Jesse John
One of the Regulars
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- 242
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Oh no. How disappointingView attachment 283046 View attachment 283048 Here’s one that broke my heart. I won an auction on eBay for this Stetson neon sign. The guy who shipped it to me completely under-packaged it (I’ve had hats sent to me with more bubble wrap than this neon sign had) and also didn’t bother protecting the back of the sign. He only put a bit of bubble wrap on the front ... oh, and he also used heavy duty grey duck tape and taped whatever bubble wrap he used directly to the item itself. When I got the HOMEMADE box And heard the bits of glass inside, my heart sunk. A piece of history I would’ve taken care of & passed down turned trash. RIP
A piece of history I would’ve taken care of & passed down turned trash. RIP
View attachment 283046 View attachment 283048 Here’s one that broke my heart. I won an auction on eBay for this Stetson neon sign. The guy who shipped it to me completely under-packaged it (I’ve had hats sent to me with more bubble wrap than this neon sign had) and also didn’t bother protecting the back of the sign. He only put a bit of bubble wrap on the front ... oh, and he also used heavy duty grey duck tape and taped whatever bubble wrap he used directly to the item itself. When I got the HOMEMADE box And heard the bits of glass inside, my heart sunk. A piece of history I would’ve taken care of & passed down turned trash. RIP
ExcellentBoy, another post-I-have-too-many-hats-already purchase. This one came up and I made a rather low offer, considering there is low demand for size 7s. I about fell over when the seller accepted. It’s on the way...
This will make a nice comparison for the super sweet 20s French hat I picked up from Daniele a while back.
If there are scratches across the top I’ll have Ignacio flip it inside out.
Woohoo!
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Terrible story manView attachment 283046 View attachment 283048 Here’s one that broke my heart. I won an auction on eBay for this Stetson neon sign. The guy who shipped it to me completely under-packaged it (I’ve had hats sent to me with more bubble wrap than this neon sign had) and also didn’t bother protecting the back of the sign. He only put a bit of bubble wrap on the front ... oh, and he also used heavy duty grey duck tape and taped whatever bubble wrap he used directly to the item itself. When I got the HOMEMADE box And heard the bits of glass inside, my heart sunk. A piece of history I would’ve taken care of & passed down turned trash. RIP
Wow Randall. How coolWell. Sorry about the sign, @Jesse John . Sad.
But here’s some eBay good news to brighten up the place.
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A 40s 3X Stetson Suede Finish Gay Prince clone for $10!
Don’t know what they sold for in the late 40s/early 50s but I’m sure I got it for around the same money—Excluding the $10 shipping charge.
This one got a very careful re-block without taking out the reedless sweatband. Very hard to do without causing damage to the sweat or a permanent ridged ring around the crown felt, but doable if one knows how...and is also lucky. View attachment 283112
This hat is my size, 7 1/4, but arrived with measurements of a size 7! Crown and sweatband was shrunk so much that the seller listed it as a child’s hat. Maybe that’s what kept folks from bidding? I was the only bidder. Maybe no one saw it?
It now fits perfectly and looks great, to boot. View attachment 283115
I was one of those who thought he’d never wear a Gay Prince, but the durn thang grew on me. It’ll stay in my permanent collection.
Kinda hate when that happens. Would’ve made serious profit on this happy Royal’s fedora.
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Here’s the eBay link to the auction
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/333781718478
Well. Sorry about the sign, @Jesse John . Sad.
But here’s some eBay good news to brighten up the place.
View attachment 283116
A 40s 3X Stetson Suede Finish Gay Prince clone for $10!
Don’t know what they sold for in the late 40s/early 50s but I’m sure I got it for around the same money—Excluding the $10 shipping charge.
This one got a very careful re-block without taking out the reedless sweatband. Very hard to do without causing damage to the sweat or a permanent ridged ring around the crown felt, but doable if one knows how...and is also lucky. View attachment 283112
This hat is my size, 7 1/4, but arrived with measurements of a size 7! Crown and sweatband was shrunk so much that the seller listed it as a child’s hat. Maybe that’s what kept folks from bidding? I was the only bidder. Maybe no one saw it?
It now fits perfectly and looks great, to boot. View attachment 283115
I was one of those who thought he’d never wear a Gay Prince, but the durn thang grew on me. It’ll stay in my permanent collection.
Kinda hate when that happens. Would’ve made serious profit on this happy Royal’s fedora.
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Here’s the eBay link to the auction
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/333781718478
A 40s 3X Stetson Suede Finish Gay Prince clone for $10!
Yes, I dug out my 40s suede and it has an original price of $16.50
Some catalogs and prices I believe had slightly higher prices for some models, usually the big hats.
Yes, I dug out my 40s suede and it has an original price of $16.50
Some catalogs and prices I believe had slightly higher prices for some models, usually the big hats.
Yes, I dug out my 40s suede and it has an original price of $16.50
Some catalogs and prices I believe had slightly higher prices for some models, usually the big hats.
Good get and great save! Congrats Randall.
Hahaha! That’s awesome!