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

[RickP]

Nice visit from the mailman today.... Got a new ebay brim flange and hatblock in today. Wood is in fabulous condition... both are 7-1/4. I evidently made the only bid and got the pair for $23! Ill try the fedora hat block out on a couple lesser hats Ive got here and see how it works. The block is a center dent , and flange is for a 2-3/4" brim in front and back with a 2-1/2 on the sides. Seems to be an almost perfect fit for the bash on my Akubra Bogart!

 

[StoryPNW]

Stumbled across this No 1 quality Stetson this afternoon on ebay and couldn't pass it up. I think it may be a candidate for a professional cleaning and restoration.

 

[RickP]

Are you ready to laugh and cry?

DANG! Someone should have their scissors taken away! Nice little mint green Stetson Gay prince that someone cut down to a 1-3/4" brim. Too bad as its a nice little hat. Guess they wanted a Trilby really really badly lol. The seller DID say it had been cut down, but I really should have sent a message asking the brim size. The East Texas rednecks at the coffee shop are going to get a grin with this one. Kinda of reminds me of Elmer Fudd's hunting hat.

Its a cute, wearable thing, but dang! Glad my ears don't stick out! I'm thinking maybe I could graft on about 1/2" of brim and cover it up with a wide ribbon binding. Maybe even a full brim transplant? lol. Anyone got any suggestions, or does anyone have a need for something this short? Ill trade for just about anything lol

 

[Bamaboots]

Its a cute, wearable thing,

Don’t put it to a poll.

 

[RickP]

Don’t put it to a poll.

Mom always taught me that if I couldnt say anything good not to say anything,,, But I just couldnt avoid talking bad about this one! lol

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Are you ready to laugh and cry?

DANG! Someone should have their scissors taken away! Nice little mint green Stetson Gay prince that someone cut down to a 1-3/4" brim. Too bad as its a nice little hat. Guess they wanted a Trilby really really badly lol. The seller DID say it had been cut down, but I really should have sent a message asking the brim size. The East Texas rednecks at the coffee shop are going to get a grin with this one. Kinda of reminds me of Elmer Fudd's hunting hat.

Its a cute, wearable thing, but dang! Glad my ears don't stick out! I'm thinking maybe I could graft on about 1/2" of brim and cover it up with a wide ribbon binding. Maybe even a full brim transplant? lol. Anyone got any suggestions, or does anyone have a need for something this short? Ill trade for just about anything lol

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Well…i read slowly Ricky, very slowly, hoping to avoid the trauma of what i feared most in brim trims….
THE PINKING SHEARS brim edge treatment!!
Much relieved upon seeing only a semi-apoplectic brim amputation.
Thanks for not permanently maiming my psych.
B

Ps: reminds me of the joke my father told me long ago when he asked to look at a tweed Stetson trilby i was wearing.
Can’t tell it around here any more due to getting spanked but starts like this….

“I wish i had two of these, one to……”

 

[RickP]

Well…i read slowly Ricky, very slowly, hoping to avoid the trauma of what i feared most in brim trims….
THE PINKING SHEARS brim edge treatment!!
Much relieved upon seeing only a semi-apoplectic brim amputation.
Thanks for not permanently maiming my psych.
B

Ps: reminds me of the joke my father told me long ago when he asked to look at a tweed Stetson trilby i was wearing.
Can’t tell it around here any more due to getting spanked but starts like this….

“I wish i had two of these, one to……”

Its got a couple little spots that could have been cut more neatly, but theyre fixable. Ime seriously thinking of digging through a pile of brim trimmings and see if I can graft on some more brim. If covering with a bound edge, Im thinking I can tack enough on to get to about 2-1/4 . A careful zig zag stitching should give it some structural stability. 1/2" ribbon binding would'nt be THAT bad lol. Afraid I may have to replace the Gay Prince hatband so it will match the edge binding ... I enjoy challenges... As I said before, if this little thing gives anyone a spark of excitement, reach out to me... Im open to offers lol

If we dont take chances once in a while we cant find those hidden gems!

 

[georgie girl]

I hope one of you gentlemen snagged that lovely Courtney hat today on Ebay, I tried but to no avail https://www.ebay.com/itm/196636532829?_trksid=p2471758.m4791&autorefresh=true

 

[Blare]

I hope one of you gentlemen snagged that lovely Courtney hat today on Ebay, I tried but to no avail https://www.ebay.com/itm/196636532829?_trksid=p2471758.m4791&autorefresh=true

That one definitely sold well. What a beautiful and unusual color way.

 

[georgie girl]

That one definitely sold well. What a beautiful and unusual color way.

It did, I was hoping my bid was enough since it is about 20 minutes away and I'd have almost instant gratification... oh well

 

[RickP]

Are you ready to laugh and cry?

DANG! Someone should have their scissors taken away! Nice little mint green Stetson Gay prince that someone cut down to a 1-3/4" brim. Too bad as its a nice little hat. Guess they wanted a Trilby really really badly lol. The seller DID say it had been cut down, but I really should have sent a message asking the brim size. The East Texas rednecks at the coffee shop are going to get a grin with this one. Kinda of reminds me of Elmer Fudd's hunting hat.

Its a cute, wearable thing, but dang! Glad my ears don't stick out! I'm thinking maybe I could graft on about 1/2" of brim and cover it up with a wide ribbon binding. Maybe even a full brim transplant? lol. Anyone got any suggestions, or does anyone have a need for something this short? Ill trade for just about anything lol

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Update to the ebay heartache... I found about an inch and a half long tear where the crown meets the brim that had been stitched back together, as well as several holes under the hatband. This poor hat has been around the block!

Made a command decision to strip the hat down and save all the tags, sweat and liner in a ziploc baggie for later since theyre in good shape.

Soaked he felt down and did a light woolite rinsing to clean up a bit, and did some careful stretching and reblocking. Looks like thats going to let me lower the crown and gain at least 5/8" maybe 3/4" more brim. That should give me close to 2-1/8- 2-1/4 brim. Thats way better than 1-3/4". A lower crown wont look as weird as a small brim and a 6" crown as well. it will have some visible holes and repair stitches on the brim when done, but I think I can salvage something out of this. Ill prob do a silverbelly 1" or 1-1/4" grosgrain Band with a matching edge binding to cover up a couple spots on the brim edge. It will be a fine "go for coffee" hat

It wont be a proper Gay Prince anymore, but reblocking is probably a better option than trying to graft felt onto the brim and covering it with a big wide ribbon lol. Way better than ending up in the trash. Anyone need a pale mint green Whipstitched Gay Prince Hatband?


There should be a special room with baseball bats and rubber hoses for people who abuse nice hats like someone did to this poor helpless thing

 

[hambone71]

Updates on hats I’ve recently gotten.
One I’ve been working on but still have more to do and one that just came in minutes ago and can’t wait to get to work on.

For four years I’ve been on the hunt for “The Dallas” since first seeing an example of a Ten The Dallas. This more rare Twenty Dallas makes up for the long wait, and a low BIN snag also helps.

This light weight, Super Fine Knox is definitely a unique addition. Got it dirt cheap from Goodwill. Its size was unknown and looked small, but happy to report that it’s a 7 1/8, therefore easy to bump up one size.
Never seen one quite this color, which doesn’t quite show through on the photo here. The pug is very unique, as well. Two rows of brim edge stitching rounds out its scarce look.

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Good scores, Randall! Ill be catching up on lost time from the forum for a while.

 

[Louis Mountbatten]

A this point, I am selling off most of my hats. I had over 600 at one time (no really). So far, I have sold 450 of them.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Good scores, Randall! Ill be catching up on lost time from the forum for a while.

Thanks, Phil!
Good to see ya back! Missed ya!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Stumbled across this No 1 quality Stetson this afternoon on ebay and couldn't pass it up. I think it may be a candidate for a professional cleaning and restoration.
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Nice get, Story!!

 

[hambone71]

Thanks, Phil!
Good to see ya back! Missed ya!

Thanks buddy! It's good to be back! Hope all is well down in south Jawja!

 

[RickP]

if anyone is interested, there is a really nice looking rare LIGHT GREY Akubra Bogart on ebay right now. Id be all over this one but its too small ( I once stretched a 57 Black Bogart up to my headsize ( in between 7-1/4 and 7-3/8) it turned out well, but it was a long arduous process I really don't care to repeat lol..

Ill just throw it out that Id love one of these light greys in a Bogart or Stylemaster in a 59 if anyone has one they dont need.. drop me a line

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NKoAAOSwrThm8NHe/s-l1600.webp

 

[belfastboy]

A this point, I am selling off most of my hats. I had over 600 at one time (no really). So far, I have sold 450 of them.

The thought of boxing up that many hats would be so daunting as to leave the entire exercise to those that I leave behind.

 

[Louis Mountbatten]

The thought of boxing up that many hats would be so daunting as to leave the entire exercise to those that I leave behind.

Ha, ha. Fortunately, it was not so painful because it was never more than 3 or 4 at a time. Usually one or two. But, yeah, cumulatively, a LOT of boxing up of hats.

 

[georgie girl]

So here's an interesting hat that I found on the bay. I haven't really seen a Dobbs with the 3 stitch brim edge before although with the loss of early photos on the site it's hard to tell. The brim is somewhat stiff and the crown is pretty pliable, kind of a cool hat, price tag, but no liner.

The most interesting thing about the hat is it's former owner Dr Arthur T Kemper... or should I say his father Dr GWH Kemper (General William Harrison) who was a Civil War General that was a surgeon. I found that part really appeals to the history buff in me. Last photo is from the Library of Congress.

The tag is 50's and since the original owner died in 1954 that would seriously narrow down the hat's date to 70 years old or more.