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

[bolthead]

This is right upmy Alley....

Champ with a crazy liner

I love this hat, not only do I think the liner is cool, I love the Ribbon. :eusa_clap

 

[Rick Blaine]

You mean the Bailey "20" Beaver

That would be me :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
I was waiting to get it before posting. I have never had a Vintage Bailey, so I am just hopefull

GOOD MAN!

...Glad to see someone here got it...HMMmm, that means it is right here in Knoxvegas. I'd love to see it sometime & am sincerely glad you snagged it, but lemme know if it doesn't work out for you. I'll be lookin' for the handsome Gent on Market square with the Vintage Bailey Thin Ribbon!

 

[Pilgrim]

I'm anxiously waiting for this one to arrive. $9.99 plus $15 shipping was more than I could resist. My experience with Beaver brand hats has been very good, and this one looks pretty good aside from one moth bite (last pic) - not sure how deep.

Any comments??????

 

[Lefty]

There are a lot of great auctions ending tonight.
Here's a 7 1/8 Stratoliner for $77.

 

[Rick Blaine]

I'm anxiously waiting for this one to arrive. $9.99 plus $15 shipping was more than I could resist. My experience with Beaver brand hats has been very good, and this one looks pretty good aside from one moth bite (last pic) - not sure how deep.

Any comments??????

SWEET!

I almost took a crack at that 'un too. Did you get the Panama as well?

 

[Lefty]

There's also this thin ribbon in 7 3/8, that went for $118. [I'm not going to save the auctiva photos in my photobucket account so that I can post them. Just follow the link.]

 

[Pilgrim]

Didn't see a Panama - but I didn't check the seller's other auctions. I admit that I was really surprised no one else took a swing at this one. I didn't get brim width or other dimensions, but my eye tells me it's going to work out OK.

BTW - I have a new avatar. It's a doodle of a little man that my dad drew for many decades. He passed away in 1997 and I finally found one of his old doodles - scanned it and thought it would make a nice avatar.

 

[Lefty]

My favorite of the evening is this beautiful Cavanagh in 7 3/8. This one was a deal. :eusa_clap

 

[Lefty]

A large Strat also sold tonight - for much more than the little one.

 

[Dinerman]

7-1/4 white Stephen Stetson for $13.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&item=290292391772

 

[Lefty]

That listing is wrong in just about every way. I guess the seller does get points for calling it felt (or felt-type material), rather than velvet.

 

[nickn5]

There are a lot of great auctions ending tonight.
Here's a 7 1/8 Stratoliner for $77.

Seller stated in listing 'no international sales' but I thought it was worth contacting and asking her if she might make an exception, based on my feedback scores etc., and she did. So in 2 or 3 weeks hopefully I can place my nice pin on an equally nice hat.

N.

 

[PabloElFlamenco]

Hey Nick, a great welcome to Wales for a nice Stratoliner. These wonderful Stetson hats are thinly spread accross Europe, and the owners of such hats are privileged! Congratulations!
Paul

 

[Baron Kurtz]

That's a pretty good listing.

That listing is wrong in just about every way. I guess the seller does get points for calling it felt (or felt-type material), rather than velvet.

What's wrong about it? The only thing missing, that i can see is a lack of brim width and crown height, and this can hardly be expected from a non-specialist.

Given that the Ford Model A went out of production in 1931, it is reasonable to assume you might still see some around when this hat was made. Given a little bit of wiggle on the eras, i'd say the seller wasn't too far wrong (for example, i think it is resonable to call anything 5 years either side of WWII official dates "WWII era")

bk

 

[RBH]

Seller stated in listing 'no international sales' but I thought it was worth contacting and asking her if she might make an exception, based on my feedback scores etc., and she did. So in 2 or 3 weeks hopefully I can place my nice pin on an equally nice hat.

N.

Very good!!!!
Glad to be able to see another Stratoliner across the pond!
Be sure to post some photos!

 

[MattJH]

A 7 5/8 Bollman derby for $52.35.
A 7 3/4 Stetson 3X Open Road for $140.59.
A (presumably sized) 7 5/8 Stetson Stratoliner for $202.50.

I didn't go for any. Just watched them.

 

[gtdean48]

A 7 5/8 Bollman derby for $52.35.
A 7 5/8 Stetson 3X Open Road for $140.59.
A (presumably sized) 7 5/8 Stetson Stratoliner for $202.50.

I didn't go for any. Just watched them.

That 3X listed as a 7 3/4, figured it would be up there in price at that size...

 

[gtdean48]

Not ebay but she got me again...

This lady has my number, well my email, & used it again. She had 1 more Open Road from the same guy that I bought 2 from on ebay. This time it is a 7 1/2 Extra Long Oval, Royal Stetson Open Road, looks like 1950's or so. That size & shape, I had to go for it & since I got the refund from the tiny Playboy fiasco, I haggled with her. Got it cheaper than the others because it didn't have a liner. This new site has some vintage lids out there...
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/greensourcevintage/items/2246767

 

[MattJH]

Didn't go for it, but here's a modern 7 3/4 Stetson 4X "Dune" Gun Club that just went for $91.55 shipped.

 

[Lefty]

It's listed in:
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories > Men's Accessories > Hats > Wide Brim

with a title of:
Men's Derby Model A Era Felt

It should be listed in:
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories > Vintage > Vintage Accessories > Men's Hats > Stetson >

or

Clothing, Shoes & Accessories > Vintage > Vintage Accessories > Men's Hats > Fedora >

with a title as simple as:
Stetson Hat

A potential buyer can ask questions about measurements if the auction can be found. If the auction can't be found, the best description doesn't mean much. For the buyer who did manage to find the listing, this is great news.

What's wrong about it? The only thing missing, that i can see is a lack of brim width and crown height, and this can hardly be expected from a non-specialist.