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

[Redfokker]

late 30s/40s C&K

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I dig that liner! Can't wait for detail shots of this beauty.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

There are quite a few for sale much of the time. If the seller's measurements are accurate, this would be a 7 1/2:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332689493665

Definitely requires confirmation of size and condition. But they do exist if you hunt. A bottle of Fabri-tac from Joann's will help with minor repairs to the interior sweatband.

I wrote that down. Fabri-tac. Thank you.

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[drmaxtejeda]

Anyone win either of the Montecristi 100X Super Premium furfelts?

I just saw a picture of Brent AKA deadlyhandsome, wearing one in WHAYWTD

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I dig that liner! Can't wait for detail shots of this beauty.

Yea Red...so nice i couldn’t even comment!
B

 

[splintercellsz]

Fantastic find, Justin. I have no idea how you strike up these gems!

I'm always on the hunt

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[splintercellsz]

I dig that liner! Can't wait for detail shots of this beauty.

I'll do my best to oblige!!

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[drmaxtejeda]

My hat shop didn't really feel complete without this Tonak topper. Can't really be a mad hatter without one. Down the rabbit hole, indeed! View attachment 123731 View attachment 123732

Curioser and curioser. It is a beautiful hat.

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[drmaxtejeda]

I bought this Brent Black today. I am a little leery of the seller, because he has some negative feedback, and because the price he agreed to seemed too low. Anyway, with the 15% discount Ebay was offering today I decided to take a chance.

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[Redfokker]

I bought this Brent Black today. I am a little leery of the seller, because he has some negative feedback, and because the price he agreed to seemed too low. Anyway, with the 15% discount Ebay was offering today I decided to take a chance.

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Nice snag Max. The Brent Blacks that Bill Hughes has been showing lately are quite fine. This one should be a showpiece.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

late 30s/40s C&K

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Glad to see you got the time machine working again. It’s a stunner! Now about those 7 5/8 hats....


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[splintercellsz]

I bought this Brent Black today. I am a little leery of the seller, because he has some negative feedback, and because the price he agreed to seemed too low. Anyway, with the 15% discount Ebay was offering today I decided to take a chance.

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looks like it'll be worth rolling the dice for!! Looking forward to more photos

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[splintercellsz]

Glad to see you got the time machine working again. It’s a stunner! Now about those 7 5/8 hats....


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drat! I knew I forgot something

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[MondoFW]

To any 7 3/8's looking for a rad summer hat....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...w-Boater-Skimmer-Hat-Large-MINT-/362368390324

Thank goodness it isn't in my size...The liner is impeccable!

 

[deadlyhandsome]

To any 7 3/8's looking for a rad summer hat....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...w-Boater-Skimmer-Hat-Large-MINT-/362368390324

Thank goodness it isn't in my size...The liner is impeccable!

Just FYI: some consider it bad form to list live auctions here unless you’re the seller. It doesn’t bother me, but I did something similar once upon a time and there was more than a little vitriol sent my way. I get “just wanting to be helpful” but despite the friendships here we are also in competition and it’s expected that everyone does their own looking. If you want to send a PM to a specific member(s) that’s cool. By the way, if the hat was my size I’d be all over it.




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[MondoFW]

Just FYI: some consider it bad form to list live auctions here unless you’re the seller. It doesn’t bother me, but I did something similar once upon a time and there was more than a little vitriol sent my way. I get “just wanting to be helpful” but despite the friendships here we are also in competition and it’s expected that everyone does their own looking. If you want to send a PM to a specific member(s) that’s cool. By the way, if the hat was my size I’d be all over it.

Darn, wasn't aware. I guess you're right about loungers competing for these hats--being finite and all. Welp, guess I accidentally alerted the hoard!

 

[Bill Hughes]

Darn, wasn't aware. I guess you're right about loungers competing for these hats--being finite and all. Welp, guess I accidentally alerted the hoard!

Great friends are arch nemeses when there is a fedora up for grabs!

 

[Frunobulax]

To any 7 3/8's looking for a rad summer hat....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-19...w-Boater-Skimmer-Hat-Large-MINT-/362368390324

Thank goodness it isn't in my size...The liner is impeccable!

Seems to be listed as a size 7, not 7 3/8.

 

[MondoFW]

Seems to be listed as a size 7, not 7 3/8.

The link lead you to another auction, as it has ended. It was a Fifth Avenue boater with a crisp blue liner.

 

[Wyldkarma]

Great friends are arch nemeses when there is a fedora up for grabs!

Only if it's in my size....

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I doubt I will ever buy from eBay again. My account was "limited" by PayPal because of "unusual activity". I really don't know what was unusual about it. All I did was send about four payments, and buy three hats through eBay. I don't know if it is because I live in Mexico, but I called PayPal in the US and they confirmed that they want me to send the following:

A copy of my passport.
A copy of an ID no more than 6 months old.
A copy of my credit card statement.
A copy of a recent utility bill that has to be in my name and mailed to the address I registered with.
A four-digit code that came with a $1.95 "temporary charge" that took three days to post in my account.

I already submitted the code, but they insist they want everything else.
All these absurd requirements would expose me to identity theft, of course, so I refused.

And, to top it all off, they will not even allow me to cancel my account with them! When I called I was told this was included in the contract I electronically signed when I registered. If all this is not illegal, it should be, because I don't owe PayPal anything, and I don't wish to open an account with them again anyway.

I already placed a restriction of my own on all charges from PayPal with my credit card company, and I suggest everyone look closely at their contract with PayPal.

After buying 17 hats in the last week, maybe this restriction is a good thing. If I really want to buy a hat from eBay that badly, I will have to ask my son or one of my friends in the US to buy it for me, and I will hesitate to do so unless it absolutely is a great buy.
And there is always Optimo, where Tiffani treats me the way I feel I deserve

And finally, I think that having 28 great hats should be enough for me.

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