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

[rlk]

Borsalino

Who is the winner for this?

 

[billysmom]

Who is the winner for this?

That's amazing ! C'mon - 'fess up.

Sue

 

[ScottF]

Who is the winner for this?

Not the same hat, but it shows you what a $$$ difference presentation makes on ebay. I think the following one went for under $80.

A very similar Borsalino

 

[ScottF]

Nice hat, but I don't care for the Mode Edge/thin ribbon combo.

Agreed - it stays put without stitching, so a good place-holder until (if) I sent it to Optimo.

 

[rlk]

New Borsalino Linen Newsboy Cap

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120477753881#ht_500wt_1182

 

[mannySpaghetti]

Grey Green "Lord Calvert" Homburg

I just won this great looking hat about an hour ago for $22 and change! Looks to be in mint condition, but definately needs to be reblocked. It should go well with my Stratojac topcoat.

 

[billysmom]

I just won this great looking hat about an hour ago for $22 and change! Looks to be in mint condition, but definately needs to be reblocked. It should go well with my Stratojac topcoat.

Very, very nice!

Sue

 

[indycop]

I happen to know who got that big Marathon. Rusty knows him too. A nice guy who looks good in those...

That sure would make a nice twin for my Marathon!

 

[Woodfluter]

Dobbs VVL (Very Very Light) I picked up through pure luck, since the listing gave almost no information to go on.

Tooch, this is one terrific hat. Looking at your earlier post, you look better in this than the contemporary ad. You did an outstanding cleaning job. Wonderful find!

(But I'm a sucker for a Cav edge.)

- Bill

 

[cookie]

Stratoliner Damage

She comes walking down the street
That's the kind, hey,
That's the kind I want to meet
I think I'm making it up
I should be putting it down
And it's beginning to show
I get it fixed in my head
And it won't let go...

Oh, ...I can't help myself
When I feel this way
I want to be someone else
When I get this feeling
It gets in my system
I can't put the brakes on

Now she's walking next to me
That's the place, yeah,
That's the place I want to be
I think I'm making it up
I should be putting it down
And it's beginning to show
I get it fixed in my head
And it won't let go

Thats about sums it up...with thanks to the great Aussie band Icehouse

 

[colps]

that hat looks like it was made for you tooch.

 

[Tango Yankee]

I just won this great looking hat about an hour ago for $22 and change! Looks to be in mint condition, but definately needs to be reblocked. It should go well with my Stratojac topcoat.

Very nice homburg! Are you sure it needs a reblock? Looks to me like a moment's worth of work to pop out the crown and put in a center crease. Or is that what you mean?

Cheers,
Tom

 

[jonbuilder]

Portis
Just pick up this Portis for $28 shipped. At this entry point present a good opportunity to see but a Portis hat is about. I have two stingy in the 2” brim range both nice hats I was able to purchase at similar prices.

 

[ValEag]

Very nice!

Awesome job Tooch - it looks great and suits you well.

 

[Tooch]

Tooch, this is one terrific hat. Looking at your earlier post, you look better in this than the contemporary ad. You did an outstanding cleaning job. Wonderful find!

(But I'm a sucker for a Cav edge.)

- Bill

Awesome job Tooch - it looks great and suits you well.

Many thanks! This really was an impulse buy, but I'm very happy with the hat. That's especially true since I had to put in some effort to get the final result.

 

[ScottF]

She comes walking down the street
That's the kind, hey,
That's the kind I want to meet
I think I'm making it up
I should be putting it down
And it's beginning to show
I get it fixed in my head
And it won't let go...

Oh, ...I can't help myself
When I feel this way
I want to be someone else
When I get this feeling
It gets in my system
I can't put the brakes on

Now she's walking next to me
That's the place, yeah,
That's the place I want to be
I think I'm making it up
I should be putting it down
And it's beginning to show
I get it fixed in my head
And it won't let go

Thats about sums it up...with thanks to the great Aussie band Icehouse

And for the underbidder...

From my window nearly everyday
I see that girl go down the highway
And I think she's trying to catch my eye
Standing alone I see her drive on by
There she goes again with another guy
She was my girl not too long ago
How I lost her I'm not sure I know
But it makes no difference how I try
I get that feeling when she drives on by
There she goes again with another guy

It's a sad situation
But I know just what I ought to do
I'm gonna find someone better
Go have fun little girl I can live without you
I'll be stronger when she's off my mind
I hope she finds what she's been tryin' to find
And as life goes on and time goes by
Will her heart ever be satisfied
There she goes again with another guy

Hey Cookie - congratulations on finally picking up a Stratoliner, and if you have to have one, that's a great color. I really hate to encourage your marketing-hype hat delinquency, but there's a plane in the hangar waiting for an Australia flight plan.

 

[Lefty]

big Stetson 20, big bucks

 

[carouselvic]

and there was no sniping

 

[Tango Yankee]

and there was no sniping

I'd venture that the reason for that is the bid reached the highest point anyone was willing to pay for that hat an hour before bidding ended.

Cheers,

 

[carouselvic]

I understand