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

[Frunobulax]

Belltownvintage??? I thought you were Zenguy101 all this time?
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Zenguy101 is @bond.

We have too darn many Mikes and Bobs around here already. I hope there aren't too many Scotts out there!

 

[ScottF]

Zenguy101 is @bond.

We have too darn many Mikes and Bobs around here already. I hope there aren't too many Scotts out there!

That's especially funny as Bond is the only buyer who has ever returned one of my hats - he said it "smelled funny". I almost challenged him to a duel.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Zenguy101 is @bond.

We have too darn many Mikes and Bobs around here already. I hope there aren't too many Scotts out there!

Oops, my fingers weren’t thinking!
My apologies @ScottF.
I’d referee that duel though! Lol
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[Frunobulax]

That's especially funny as Bond is the only buyer who has ever returned one of my hats - he said it "smelled funny". I almost challenged him to a duel.

Well, as much as I like Bond, who I have done business with, he is from Milwaukee, which smells funny on its own.

 

[Rmccamey]

Oh, so that's one of those coffin box hats! I always wondered about those.

Funny, the box doesn't look that old

Yes, there's a hat in there:
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Apparently I bought a pancake slouch hat:
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This one's going to take a little work, but the redeeming grace is that this might be bluegrass green and not grey as was listed. I'm seeing hints of green and when I popped it out to quasi-open crown a cloud of dust poofed up in the air. I have a sneaky suspicion it is BG just caked with dust.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Max, I'm glad you like the Collins & Fairbanks. If I weren't thinning the herd to '1' - say '2' instead - it would stay.

I wish all ebayers could be as easy and pleasant to deal with as you are.

Thank you, Scott!
I wish all eBay sellers had hats as good as yours.

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[ScottF]

Thank you, Scott!
I wish all eBay sellers had hats as good as yours.

Thanks Max. I used to love scouring ebay for hats - some of my most amazing finds came there, and your heather Stevens is an amazing example of what you can get lucky with. But these days I use different sources, meaning that in most cases I get to hold each hat and examine thoroughly before purchasing. It allows me to avoid ever having to get rid of a bad hat. Unfortunately I only acquire ten or so hats each year, but they are all great ones.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

Got to love the wrapping [emoji23][emoji23]

Looks like a giant chocolate muffin.

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[drmaxtejeda]

That's especially funny as Bond is the only buyer who has ever returned one of my hats - he said it "smelled funny". I almost challenged him to a duel.

LOL!

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[drmaxtejeda]

Well, as much as I like Bond, who I have done business with, he is from Milwaukee, which smells funny on its own.

LOLOLOL!

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[TheOldFashioned]

Well, as much as I like Bond, who I have done business with, he is from Milwaukee, which smells funny on its own.

Oh, c'mon. Beer, sausage, cheese...it's not that bad.

I drive through Milwaukee when I go home to visit my folks and Gary, IN (also along the way) is 10X worse. Welcome to Gary, first you smell it and then you see it.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Wow! I guess you got a Closed Road[emoji1]

I don't get it.

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Is it a CD?

Not a CD but a Squatter Featherweight, so less crown with a bit of taper, wider ribbon, and I think a slightly smaller dimensional brim. It's an older Australian market version of the Squatter which seems to be less common. The designation is Superfine as opposed to Imperial or Heritage. The felt is indeed softer and more pliable than my Cockatoo. The hat also is unlined, with just a tip sticker. More details to come after it comes out of the freezer.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Oh, c'mon. Beer, sausage, cheese...it's not that bad.

I drive through Milwaukee when I go home to visit my folks and Gary, IN (also along the way) is 10X worse. Welcome to Gary, first you smell it and then you see it.

When i grew up in Indy, you went to Gary to get killed.
I hated wrestling those guys when they came down! (In HS).
They was mean!!
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[Frunobulax]

When i grew up in Indy, you went to Gary to get killed.
I hated wrestling those guys when they came down! (In HS).
They was mean!!
B

Yes, many, many moons ago, my wife and I stayed in a rather dodgy motel in Hammond.

Don't look at me like that, we had a coupon!

Boy, in retrospect, staying there (and that going to that burrito joint down the street in the middle of the night) was some combination of ballsy, stupid, and naive. But the Jerry Garcia show we went up to Chicago to see was good!

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Yes, many, many moons ago, my wife and I stayed in a rather dodgy motel in Hammond.

Don't look at me like that, we had a coupon!

Boy, in retrospect, staying there (and that going to that burrito joint down the street in the middle of the night) was some combination of ballsy, stupid, and naive. But the Jerry Garcia show we went up to Chicago to see was good!

Lol
Ahh, yes. Good memories escaping death.
B

 

[SteveFord]

From a current eBay ad, how NOT to advertise the hat comes with the original box.

 

[Héctor Fernández]

From a current eBay ad, how NOT to advertise the hat comes with the original box.
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They are just protecting the brim[emoji15][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

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[dkstott]

Here's a certified Stetson hat owned by Humphrey Bogart. No, it's not mine.

Only $13,000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Humph...099567?hash=item5b64cbc42f:g:XugAAOSwDMtdywm7

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Here's a certified Stetson hat owned by Humphrey Bogart. No, it's not mine.

Only $13,000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Humph...099567?hash=item5b64cbc42f:g:XugAAOSwDMtdywm7

For that price, skin cell DNA verification is in order.

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[SteveFord]

I dunno, I'm holding out for one of Jackie O's pink pillbox numbers.