OTHER THAN eBAY Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[steur]

Auctions and buying hats online can be a gamble and when the hat(s) arrive, and sometimes even IF they arrive, it can be different from what you expected. Thse came in this week in one box.
The Good
Barbisio (more of it in its own thread)

The Bad (no brand wool hat with backbow cord)

The (very) UGLY and (very) BAD

It doesn't show as much on the pic, but it is really terrible. My guess is they wetted a few pizza boxes and shaped them into this monstrosity. And killed some poor bird to provide the feathers. Lest my name be mud from here on forwards, it will never be seen again (Luca Brasi style).

 

[deadlyhandsome]

O.P.S. era Stetson 3X Beaver:

 

[Blare]

O.P.S. era Stetson 3X Beaver:

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Nice get

 

[steur]

O.P.S. era Stetson 3X Beaver:

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That's a great catch, Brent. These 3X hats are wonderful quality. Hope it cleans up a bit, but if not, it can handle that character too.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Tom Mix no-name? I bought it from Goodwill for 100 dollars. Worth a chance.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I just acquired a hat I have been craving for a couple of years. Thank you, Alan

!!!
Stack Fifty. Pictures by Alan.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

 

[Pellie]

I just acquired a hat I have been craving for a couple of years. Thank you, Alan View attachment 372092 View attachment 372093 View attachment 372094 View attachment 372095 View attachment 372096 View attachment 372097 View attachment 372098 View attachment 372099 View attachment 372100 !!!
Stack Fifty. Pictures by Alan.

That is really beautiful congrats...

 

[drmaxtejeda]

That is really beautiful congrats...

Gracias, Marcel

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I just acquired a hat I have been craving for a couple of years. Thank you, Alan View attachment 372092 View attachment 372093 View attachment 372094 View attachment 372095 View attachment 372096 View attachment 372097 View attachment 372098 View attachment 372099 View attachment 372100 !!!
Stack Fifty. Pictures by Alan.

I know how much you wanted that hat, Max. It’s truly a thing of beauty. I love these old hats where the totality of the hat is so much more than the sum of it’s parts. You can’t really articulate why, but at a glance you can see how special it is.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

I just acquired a hat I have been craving for a couple of years. Thank you, Alan View attachment 372092 View attachment 372093 View attachment 372094 View attachment 372095 View attachment 372096 View attachment 372097 View attachment 372098 View attachment 372099 View attachment 372100 !!!
Stack Fifty. Pictures by Alan.

One of the hats i always loved seeing from time to time posted by Alan, which could be said for his many.
This one and the Churchill Beaver “100” Made with Vicuna, which you also acquired, always were two that made me realize how wonderful a hat picture could give such enjoyment.
I hope we see them more often!
B

 

[drmaxtejeda]

One of the hats i always loved seeing from time to time posted by Alan, which could be said for his many.
This one and the Churchill Beaver “100” Made with Vicuna, which you also acquired, always were two that made me realize how wonderful a hat picture could give such enjoyment.
I hope we see them more often!
B

Thank you, my friend. I wish I would hear from YOU more often.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I know how much you wanted that hat, Max. It’s truly a thing of beauty. I love these old hats where the totality of the hat is so much more than the sum of it’s parts. You can’t really articulate why, but at a glance you can see how special it is.

Very well put again, Brent. You are very good with words.

 

[Pellie]

How old is this Stack?

 

[hatsRme]

How old is this Stack?

Stack wasn’t in business very long. Probably from the early 1940s is my guess. Someone else may have a more narrow time period.

 

[Blare]

Out for delivery today…. Couple weeks for them to ship… but then only a couple days for delivery and Sunday delivery at that. Takes away some of that “double the selling price shipping sting” I suppose…. actually the hat outta do that on its own. Finally get to see what all the 7XCB love is all about! Thanks @BobHufford for the heads up on this one.

Not sure if it was the not so great listing details…. The auction site taking a dump a few days before or some combination there of… I’m shocked and grateful this one was able to fall to me. OH and clearly this little number was the featured item in this auction.

 

[alanfgag]

How old is this Stack?

The owner of this hat was Maj. General I.G. Brown. He likely purchased it during his tenure as sheriff of Garland County, Arkansas - a four year term beginning in 1946. It has the construction notes of a top quality post war hat. It was manufactured for Stack by Maclachlan.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

How old is this Stack?

Post-war 1940s

 

[Pellie]

Thanks guys

 

[steur]

This one ranks as "item of interest". On auction at this very moment is this rather spiffy looking bicorn:

It once belonged to Napoleon and is likely to go for about $1.000.000 to $1.500.000. Before you dismiss it, here's a point of interest: the emperor wore a size 59! So, Max @drmaxtejeda , here is the ultimate in hard to find hats. Relatively speaking of course, because the famous Frenchman would have felt right at home here, having owned an estimated 120 hats, all made by Poupart&Cie. And this is the second hat on auction in a short period.
For those wanting to know more:

https://news.artnet.com/market/hat-...aparte-just-sold-1-4-million-sothebys-2012810

https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymar...-could-fetch-up-to-2-million/?sh=328b9f635f3e

https://www.christies.com/features/...ls-us-about-the-power-of-branding-6280-3.aspx

Vive la France!