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

[zetwal]

Congrats on the lovely Optimo!

 

[XPLSV]

Panama Back from Optimo

Returned from vacation to find a package from Optimo Hats awaiting. Sent the Cavanagh Panama (won on auction site, but not ebay) in to get reblocked, resized, cleaned, and reshaped. I'm very pleased with the results. The previously too-small hat now rests comfortably on my 7 3/8 Long Oval. It's quite a bit cleaner and much of the sulfur bleaching residue that kind of coated the hat has been removed. And I love the new bash...I wasn't too sure if that could be changed or not, having sat in the Optimo bash for decades, but it now has a nice teardrop bash with only a hint of the previous Optimo center line crease. Been wearing it with great enjoyment this week: definitely a permanent part of the collection now.

Bernie

 

[babs]

Mystery auction now. Limited pics and my lack of knowledge on the brand/make.. I dunno.. Thought it was a pretty slick deal and I needed a non-black. I'm guessing it will be a semi-stingy like the miller I won. Color was right, size was right, price was right.. I jumped.

Now the wait for shipment. Here ya go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200367837662#description

I'll have to search up on "Dunlap Supreme" and "Kasmir".

Any thoughts from the officianado's?

 

[Brad Bowers]

Mystery auction now. Limited pics and my lack of knowledge on the brand/make.. I dunno.. Thought it was a pretty slick deal and I needed a non-black. I'm guessing it will be a semi-stingy like the miller I won. Color was right, size was right, price was right.. I jumped.

Now the wait for shipment. Here ya go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200367837662#description

I'll have to search up on "Dunlap Supreme" and "Kasmir".

Any thoughts from the officianado's?

Dunlap was owned and made by Hat Corporation of America after 1932, so the same company that made Dobbs, Knox, and others. Should be a good hat. Kasmir was Champ's trademark, so it's interesting it was applied to Dunlap, as well, sometime after the 1956 acquistion of Hat Corp. by the Salesky Bros. of Champ Hats. This hat is certainly later than that, though.

Brad

 

[babs]

Good stuff. Thank you Brad. I'll definitely follow up with review of the value of this one. Felt quality, condition, etc. Going blind on the limited info.. Felt (no pun intended) like gambling.

 

[Lefty]

The American Hatter - this looks great. I hope someone here got it and is willing to share.

swell Adam apron

 

[babs]

I'm on a roll..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160351575140&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123
I've just got to stop already. This hat I just thought was too sharp to pass up, and as I have no straw hats, I figured why not.

 

[rlk]

Dobbs Pocket Hat

 

[jimmy the lid]

Congrats on that one, rlk. Please give us a report on the "Hankachif" felt when you get it!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[rlk]

Eduardo Arnau, Barcelona

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380143970168&ssPageName=ADME:L:CORT:FR:1123
First hat from Spain(via France). Looks quite old and appears heathered felt. Not my preferred "bash". Should be an interesting surprise.

 

[Garrett]

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380143970168&ssPageName=ADME:L:CORT:FR:1123
First hat from Spain(via France). Looks quite old and appears heathered felt. Not my preferred "bash". Should be an interesting surprise.

Nice one!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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A vintage straw derby hat. Unusual:

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[billysmom]

Wonderful proportions on the derby! :eusa_clap

 

[Garrett]

Whoever bought it overpaid, 21 1/2 circumference?

 

[rlk]

Dobbs week

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...333212&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2829wt_941
I didn't expect to win this. I edited the exposure and color slightly(wishful prediction)

 

[kaosharper1]

I was eyeing this one, but I just received my new Art Fawcett and decided one hat a week was enough. It looks like a beauty and a great deal. Lets see it when it comes in.

 

[carouselvic]

The price was sure right.

 

[babs]

No kidding.. I was watching that one too. Nice win! But I figured TWO hats in one week was plenty.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

BEE-AY-YUTIFUL hat, rlk. Isn't it a little large for you? If it'd been 22" I might have been compelled to take a stab. Congrats on that one!

 

[rlk]

BEE-AY-YUTIFUL hat, rlk. Isn't it a little large for you? If it'd been 22" I might have been compelled to take a stab. Congrats on that one!

We'll see. If they measured correctly(ha!)at the claimed 22-3/4" that would be
perfect. The unlined Mallory recently acquired was also a 7-3/8 measured at 22-3/4 and fits OK w/out padding.