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

[Lefty]

and then there's this really nice, Ohio sold Stetson Premier Panama in 7 1/4 long oval

 

[Michaelshane]

The stetson panama is mine....same seller I got the light blue stratoliner from.









Now I'm done buying for a while,You guys can have at em.

 

[Jabos]

This one will be joining my family. I've been waiting for a Strat for quite a while, since I bought the brown Royal Stetson from Johnnyphi. I already have a box and a pin for it. I've been waiting for the right Strat to go with them. It's about more than I can do to keep from jumping up and down.

I've been away so my congrats is delayed, but congrats Bob on the Strat!!!! I was watching that one with envy. What a beaut!!!! You will have to post pics. :eusa_clap

 

[Daoud]

I won the vintage Bushman!!!!!!!!

I don't know when I've wanted a hat this badly.

And I got it, by golly!

 

[carter]

I did, too. Well, kinda. The posts about the 3-way brought back bad memories.

Cheers,
Tom

OUCH!
Tom, Mine was given to me by Jimmy Pierce so it avoided a shipping disaster. It's not as nice as the one sold but it is functional.

The ad states that over two million Playboys had been sold at that time. I wonder how many survived and are sitting on shelves, in closets, garages, attics, etc. today.

I have two Shudde Bros. OR clones and they are very nice felts. However neither is 7X Clear Beaver Quality. That is a wonderful hat.

Michealshane, That's a terrific Stetson Premier. Congratulations.

 

[Garrett]

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I have two Shudde Bros. OR clones and they are very nice felts. However neither is 7X Clear Beaver Quality. That is a wonderful hat.
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Which quality designations are yours, Carter?

 

[bolthead]

I Really Wanted This One.....

This Orvis, I wanted it bad, but unfortunately I don't have pay pal and the seller wouldn't budge. I pretty much begged her to accept a postal money order, but she wouldn't. :rage:

 

[Garrett]

who got the size 7 Shudde Bros. 7x clear beaver? Liner or no, that's one heck of a hat!

Is this the original ribbon?

 

[Rick Blaine]

This Orvis, I wanted it bad, but unfortunately I don't have pay pal and the seller wouldn't budge. I pretty much begged her to accept a postal money order, but she wouldn't. :rage:

If it makes ya' feel any better, it is a dyna-felt & not fur felt. I do love the vents though!

 

[carter]

Which quality designations are yours, Carter?

Garrett, The quality designation on the better of my two is Beaver Deluxe. The liner is sewn in and there is a protector (not oilskin) over the logo in the crown. The felt feels most like a Borsalino Alessandria I have that dates to the 1930's. The felt has a suede-like feel. I believe this is the older of the two.

The other has no stamped or printed designation on either the sweatband or the liner and there are no tags behind the sweatband. The liner is glued and there is no protector in the crown.

 

[jimmy the lid]

OUCH!

The ad states that over two million Playboys had been sold at that time. I wonder how many survived and are sitting on shelves, in closets, garages, attics, etc. today.

As far as the Playboy ad goes -- that's two million Playboys sold as of 1940! I wonder how many more were sold over the next two decades! Incidentally, I also love the fact that, in 1940, these lids were available in "over 30 attractive shades..." :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Garrett]

Can you post a few photos of the 30's Borsalino?

 

[carter]

Can you post a few photos of the 30's Borsalino?

Garrett, The hat is at Jimmy Pierce's shop having the sweatband resewn. I'll post pictures when I get it back.
BTW, I showed the hat to Joe Peters at Peter Bros. Hats in Ft. Worth yesterday. Both he and Jimmy date the hat to the late 20's or early 30's based on the liner.

 

[tinmanzzz]

Couldn't Resist

Didn't plan to buy this one, but at 15 min out it had 1 bid of $7
I got it for $7.27 plus $12 shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=270354695367

 

[Lefty]

7 1/4 Cavanagh homburg

 

[BobC]

I've been away so my congrats is delayed, but congrats Bob on the Strat!!!! I was watching that one with envy. What a beaut!!!! You will have to post pics. :eusa_clap

Thanks, Jabos, I will post pics, but I haven't received a ship notification yet. I'll give it another day or two before I contact the seller. I'm very ready to get my hands on this one.

 

[Lefty]

nice size 7 Royal Stetson

this store branded Adam was under the radar because it was listed as a panama

 

[Lefty]

Fantastic Paragon panama in about a 7 3/8

The only ad I've ever seen for Paragon is from 1944.

 

[Gilgamark]

Fantastic Paragon panama in about a 7 3/8

The only ad I've ever seen for Paragon is from 1944.

Who beat me for this?

By the way, I thought this thread was for completed auctions (see header) not for pointing people toward ongoing auctions.

 

[DoctorJ]

I cant believe that Adam/Panama listing! Aaargh

nice size 7 Royal Stetson

this store branded Adam was under the radar because it was listed as a panama

Don't you love it when they screw up on eBay and you catch it! I came across a Dobbs a few months ago...there was one small picture, but the rest of the page was displaying completely as HTML code. I copied the page and pasted it into Dreamweaver as if I were creating a new web page, and it all magically displayed perfectly. I won the auction, being the only bidder, and felt super sluethey!