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

[rlk]

Large French Poster

was relisted a few times.

 

[fluteplayer07]

Not mine.

I was watching this one for a week, and forgot to throw in a bid before I left for out of town this weekend.

 

[buler]

was relisted a few times.

Watch me pull a hat out of this rabbit.

B

 

[Brad Bowers]

was relisted a few times.

I guess that's pulling a hat out of a rabbit.

Brad

 

[Brad Bowers]

Damn, you beat me to it!

 

[Saint-Just]

Not mine.

I was watching this one for a week, and forgot to throw in a bid before I left for out of town this weekend.

With no photo of the affected area and a sales pitch like this "...only four tiny moth nips on the bottom of the brim that do not go through and are very minor, probably could be sanded out..."
My instinct would have been to steer well clear...

 

[buler]

Damn, you beat me to it!

Comedy is timing Brad....

B

 

[rlk]

...and they can even make straw hats too. I guess she throws in the basket after all the rabbits are through.

 

[Lefty]

Comedy is timing Brad....

B

but how do you time a Brad?

 

[HatsEnough]

but how do you time a Brad?

A comma, my kingdom for a comma.

 

[DJH]

Not mine.

I was watching this one for a week, and forgot to throw in a bid before I left for out of town this weekend.

I was watching that one as well and actually put in a low bid.
Although I do like the Hanover Squares, I wasn't playing at the end - put off by the poor photos and sparse info.

 

[Lefty]

for those willing to play the Guess-the-Size Game, this Western might have been worth the gamble.

 

[HatsEnough]

Two newer acquisitions...

A Dobbs "Game Bird." It is a bit furry finish and the interesting green stripped ribbon that has a thin metal band around the knot. It has a 2-3/4 inch brim.

Also a Stetson Premier with a foil size tag. 2-5/8 brim. Wafer edge brim with three lines of stitching.

 

[Lefty]

Both look great. The foil tag makes the Stetson a Canada hat.

 

[Lefty]

very cool 4 way stretcher does well - not mine

 

[hatophile]

Super hats, HatsEnough, both are great finds!

 

[HatsEnough]

Both look great. The foil tag makes the Stetson a Canada hat.

Oh, didn't know that. I got it because I did not have a Stetson with "Premier" marked.
I have a Whippet I just won for only $80. I'll post it when it comes in.

(Also, thanks hatophile)

 

[zetwal]

Oh, didn't know that. I got it because I did not have a Stetson with "Premier" marked.

Where is the name of the store where it was sold? What does it say on the sweatband?

 

[Lefty]

Check out the size tag link in my sig. There are old, American foil tags and the much longer lasting Canada foil tags. It's one of the several factors that makes dating the Canada made hats more difficult. Another sure-fire indication of a Canada hat is the Aquanized mark - an umbrella with rain falling on it - a feature exclusive to the ones made in Canada, though certainly not included on all the Canada Stetsons.

 

[scooter]

HatsEnough, those new acquisitions are just superb. That Game Bird is exquisite!