You can't win. If you quote the price it's worth, the customer will grumble that you're a shyster. If you offer it at a low price, then the same customer will crow that you're a chump.
The collectors --and, more crucially, the entertainment industry costumers-- are the only people who are keeping the vintage menswear business alive. It's hanging by a thread in any case.
I weary of the "vintage voyeurs": the men and women who get a vicarious thrill out of seeing (and collecting via Pinterest, etc.) photos of other people wearing vintage clothing and attending vintage-themed events. These are the same people who don't dare put together vintage wardrobes of their...
I now realize why this thread was created in the "Hats" section, instead of in the appropriate "Observation Bar" section. It was meant to be hidden in plain sight.
A friend of mine just purchased a 1950s Stetson 100 fedora in its original case. Never used, open crown, and no damage. Size 7 1/4. He paid $75 and is wondering if it was a good price. What do you think?
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