Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[alanfgag]

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/aech...omplete=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3911.c0.m283&_rdc=1
none mine

The last time I watched this much Disney on Sunday night I was eleven. Cool collection. I went after a couple.

 

[delectans]

The last time I watched this much Disney on Sunday night I was eleven. Cool collection. I went after a couple.

Hope to see you posting a couple of them. I particularly like the 15 & 40, but the others are very nice as well.

 

[zetwal]

Who got this one? Lefty maybe?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260778076475&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

 

[Lefty]

Not me.

 

[red71veloce]

I guess I wasn't the only one who found the Otter 15 intriguing.

Otter fur felt? First I've heard of that......

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[Lefty]

It might include otter but it's probably just a different feel or finish to the felt. Resistol had a kitten finish.

 

[Feraud]

Resistol made hats from KITTENS???

 

[alanfgag]

Nope... another marketing ploy... they used full grown cats.

 

[Feraud]

..thank goodness!

 

[red71veloce]

I've got a couple of Resistol's kittens....wonderful hats! I find it odd that Disney chose to use Otter as a marketing tool....

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[Lefty]

(gneech checked for safety )

big cat finish

 

[danofarlington]

Otter fur felt? First I've heard of that......

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Nothing odder than otter fur.

 

[SteveAS]

That Disney seller had a bunch of nice hats. I look forward to seeing them here.

Here is a nice Stetson 3X at a very nice price (not mine):

 

[Joshbru3]

Here is a nice Stetson 3X at a very nice price (not mine):

Wow, that's an awesome 3X for that price. I thought it would have gone a lot higher than that, but Ive seen Size 7 hats take a price dive lately.

 

[hatophile]

Wow, that's an awesome 3X for that price. I thought it would have gone a lot higher than that, but Ive seen Size 7 hats take a price dive lately.

Good for us pinheads, right?

 

[bowlerman]

whoops!

I couldn't pass this one up for the BIN price... Received it today, poorly packed and scrunched up, but the felt seemed to bounce back readily. Only issue with the felt is 3-4 moth bites in front where ribbon meets brim. Not bad.

However, it went straight to the water and steam, and onto my block for a stretching, and I tore and crumbled the sweatband immediately, in about 4 different places... It must have been brittle and dry already. At least hatters don't seem to charge an arm and a leg to replace the sweat, but it'll have to be done. I won't attempt that myself.

Here are some preliminary photos (still wet, with crown reopened):
It's a Wormser Regency Homburg, with an unbound tight curl which intrigued me.

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[hatophile]

Sweet one, B-man. Are you going to leave it open crowned?

 

[bowlerman]

Thanks, hatophile! Leaving it open would certainly be in my nature, but I'm not sure yet. Lately I've been converting to center dents that don't pinch too tightly, but with dents that go about three quarters of the crown length. We'll see where this one wants to go.

 

[alanfgag]

Good for us pinheads, right?

Dunno... the B'linos still seem to amble up there.

 

[hatophile]

Dunno... the B'linos still seem to amble up there.

Yeah, I saw that one, decided I have enough gray hats for now, but it's very nice. The price ain't that bad when you consider a new Borsa thin ribbon is north of $250-300.