What made this never-heard-of-before-brand hat worth $66?

[Snrbfshn]

It's a Croyden, which I'd not run across before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8341096669&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
When I inquired about the condition, the seller said it had three moth holes, otherwise good. Thought I might get it for a steal, but it shot outa sight. What can anyone tell me about this hat and the brand?

 

[havershaw]

Maybe it's just the big size. I hadn't been on eBay for a while until last week, and I noticed that just in general, the pickins are kinda slim, hat-wise.

 

[besdor]

I'm not sure but maybe this hat is from Canada .I'll have to do some further research . It does look like a cool hat!!

 

[fedoralover]

vintage hats in general are going up in price as the popularity of them increases. Even at that price it's still a steal considering what a new one costs.

fedoralover

 

[Veronica Parra]

Hats and ties were sold under the CROYDEN brand name: ever heard of "Croyden Cravats"?

Size makes a world of difference in vintage auction bid prices. The same (large) suit or hat can go for three times as much as its smaller twin.

-- Marc

 

[budward]

My guess on the price paid is that it appears to be older than the average 50s-60s hats you see on ebay, it's an unusual color (looks dark green), and the brim looks wider than you typically see. Also, the 7 3/8 is kind of an unusual size for something that (apparently) old.

 

[Renderking Fisk]

vintage hats in general are going up in price as the popularity of them increases. Even at that price it's still a steal considering what a new one costs.

fedoralover

Besides us, (The folks here and on COW...) who's buying them?

 

[Matt Deckard]

It's vintage, and there is a heavy vintage community out there that is still unaware of The Fedora Lounge and really aren't into the Indiana Jones scene.

 

[Renderking Fisk]

It's vintage, and there is a heavy vintage community out there that is still unaware of The Fedora Lounge and really aren't into the Indiana Jones scene.

Which makes me ask, how can we get in touch with these people?

 

[Matt Deckard]

They are a bigger community than we. The fedora Lounge is still very small. You can go to several events a year that have over a thousand people in attendance who are into vintage though getting them to log in is another story. They will come.