for like 4 days, but he hadn't responded. He apologized, and said he'd been out of town. Then he asked for 20 dollars less than my offer, so I promptly accepted. [emoji5]

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[drmaxtejeda]

I didn't think very much of 2 toned hats previously, but that is pretty damn slick. Maybe I've just been looking at the wrong combinations.

I totally agree. I find it curious how my taste in hats has evolved so quickly.

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[Just Daniel]

Looks like this 5X CB is staying in Japan?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/40-s-STETSON-CLEAR-BEAVER-QUALITY-lh595-/223524079707

 

[drmaxtejeda]

This Japanese seller is way off base, isn't he?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233233725528

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[Just Daniel]

Not if they are selling, and given he is not the only high-priced seller in the Japanese market I am guessing they do sell.

Do you remember the crazy Japanese market for used Levis Jeans? It looks like vintage hats are making a comeback over there and have been for a while...

This Japanese seller is way off base, isn't he?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233233725528

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[Hat and Rehat]

I figured you would eventually buy this one...

Yhere aorr yet moett of tjem crleeping from tjeyir lsirs m, lorf.

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[Hat and Rehat]

I'd been asking him for a BIN for like 4 days, but he hadn't responded. He apologized, and said he'd been out of town. Then he asked for 20 dollars less than my offer, so I promptly accepted. [emoji5]

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I love to heae about tyee wee sacrifices we make.

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[drmaxtejeda]

Not if they are selling, and given he is not the only high-priced seller in the Japanese market I am guessing they do sell.

Do you remember the crazy Japanese market for used Levis Jeans? It looks like vintage hats are making a comeback over there and have been for a while...

But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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[Hat and Rehat]

I totally agree. I find it curious how my taste in hats has evolved so quickly.

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Shameless!
I'm swimming on a pool of scoundrels.

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[deadlyhandsome]

But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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My Whippet sold to a Japanese buyer. I had to complete the customs forms, but I have no way what Japan charges. The EU isn’t exactly cheap when it comes to duties from the US.


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[TheOldFashioned]

This Japanese seller is way off base, isn't he?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/233233725528

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You should spend some time over in the leather jackets section and see what the market rate is for vintage pieces (and even modern repros). Japan has a thing for old American apparel.

 

[Just Daniel]

Those look like current market inefficiencies. They will probably iron out over time.

For now the biggest pain is the language barrier, getting sellers to send packages internationally, and shipping costs. eBay is helping to take care of these points.

But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Yhere aorr yet moett of tjem crleeping from tjeyir lsirs m, lorf.

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?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I just bought my first Oviatt's for $100. It's filthy, and definitely not pristine, but I'm pretty sure Ignacio can spiff it up and conform it for $55.00

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[Hat and Rehat]

Those look like current market inefficiencies. They will probably iron out over time.

For now the biggest pain is the language barrier, getting sellers to send packages internationally, and shipping costs. eBay is helping to take care of these points.

I love it when you talk economist.

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