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

[The Lost Cowboy]

For sure! Two of those have arrived, the Umbrella Hat Co. and a Gannon. The next one to arrive will be my BBQ sauce hat.

View attachment 581004 View attachment 581005 View attachment 581006

“BBQ sauce hat”
Good golly another gorgeous Gannon!

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

I have officially run out of space, but am off to Australia with 60 odd screaming kids next month and I just sent the Hattery an email about the Akubra Blue Mountain. Haven’t told Etsuko yet.

Are you going to go to Katoomba? It’s a cool little town and The Hattery is wonderful. I would not care to go there with 60 screaming kids though - good luck!

 

[The Shoe]

Are you going to go to Katoomba? It’s a cool little town and The Hattery is wonderful. I would not care to go there with 60 screaming kids though - good luck!

No, and I don’t think they would be that happy with me bringing a huge bunch of screaming kids to the shop to finger and squeeze all their hats, either.
I was enquiring about getting the hat sent to my hotel in Melbourne. Before COVID we were looking into taking the kids to the Blue Mountains and I wondered if I could find a way to get to The Hattery. Unfortunately that trip was canceled. This first post-COVID trip will be a shortened version focusing on our sister school in Melbourne.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

No, and I don’t think they would be that happy with me bringing a huge bunch of screaming kids to the shop to finger and squeeze all their hats, either.
I was enquiring about getting the hat sent to my hotel in Melbourne. Before COVID we were looking into taking the kids to the Blue Mountains and I wondered if I could find a way to get to The Hattery. Unfortunately that trip was canceled. This first post-COVID trip will be a shortened version focusing on our sister school in Melbourne.

I look forward to hearing more about your trip. Melbourne is one of my favorite cities in the world. There is an old hat shop in downtown Melbourne just under the train station, also a wonderful spot to buy an Akubra if you can escape the 60 screamers (honestly, though, I find it hard to picture Japanese children as 'screamers').

 

[The Shoe]

I look forward to hearing more about your trip. Melbourne is one of my favorite cities in the world. There is an old hat shop in downtown Melbourne just under the train station, also a wonderful spot to buy an Akubra if you can escape the 60 screamers (honestly, though, I find it hard to picture Japanese children as 'screamers').

They have their moments!
I don’t like my chances of getting to that shop, though we will do some sightseeing in that area. Our first sightseeing day is just driving around and looking out of the bus window. We have a bigger day on the last day, when we get out and really see some of the sights. I’m not exactly sure which day the station area is on. Anyhow, I think the Blue Mountains is specially made for The Hattery, in the same way that the Fed IV is.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

I think the Blue Mountains is specially made for The Hattery, in the same way that the Fed IV is.

True, that's what I understand as well. Sounds like you might be asking the Hattery to ship a Blue Mountain to Melbourne for you?

They have their moments!

I guess even German kids can be noisy, though I personally have never witnessed it....

 

[The Shoe]

True, that's what I understand as well. Sounds like you might be asking the Hattery to ship a Blue Mountain to Melbourne for you?

That’s the tentative plan. I might need to move a couple of my lesser hats on to make room.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

That’s the tentative plan. I might need to move a couple of my lesser hats on to make room.

Yes, that’s where I’m at as well - needing to go through the collection and make some hard choices.

 

[BrianB]

I am officially expanding into Italian felts. I have two on the way from Greece and I just purchased this Borsa off eBay for a very fair price.

It’s going to be a tightish fit but I have made others work that were even tighter. This guy was just too special to pass up especially with the box.
View attachment 580559

View attachment 580560
View attachment 580561

I hope you enjoy it, Nathan! I’m the gentleman you bought the hat from on eBay.

Glad to see another Lounge member in the wild. I’m happy the hat is going to someone that can actually wear it, as it was too small on me. Looking forward to seeing photos on What Hat Are You Wearing Today. God bless.

Brian

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

I hope you enjoy it, Nathan! I’m the gentleman you bought the hat from on eBay.

Glad to see another Lounge member in the wild. I’m happy the hat is going to someone that can actually wear it, as it was too small on me. Looking forward to seeing photos on What Hat Are You Wearing Today. God bless.

Brian

Awesome Brian, so great to keep hats in the family. And welcome to the Lounge!

Thank you again for a great price and fast shipment as well - unfortunately we are frozen in down here in Alabama and I don’t know when the mail will run, but I am very excited to show off the Borsa as soon as it arrives.

Best to you, sir!

 

[Rmccamey]

The hat is very well made. I have another in the queue!

Thanks for the info, Randy. I've probably read elsewhere and don't quite remember, but how do you feel about the quality? I know Brent was pretty high on the quality relative to price.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Anybody interested in a discount?

 

[Blare]

Anybody interested in a discount?
View attachment 581669

98.888% off …. Come on…. I mean clearly he’s not serious till he goes to 99

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Thank you, Daniel!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

 

[TheOldFashioned]

View attachment 582221 View attachment 582222 View attachment 582223 View attachment 582224 View attachment 582225

I'm a bit surprised that hat lasted as long as it did.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I'm a bit surprised that hat lasted as long as it did.

Oh? Did it last long? It lasted only about 30 seconds after Daniel pointed it out to me...

 

[Mark_O]

Just bought this guy the other day.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/134900791626

A Bailey New West.
Going to need a bit of a reshaping and cleaning but otherwise looks nice.

 

[DonR]

Got this Dunlap today. Which would have been nice, but the sweatband is in bad shape and has completely detached. Other than that, there is a little spot on the brim, but the felt is a decent light weight and in good shape. It is a tan color with a dark brown grosgrain ribbon. The brim is 2 7/8" with 3/8" binding.

The seller also stated this as a size seven without even showing the tags, but it is a size 7 3/8 according to the tag and internal label. The sweatband was held in place with two safety pins.

The seller would not accept a return, but gave be a 40% refund not including the shipping.

I feel that it is a decent hat and would be a nice hat with a new band, but it is 3 sizes too large for me, and I'm not sure I can sell it for the cost and shipping of getting a band put in.

Do you feel that this is worth having a new band put in?

It is cleaner than the pictures depict.

 

[Woodtroll]

I guess it's too late if you've accepted a partial refund, but if the hat was not as advertised (i.e., not a size 7), you could have filed a claim with Ebay if the seller wouldn't accept a return. You obviously did not get the hat that was advertised. These sellers that assign random sizes to hats when the evidence is to the contrary really raise my hackles.

My opinion, if you're not keeping it for yourself, is that you shouldn't go to the cost of putting in a new sweatband unless you can do the job yourself. It does look like a very decent hat otherwise, so if sewing in a $20 sweatband is all it needs, that should certainly help it sell.

Good luck, either way!