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Bob Roberts

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I'm not arguing with you. I just want to know why that hat is worth much more than the one I purchased.

I mainly wanted to know the name so I could buy one that fits, so thanks.
Hats Plus in Chicago has/had a good selection of Canadian Biltmores. What's called new old stock. The higher quality Fur felt Canadian Biltmores usually sell from $165 to abt $225 for different quality and felt finishes. I dont recognize that older Canadian Biltmore you have but if you're buying and selling on the secondary market it's gonna be worth much less then brand new from a retailer.
 

brno17

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Hats Plus in Chicago has/had a good selection of Canadian Biltmores. What's called new old stock. The higher quality Fur felt Canadian Biltmores usually sell from $165 to abt $225 for different quality and felt finishes. I dont recognize that older Canadian Biltmore you have but if your buying and selling on the secondary market it's gonna be worth less then brand new from a retailer.


I saw a boraslino hat for sale at a local shop for $450 and I fell in love with it and was going to buy it, but decided to wait... then I found this one that looked very similar so I bought this to keep not to resell... I can make much more money with less effort ;)

I never argued with anyone on a price... I just thought it would be worth much more. If its worth $10 and I paid 10x that, then thats cool Ill hang it on my wall.
 

Bob Roberts

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I saw a boraslino hat for sale at a local shop for $450 and I fell in love with it and was going to buy it, but decided to wait... then I found this one that looked very similar so I bought this to keep not to resell... I can make much more money with less effort ;)

I never argued with anyone on a price... I just thought it would be worth much more. If its worth $10 and I paid 10x that, then thats cool Ill hang it on my wall.
If you paid $100 for it and think it's worth it, it's worth it, no matter what you do with it. To some others it's not.
 

viclip

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Did you turn up the Biltmore's sweatband for a look-see?
There may be some info on the back of the sweatband &/or the bottom half of an informational tag may be underneath there.
 

brno17

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Did you turn up the Biltmore's sweatband for a look-see?
There may be some info on the back of the sweatband &/or the bottom half of an informational tag may be underneath there.

The damn thing dry and cracking. I put some leather cream? on it and Ill try doing that tomorrow.
 

brno17

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If you paid $100 for it and think it's worth it, it's worth it, no matter what you do with it. To some others it's not.

I'm happy tbh. If I can buy these for $10 Ill have a new hat for each day of the year!

EDIT: It also feels really nice too.
 

Bob Roberts

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I'm happy tbh. If I can buy these for $10 Ill have a new hat for each day of the year!

EDIT: It also feels really nice too.
By the way, did you pay TEN DOLLARS for that hat (as you just said above) or did you pay ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS? As you originally said...
 
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moontheloon

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as I say all the time here ... a hat is only worth what it is worth to you

there is a Stetson Playboy on ebay right now for $500 ... and it will sit there until the auction ends... the seller obviously doesn't want to sell it bad enough ... if he did he would lower the price by at least $150 considering the condition of the hat ... and he would probably take under $300 if offered

you see hats like yours all the time on ebay for $100 ... then the auction ends and that same hat pops back up for $95 ... the auction ends... then it pops back up for $85 ... the auction ends... you get what I'm saying

but if you want it to move you put it up for $65 ... and boom its gone

just like the guy with the Playboy ... he can watch it sit for $500 if he enjoys that ... but if he wants it to disappear he would put it up for $290 and watch it vanish
 

Bob Roberts

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as I say all the time here ... a hat is only worth what it is worth to you

there is a Stetson Playboy on ebay right now for $500 ... and it will sit there until the auction ends... the seller obviously doesn't want to sell it bad enough ... if he did he would lower the price by at least $150 considering the condition of the hat ... and he would probably take under $300 if offered

you see hats like yours all the time on ebay for $100 ... then the auction ends and that same hat pops back up for $95 ... the auction ends... then it pops back up for $85 ... the auction ends... you get what I'm saying

but if you want it to move you put it up for $65 ... and boom its gone

just like the guy with the Playboy ... he can watch it sit for $500 if he enjoys that ... but if he wants it to disappear he would put it up for $290 and watch it vanish
Still trying to find out if the gentleman paid $10 or $100 for the hat. Did you notice his conflicting statements?
 

DNO

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Yes and see his last post? Where he mentions $10...??? I'm having trouble making sense of what he's saying... Lol.
I think he's expressing a certain incredulity that one could pay $10 for a decent fedora. I'd hate to tell him what I pay for them. And if the sweat band was dry and cracking, it can't be a new stock hat...at least I hope not.
 

Bob Roberts

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I think he's expressing a certain incredulity that one could pay $10 for a decent fedora. I'd hate to tell him what I pay for them. And if the sweat band was dry and cracking, it can't be a new stock hat...at least I hope not.
Lol. I don't believe it is.
 

brno17

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Lol looks like there's some confusion. This hat was forsale on kijiji from a fellow in QC I live in ON. He had it for sale for 100 I offered him 100 shipped to me.

I paid 100CAD. I told the first guy that asked I paid 100/1.4 because of the usd cad rate.

My comment about the $10 is if I could find hats this nice for $10 id buy a hat for each day of the year.
 

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