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

[jimmy the lid]

Why do you call it a Lee? It's a Stevens.

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Cheers,
JtL

 

[Colby Jack]

That Stevens is a real beauty!:eusa_clap

 

[Jabos]

I picked up this Dobbs 20, inspired by Jimmy The Lid's Dobbs 100 and Buler's similar Dobbs 20:

Dobbs20

 

[jimmy the lid]

Excellent score, Jabos! :eusa_clap That is one beautiful lid!!!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[bolthead]

Very Nice Whippet....

Someone nabbed a very nice Whippet.....at a Ridiculous price.
I realize the size, but this hat looks to be in excellent shape.
I'm curious if it were anybody here? [huh]

 

[Lefty]

That Stevens is something else and the Dobbs is a beauty.

7 1/8 Strat

fantastic Raja panama, 7 1/8

Stetson Nutria Quality, 6 7/8

 

[BobC]

Someone nabbed a very nice Whippet.....at a Ridiculous price.
I realize the size, but this hat looks to be in excellent shape.
I'm curious if it were anybody here? [huh]

That really looks like a nice Whippet. Wish it had been a bit bigger.

 

[buler]

I picked up this Dobbs 20, inspired by Jimmy The Lid's Dobbs 100 and Buler's similar Dobbs 20:
QUOTE]

You will love it! Great lid.

B

 

[jimmy the lid]

That Stevens is a real beauty!:eusa_clap

I hope it went to a Lounger -- it would be interesting to learn more about that sweat.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[MattJH]

Anyone here get this vintage Jiffy hat steamer for $44 shipped? Seems like a good deal.

 

[XPLSV]

A Top Hat that Fits my LO!

Won an ebay auction a couple weeks ago for an old Knox beaver top hat--the driving force behind my bidding was it described as a 7 3/8 Long Oval in the description. Having watched vintage top hats for quite some time, there are not too many of them around in the larger sizes in good condition and even less when it comes to Long Oval. My wife bought me a 7 3/8 for Christmas last year that is a beautiful hat, came with one of the nice leather travel cases, but it just didn't fit my LO noggin. Very tight front to back and even with stuffing stuff in the sides, I still had gaps. I picked up a 7 1/8 a month or two back which is in such good condition, I told my wife I might just put in her her glass display case, as I likened it to a museum piece. Sold another one I had come across (I think my wife is sick of the top hats at this point)...but when I saw this one, I had to take a chance. It finally arrived yesterday and it fits like a charm. In very good condition, too. Had to wear it to work today just because...

 

[Tango Yankee]

I picked up this Dobbs 20, inspired by Jimmy The Lid's Dobbs 100 and Buler's similar Dobbs 20:

Jabos, you got it! Wonderful! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Lefty]

Cav 100? - terrible listing

 

[Feraud]

Anyone here get this vintage Jiffy hat steamer for $44 shipped? Seems like a good deal.

Very cool!

 

[MattJH]

I tried hard, but I couldn't win this 7 3/8 Cavanagh with SUITCASE. Crazy! Never saw one like it before. It was listed very poorly. Who's the lucky winner?

Edit: Removed the image as Lefty already posted about it.

 

[jimmy the lid]

Cav 100?

You sure have to wonder...

 

[m000m000]

That is probably the coolest hat box ever.


But yeah, it's like the seller didn't want people to find it - listing it under suitcases and spelling the name "CavanaUgh" - What is it with that anyway? I know I've seen several listings over time by different sellers that have been using the same misspelling, despite it being spelled out as Cavanagh on the very box or hat they've been trying to sell? [huh]

 

[MattJH]

I know I've seen several listings over time by different sellers that have been using the same misspelling, despite it being spelled out as Cavanagh on the very box or hat they've been trying to sell? [huh]

Every time I start trying to figure out the ridiculous things I see sellers type or do for their eBay auctions, my face begins to explode outwards, and I'm sincerely afraid that if I spend too long pondering it, my face will become a crater of exposed brains and vertebrae.

A few weeks ago I saw a seller auctioning off an obvious fur felt fedora and stating multiple times in the auction that the hat was made of leather, because the leather sweatband had "genuine leather" embossed on it.

Your face is already sore and bulging, isn't it?

 

[Jabos]

Cav 100? - terrible listing

Is it common that a hat with a case like that is a 100? I thought about going for that one but boy, there wasn't much detail about the hat.

 

[Lefty]

Is it common that a hat with a case like that is a 100? I thought about going for that one but boy, there wasn't much detail about the hat.

I've only seen Stetson and Cav 100s with that type of suitcase box. Of course, there's no guarantee that the hat in that auction started in that case.