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John, I usually ask questions about damage to the felt, such as mothing or stains..remember that the sweat, liner, and the ribbon can be replaced. If the hat body is quality, you are ahead (pun intended) of the game. You just have to figure aobut the cost of the auction vs. the mad bidding frenzy that often happens.
You then have to educate the seller about the SIZE, suggesting they peek under the sweat for the manufatcurers "reorder" label. Some sellers give hat measurements like 6" X 8 1/2". Which is useless. You have to tell them all about the math in Pi, the 3.1415929, and how inches are divided to convert to size....blah blah blah. All the while, they cannot be guranteed to accurately measure the sweatband. So, you take your chances.
Usually you can tell by how good or bad the photos are.
And some sellers seem happier with the box than the hat. Guess they think we wear the box on our head!!!!
John in Covina said:******
You are also absolutely right about asking the right questions.
Perhaps you'd care to make a list of what you normally ask the sellers as we can educate the buyers in our group too.
John, I usually ask questions about damage to the felt, such as mothing or stains..remember that the sweat, liner, and the ribbon can be replaced. If the hat body is quality, you are ahead (pun intended) of the game. You just have to figure aobut the cost of the auction vs. the mad bidding frenzy that often happens.
You then have to educate the seller about the SIZE, suggesting they peek under the sweat for the manufatcurers "reorder" label. Some sellers give hat measurements like 6" X 8 1/2". Which is useless. You have to tell them all about the math in Pi, the 3.1415929, and how inches are divided to convert to size....blah blah blah. All the while, they cannot be guranteed to accurately measure the sweatband. So, you take your chances.
Usually you can tell by how good or bad the photos are.
And some sellers seem happier with the box than the hat. Guess they think we wear the box on our head!!!!