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

[deadlyhandsome]

Maybe an old custom hatter?

I thought the same and I found the website for Standard Hat Works in Waco, but the different liners has me wondering if they’re custom or just jobber hats. In any case I feel confident it isn’t the “Imperial homburg Stetson” as advertised.


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[deadlyhandsome]

^^^hat #2 has some serious cool going on!

Agreed. I asked for photos of tags behind the sweats but I don’t think that’s going to happen.


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[Tukwila]

^^^hat #2 has some serious cool going on!

Reminds me of an old Knox or Dobbs...

 

[drmaxtejeda]

It’s a common experience for me. I lose more than I win.


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It had gotten away because Justin sold it to someone else in the Classifieds. However, the buyer just sold it to me. [emoji5]

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[Tukwila]

I thought the same and I found the website for Standard Hat Works in Waco, but the different liners has me wondering if they’re custom or just jobber hats. In any case I feel confident it isn’t the “Imperial homburg Stetson” as advertised.


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No, there's a Stetson hat box under that 2nd hat so the seller is assuming it's a Stetson hat.

Could just be different liners that SHWiW had over the years, or even different quality designations. If the price is right, I'd definitely go for the 2nd hat... both if a grey is wanted in my collection.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

It had gotten away because Justin sold it to someone else in the Classifieds. However, the buyer just sold it to me. [emoji5]

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Well that sounds more like it. Good to see that the universe is back in its proper order.


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[deadlyhandsome]

No, there's a Stetson hat box under that 2nd hat so the seller is assuming it's a Stetson hat.

Could just be different liners that SHWiW had over the years, or even different quality designations. If the price is right, I'd definitely go for the 2nd hat... both if a grey is wanted in my collection.

She also said it’s the original box from the 1950s. Right.

I get that she’s not trying to misrepresent the hat, she just doesn’t know. If she was offering them cheap I wouldn’t worry and I’d buy them and take my chances. She wants what could be a fair price, but no sort of deal. I guess since she doesn’t want to provide more photos or fold the sweat back I’ll make a low offer and see what happens...because that always works out.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Reminds me of an old Knox or Dobbs...

Me too. The ribbon work looks Dobbs, Knox...ish. Heck Waco Tx, might even be a Resistol. Sweat #2 reminds me of them. No matter who, if reasonsble cost, i’d def take a chance. I think it reasonable to say they ain’t junk!
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[Tukwila]

She also said it’s the original box from the 1950s. Right.

I get that she’s not trying to misrepresent the hat, she just doesn’t know. If she was offering them cheap I wouldn’t worry and I’d buy them and take my chances. She wants what could be a fair price, but no sort of deal. I guess since she doesn’t want to provide more photos or fold the sweat back I’ll make a low offer and see what happens...because that always works out.

My uncle gave me a Stetson hat (and another no name hat that I liked even better) that came in a box like that one... late 50s to early 60s is my guess, when my uncle's younger brother was in high school. How this seller can think a hat with a liner showing other names is actually a Stetson is beyond me. Sometimes I think they don't want to know the truth so they can artificially inflate the value of their items for sale.

I mean, I suppose a Stetson could have been refurbed by Standard Hat Works, but I doubt it... especially if she won't show pics under the sweat.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

She also said it’s the original box from the 1950s. Right.

I get that she’s not trying to misrepresent the hat, she just doesn’t know. If she was offering them cheap I wouldn’t worry and I’d buy them and take my chances. She wants what could be a fair price, but no sort of deal. I guess since she doesn’t want to provide more photos or fold the sweat back I’ll make a low offer and see what happens...because that always works out.

If just one.... my vote goes to #2 mainly because the sweat looks nicer. Imho

 

[deadlyhandsome]

If just one.... my vote goes to #2 mainly because the sweat looks nicer. Imho

She accepted my offer for both. I’m embarrassed at how cheap I got them.


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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Hell yeah, that’s what teamwork is. We all win!!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

She accepted my offer for both. I’m embarrassed at how cheap I got them.


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Hahaha. But the embarrassment is bearable, right?

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

We should have a pool for who made that hat. Ha i got $5 on Resistol for #2. Lol

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Hahaha. But the embarrassment is bearable, right?

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Oh, you know that’s right.
She had them for sale for months and I was the first person to ask about them let alone make an offer. My best deals of late have been other than eBay.


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[deadlyhandsome]

We should have a pool for who made that hat. Ha i got $5 on Resistol for #2. Lol

I think it’s a Standard Hat Works 1000X custom that retails for $2,500

A guy can dream.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^ha ha
Forgot to tell you...the winner (me) gets the #2 hat!!

 

[Tukwila]

Trying to figure out what I’m looking at before I make an offer. I finally convinced the seller they were most likely not Stetsons as she had them listed. Any help?

Hat #1:

Hat #2:

Thanks.


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Are you pretty sure on the sizes of these?

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Are you pretty sure on the sizes of these?

They will fit me just fine, Doug.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^^if it’s a 7 5/8 i got a block so it will fit me.
Iggy ain’t got nothin on me!