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

Bill Hughes

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So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.

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Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.

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It used to be a nice hatbox!
 
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So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.

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Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.

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It used to be a nice hatbox!
Ouch! I had the same thing happen to me once with a Fléchet hat box that was covered in packing tape.
 
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So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.

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Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.

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It used to be a nice hatbox!
Happened to me with a beautiful Borsalino box. I was just happy to receive the hat in the end after it went to someone else first and I had received…. A minow bucket
 
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It was a parody on the song “I was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” You guys are probably too young to know of that.

I’ll take it down.
Ah man…. No need to take down. My comment was fully in gest towards Steampunk… and with love ;). I caught the reference entirely. Years ago the wrestler from Amarillo, Texas.. Terry Funk had a play on that song…. I was hardcore before hardcore was cool.
 

Louis Mountbatten

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So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.

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Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.

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It used to be a nice hatbox!
Well, at least he didn't get your hopes up that the hat was in a nice Stetson box. I had just the opposite happen. I bought an auction of a Stetson where the seller mentioned the box and showed that it was a pristine box. Then he slathered it in tape and sent it without an outer box. Not only did the packing tape destroy the box, but the box was also smashed a bit in transit.
 

Rumad

One Too Many
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Victory.
Got this Knox Fifteen homburg for $15. No inflation since early 50s.
It’s been washed, wet shaped and converted. Has too many moth bites and holes for a collection, but just right for a beater, and I do not have one at the moment.
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Holy smokes that looks fantastic dude! What a difference! And yeah, the price is a funny coincidence.
 

Rmccamey

I'll Lock Up
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Central Texas
Iit hurts to see a bit of history damaged like that, Bill.

So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.

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Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.

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It used to be a nice hatbox!
 
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