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

[moontheloon]

I think one can be both a collector and a "wearer". I collect/build/restore vintage mountain bikes. This I have knowledge of that I don't have about vintage hats. My rule about collecting bikes is I will not allow any of them to become "garage queens" that only adorn my garage walls....they must be ridden in the manner intended when they were designed and built. If they are not ridden for a whole season then they must be sold to someone who will use them. Not to say I take the rare ones out and ride them hard....some are sunny Sunday afternoon riders but ridden nonetheless. I think hats can be like that too. Collect them, restore them, care for them, AND wear them.

I am both ... absolutely

I am a wearer first

but there are some hats I wear more lightly than others because of the condition I found them in ... I would like to preserve that condition as much as possible

 

[Bob Roberts]

The way I see it Bill is that you can always turn the hats back into money.

I see my hat room as a little investment vault


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I see yer hat room as Ft Knox.

 

[moehawk]

I see yer hat room as Ft Knox.

And Ft. Dobbs, Ft. Stetson, Ft. Borsalino...

 

[Uhu]

I have no problem at all with collectors or collector-wearers. Collectors who bid up the price of a rare hat are the true preservationists. A high value hat is loved, studied, cared for and passed down to the next generation, a low value hat is liable to be worn hard and worn out, only to be replaced by another and forgotten. I don't have the budget for an $800 hat, but I'm still pretty excited to see one go for that much. We're on to something here, with our passion for vintage quality, believe me.

 

[alanfgag]

[QUOTE="Uhu, post: 2248891, member: 36252"I don't have the budget for an $800 hat, but I'm still pretty excited to see one go for that much... [/QUOTE]

me too.

 

[TheDane]

I wasn't letting it get away

Congrats my friend. That is a beautiful win

 

[Bob Roberts]

Evidently an item of interest @$600.00 with 5 hrs left. Really...?

 

[Bamaboots]

Evidently an item of interest @$600.00 with 5 hrs left. Really...? View attachment 74621 View attachment 74622

Damn! I am so selling my whippet. Bob it's a 7 3/8 and I know you just bought a great Lee in that size.

 

[40Cal]

Evidently an item of interest @$600.00 with 5 hrs left. Really...? View attachment 74621 View attachment 74622

Brace yourselves for the bidding frenzy near the end!

 

[Tonio]

Evidently an item of interest @$600.00 with 5 hrs left. Really...? View attachment 74621 View attachment 74622

I recall Moon posting this picture of a hat he received from that seller.

 

[moontheloon]

I recall Moon posting this picture of a hat he received from that seller.
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DO NOT BUY FROM THAT SELLER

he sends you hats that look like the photo above

he will also send you private messages cursing you out and calling you all sorts of names if you question it

stay away ... you have been warned

thank you for the reminder Tonio

 

[alanfgag]

Evidently an item of interest @$600.00 with 5 hrs left. Really...?

I don't see any bids... or was a bid withdrawn?

 

[Bob Roberts]

I recall Moon posting this picture of a hat he received from that seller.
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YES! Thank you cuz I've been racking my brain randomly trying to think of who that seller was. IT WAS PHOTOTRAPPER.

 

[Bob Roberts]

I don't see any bids... or was a bid withdrawn?

Yer correct Allen but I could have sworn I saw that hat listed abt a week or 10 days ago at a lower price...

 

[FedOregon]

I like the hat ok, but not for that amount. I never went past the first page....

 

[40Cal]

He sent me a curse filled message one time for asking a question about one of his hats. Anger issues

 

[40Cal]

Yer correct Allen but I could have sworn I saw that hat listed abt a week or 10 days ago at a lower price...

That was a different hat , Bob. Same color combo but without a liner. It sold for quite a sum and then the next day this guy listed this hat. I thought maybe it was the same hat with a liner from a newer hat installed but it's not.

 

[Redfokker]

That Dobbs sold not long ago for much less, I don't remember how much. This seller put it right up with this hair-brained price. I'm sure it is the same hat. I would beware of this seller as well. I'll snipe it for $800 at the end so I can emulate Moon!

 

[Bob Roberts]

Damn! I am so selling my whippet. Bob it's a 7 3/8 and I know you just bought a great Lee in that size.

Ha! My head can get larger the more the hat is desired but even in a bigger size, Whippets are outta my league Bama specially one as nice as yers. Besides, Moon has me convinced I stole that Lee and I would never want to steal from you.

 

[40Cal]

Yer correct Allen but I could have sworn I saw that hat listed abt a week or 10 days ago at a lower price...

That Dobbs sold not long ago for much less, I don't remember how much. This seller put it right up with this hair-brained price. I'm sure it is the same hat. I would beware of this seller as well. I'll snipe it for $800 at the end so I can emulate Moon!

I stand corrected Gentlemen! This is the same hat! This guy bought it and is now trying to resell it with a liner from a newer hat.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Dobbs-f...WDkzPfxavndCogkf0aP0g%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc