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

[CaramelSmoothie]

Just won three hats for much less than I expected to pay and all three are original 1920s hats! And yes, the next time you see these hats will be on me when I debut the site I am working on that will showcase my hat collection!:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAZZY-20S-G...FZ6hGbbfHyRi3E8K5uygU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STELLAR-20-...FZ6hGbbfHyRi3E8K5uygU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231018529349?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[DJH]

CS, all very nice but I particularly like the second one, the black straw.


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[CaramelSmoothie]

CS, all very nice but I particularly like the second one, the black straw.


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Thanks for the compliment DJH. That is surprising that you like that one out of the three because it would seem that the green one with the sparkles and beads would be the most eye catching and it had the most bids but I did expect it go much higher. I guess sometimes the most plain and understated hat can be the most impressive!

 

[mayserwegener]

Brad, Great finds! The old catalogs contain valuable information. Hope to see more details.

CS, Fantastic as usual! We will have to have a DC-Baltimore Hat summit!

 

[mayserwegener]

Recently won this 1950s P. & C. Habig. Rare to come across a light color one with this form. Poor auctions photo but I think will turn out to be a nice one.

 

[John Galt]

If you DO decide to sell them both or separately PLEASE keep me in mind. I was pretty sure I could tell from the Ebay listing that the Hopkins was a wonderful hat, at least as nice as the one I have, and your other photos just confirm this. Meanwhile, do enjoy.

Please PM me re this. The time is ripe.

 

[ManofKent]

CS - nice finds.

Steve - looks very promising

 

[John Galt]

I bought this Flagship on eBay this morning - can't wait to see what it looks like in person. I'm rather hopeful that I can make it shine again - the price was good and it was on my bucket list of lightweights (although I do have a short-brimmed factory second Flagship from the Stetson factory store). eBay photos, cropped. Was this sold by one of you gents?

John

 

[hatophile]

I would hope not FLer would let a hat get like that :eeek:

I bet it will clean up nice though.

 

[John Galt]

I would hope not FLer would let a hat get like that :eeek:

I bet it will clean up nice though.

"Looks unreeded," he murmured, hopefully...

 

[splintercellsz]

Just pulled the trigger on this old velour... and boy was it a steal! Believed to possibly be pre-WWI. It looks to have a Stetson LOT #, like the Stetson Dinerman sold awhile back. More photos when it arrives.

 

[winter_joe]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.my/viewitem?itemId=121147156327 just won this royal Stetson deluxe flagship any help in age? Seller said early or mid forties??

 

[Chepstow]

Congrats to the new hats ladies and gentlemen. Me seems, you all picked up the best and rarest hats from bay.

Steve, congrats to your Habig, can't wait to see more of this hat!

 

[splintercellsz]

Manfred, thank you very much!

Joe, I would say the seller was spot on with dating. If there is a liner protector, then it would be late 40's into the 50's.

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

A seller had mentioned to me that with the debut of the movie "Gatsby" and the show "Downtown Abbey" that the prices of hats and anything vintage related have risen. Has anybody else noticed this? I do notice that the auctions now list the keywords "Gatsby" or "Boardwalk Empire" in their listings. I am noticing an alarming number of 20s and 30s hats are going for much higher than usual and was wondering if the popularity of these shows and movies have anything to do with it?

 

[splintercellsz]

Not true for some mens lids I have seen, such as the one I posted on the previous page. It seems quite a few oldies are going cheap at the moment.

It does seem though that those terms to aid when something first comes out, then they become an eye-sore.

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

Splinter, you are correct in saying that these keywords do get annoying after awhile. I have to constantly let people know that I'm not some "Boardwalk" "Gatsby" or "Downtown Abbey" groupie. I have had people ask me if I wear vintage hats because of these shows and I have never even watched these shows save a couple of episodes of Boardwalk Empire. My love of hats predates these shows.

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

A few more that I "won" but on Etsy. The prices for these were reasonable for all even though my bank account is much lighter now after this haul *sigh*:
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/142317326?ref=fb2_tnx_image

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/141902988?ref=fb2_tnx_title

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/141661229?ref=fb2_tnx_title

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/142542639?ref=fb2_tnx_title

https://www.etsy.com/transaction/142613711?ref=fb2_tnx_title

 

[ManofKent]

A seller had mentioned to me that with the debut of the movie "Gatsby" and the show "Downtown Abbey" that the prices of hats and anything vintage related have risen. Has anybody else noticed this? I do notice that the auctions now list the keywords "Gatsby" or "Boardwalk Empire" in their listings. I am noticing an alarming number of 20s and 30s hats are going for much higher than usual and was wondering if the popularity of these shows and movies have anything to do with it?

'Vintage' has become very trendy in the UK over the past few years, but I think that's more a reflection of the recession and turning necessity into fashion.

I am bored with sellers desperately trying to sell their stingy brimmed fedoras and trilbies as 'Mad Men' style though

 

[CaramelSmoothie]

Kent, I see a lot of people and organizations on Twitter that are based out of the UK that celebrate the vintage lifestyle so that clued me in that the scene is thriving over there. I just purchased a royal blue cloche from a UK site for a reasonable price and was happy with it once it arrived.