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

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I indulged in a little back-sliding today:

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TheOldFashioned

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Well if it ends up not to your liking.........and it is a 7 1/2 or so........I have a nice hat friendly home where it could reside, and be petted, and brushed......and...;)
BUT, try very hard......I am really sure it will grow on you!:)
M

Haha, fair enough. It was, however, tagged 7-1/4, so probably out of luck. Estimated delivery is Saturday so I'll know more then.
 

drmaxtejeda

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Hot off the presses, listed for less than 30 minutes. With a little luck and some enabl...er...coax...er...guidance from a fellow Lounger to "Buy that. Buy that now!!" I'm expanding my horizons. Suffice to say, I couldn't click BIN fast enough:

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Sounds like Bowen. [emoji5]

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I'll be interested in hearing your comments/observations. It is, indeed, a nice looking hat and great color. However, I have no way of knowing how to date a Beaver Brand hat. While they've started business in the 1800s, I don't think I've ever seen one older than the 1990s. This may be a few years older than that, but who knows?

The one I once had in my possession was part the 2012 (I think) liquidation of the brand. It was a rather short-brimmed thing that did not have impressive felt, though I heard their felt qualities could run from excellent to...well, you know.
 

drmaxtejeda

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I'll be interested in hearing your comments/observations. It is, indeed, a nice looking hat and great color. However, I have no way of knowing how to date a Beaver Brand hat. While they've started business in the 1800s, I don't think I've ever seen one older than the 1990s. This may be a few years older than that, but who knows?

The one I once had in my possession was part the 2012 (I think) liquidation of the brand. It was a rather short-brimmed thing that did not have impressive felt, though I heard their felt qualities could run from excellent to...well, you know.
The sweatband is black, so I don't think it will be truly vintage...

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^^^^i think about any brand that states 100% beaver would be representative of some of their best felted hats, irrespective of a branded price point which might not be representative of felt content.
Just an observation...idk
B
I think it was the beginning of the abusing of the rating system just like what was to come of the X ratings. The 100% Beaver rating probably wasn't & it wasn't a $100 hat from back in the day.
 

drmaxtejeda

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Thing is, I want to collect the ones that in the fifties or so cost 100 dollars, not the 100% beavers.

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I bought this one on suspicion.
It was pointed out to me by Brent, and at first I wasn't interested, because I had never heard of the brand, and because I thought it wasn't a One Hundred, only a 100% beaver. Then I saw the marking on the sweat that says "Bandera One Hundred", and thought it might qualify as a true One Hundred.

I know, it looks modern, and I don't think it was sold for $100 in the fifties or even sixties, but I figured if I didn't buy it, and then found out it did qualify for my 100 collection, I would be kicking myself later, because I doubt I will ever find one again.

It wasn't that expensive, it has a nice color, it is my size, the sweatband looks supple, it is pretty rare, I think Ignacio can clean it, I am starting to like Westerns, and it might qualify for my 100 collection, so I got it before I lost it.
Thank you, @deadlyhandsome!

What do our Western hat experts think of this hat? @Hurricane Jack?
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