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

[Woodfluter]

My favorite of the evening is this beautiful Cavanagh in 7 3/8. This one was a deal. :eusa_clap

Eagerly (not quite patiently...) awaiting its arrival. Will post pics when it gets here, let you know how it turned out.

As an aside, I find myself with very mixed feelings about the whole eBay thing. Don't get me wrong - I think it's a great asset that lets wonderful items find people who will appreciate them. But the game is so different from a real auction. For some items you can set your reasonable maximum bid at a decent interval before end time, and all get their dibs in and all's fair for buyers and seller. For others, bidders with many hundreds of buys zoom in with (apparently) some automated software and nail it in the last 10 seconds.

I've lost out on any number of items I coveted because I tried to play fair.

I was a sniper on this one. Didn't want to be a sniper, and there weren't any competing snipers in this case, but I'd gotten to the point where I felt that you have to play by barracuda rules if you want to swim with barracudas. It just bothers me.

But as it turned out, this hat seemed to slip in under the radar...

- Bill

 

[gtdean48]

Bill, sniping is a reality & not fair or unfair = just is...nice hat!

 

[Lefty]

Congrats, and I hope it works for you. That hat is just beautiful. :eusa_clap

 

[carouselvic]

I found that when I did my biding early, I made myself a target. Other bidders would nickel and dime the auction, running up the bid. I snip almost every auction that I am serious about winning. It's one shot only for me, and yes it will be in the last 10 seconds. With only one shot, I truly enter my maximum bid. It's what works for me. Nice hat.

 

[Woodfluter]

I found that when I did my biding early, I made myself a target. Other bidders would nickel and dime the auction, running up the bid. I snip almost every auction that I am serious about winning. It's one shot only for me, and yes it will be in the last 10 seconds. With only one shot, I truly enter my maximum bid. It's what works for me. Nice hat.

Ditto here, to everything you said. I've gone back and forth, both ways. But now if I really care, I lie low and hope there's not much activity until I'm ready to pounce, whenever there's much at stake. Ditto also about max bid.

I do look at who is bidding. If someone really seems to want something and over a period of time tries to find the price they can afford, and they don't have a huge number of wins, I do allow a decent interval to respond. Mostly. They aren't the problem.

- Bill

P.S. Thanks for the comments Lefty and GTDean - I appreciate the support - yeah, I know it's just how it is and I can play that game and be clever at it, but it sort of runs against the grain.

 

[MattJH]

I understand that the hat is a bit misshapen in the photographs, but still, a 7 1/2 MacLachlan for only $20? Wow.

 

[gtdean48]

... but it sort of runs against the grain.

Totally understand. I never snipe, set my max bid, wait until the last time I know I'll be able to make it, let it ride. If I win, it was meant to be & don't get hung up if somebody takes it for $.50 more. Their max was higher than my max & I don't really know where their max is...

 

[Lefty]

No sale on this tack-sharp, size 7, 3x mode edge Stetson 15

 

[gtdean48]

Wish I had a smaller noggin!!!

 

[Brad Bowers]

I watched that one and wondered what the reserve was. It's a nice hat, but $75 seemed an awfully high starting price for a smaller size like that.

Brad

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Yup. Great hat, small size, predictable ending.

.

 

[Wil Tam]

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I wonder how long it will take for this to get to me?

got this one too

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[gtdean48]

Good shopping Wil. Love the band on the Trilby...:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Lefty]

I can't remember who, but I think a Lounger sold this pretty, albeit slightly "mothy", Mallory 15 in 7 1/4.

 

[Wil Tam]

it's not 'wool' either

Good shopping Wil. Love the band on the Trilby...:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Thanks! I ask them if they were sure if it was wool .. & they told me that there were no labels stating it & that it was much softer than any of the other 'wool' hats they had & asked what else could Dobbs have used to make the hat @ that point I pulled the trigger on it

I'm in the process of researching it now to see what I got... whatever it is I think it was a steal.

any clues?



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[bolthead]

Wish I had a smaller noggin!!!

Wish I had a larger bank account.

 

[citRon]

Dude- You got a free dog collar with it!

 

[billyspew]

Interesting...

First time I'd seen an actual Akubra made Open Road...

It was a nice colour too...

 

[jonbuilder]

Cavanagh

Bill, sniping is a reality & not fair or unfair = just is...nice hat!

Bill, I agree with both these statements particular that you got yourself a nice hat. I had a snip programmed bid in for it myself. You were willing to pay more and got the hat congratulations. I look forward to hearing about your Cavanagh

 

[citRon]

Nabbit!!! This one had a few days left...

...at some point last night it was changed to 'buy it now' for $39.99!!


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I need a green hat! Borsalino went for $40 bucks!