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

[bolthead]

Just nailed this on Ebay? It says wool? Do they even make wool fedora's? If so, no biggie, I like the color, it looks clean, and wasn't that bad a deal. Thoughts?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260274831614#ebayphotohosting

You've just picked up a Borsolino for $22.....I'd say you did fairly well....

 

[MattJH]

Did I mess up on avoiding this 7 5/8 Stetson due to the dark brown sweatband? I don't know whether or not I should be proud or filled with regret. Let me know.

 

[Feraud]

Did I mess up on avoiding this 7 5/8 Stetson due to the dark brown sweatband? I don't know whether or not I should be proud or filled with regret. Let me know.

Regret. It looks like a fine one.

 

[Lefty]

I don't know if you missed out, but either they pinched the back of the hat or the image is reversed. It took me a minute to figure out why it seemed strange.

I try not to regret passing on auctions, though it can be tough. I just try to think about the ones I really want, and how not winning a hat I sort of want saves the money for the one that really blows my hair back.

 

[Wesne]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&&item=320285645417

It wasn't listed very well, the photo didn't show very much, and the seller had zero feedback. But, it's Cavanagh, allegedly size 7 1/2 (I've learned the hard way to be skeptical of claimed hat sizes on eBay), and the opening bid was $39.99 plus $5 shipping. Worth a little gamble, I figured. Well, it arrived today and I will say the gamble paid off this time. It's quite a nice hat - not quite "almost like new" as listed - but not bad. And it really is a size 7 1/2.

I'll post detailed photos as soon I get a chance, but a few details - the brim is 2 1/8 inches, it's got the Cavanagh Edge, and the original price was $15. The felt is amazing - as soft to the touch as my Kitten Finish Resistol, but much lighter. Extremely supple. The sweatband is something I've never seen before. At first glance it appears to be fabric (dark in color but similar to the fabric used for liners - silk or some kind of synthetic like rayon?) but on closer inspection the fabric is covering a very thin, soft leather (exposed on the inner side) that feels like deerskin. I'll get some pictures up in another thread when I get a chance to take some.

 

[warbird]

I've never seen a vintage Borsalino that was made in the USA. [huh]

 

[Lefty]

Whoa JtL! When you hit ebay, you hit it big.
(I'll let him explain.)

 

[jimmy the lid]

...

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Happened upon this - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=110281186499

If it doesn't cut it, look for it in the classifieds!

Oh, and Jimmy, sittin' there smirkin' doesn't cut it! Come on, come clean!

 

[Selentino]

Who just kicked my butt from out of nowhere on those two Strats?
10 seconds left and Bam! I couldn't type or click fast enough to catch up.
Well done:rage: :rage: lol lol

 

[Selentino]

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[jimmy the lid]

OK, guys, I'll come clean. No smirkin' involved, I can assure you -- but I was amazed that Lefty called that one so quickly!

The auction interested me for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I have never been able to score a vintage Stratoliner, and this one really looks like it has promise. The sweat and liner look to be in absolutely excellent condition, and I am hoping that the felt will follow suit. The liner appears to have the oil skin protector in the crown and has a liner that matches a couple of Stetsons I have from the 40's. We'll see...

The other lid is actually the kind of hat I was referring to in another thread -- it is an OR-style ( ) with a very narrow ribbon. Looks like it may have a moth hole in the crown, but we'll see on that, as well.

Lastly, the box also intrigued me. I've never seen one like it, and it looks to have a price tag on the outside, so that may be useful in dating the lids (if the box is original to either of the lids). We'll see...

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Lefty]

With all of the vintage lids I've been scoring lately, I wasn't about to get involved in an auction that I knew would end at well over 300, possibly closer to 4. With where that 7x landed a couple of weeks back, I wouldn't have been shocked to see this one hit 5 - it is, after all, 2 hats. I decided that I'd just post on it instead.

The strat looks great, but as you said, the other lid looks to have a pretty decent blemish. I bet that with a patented JtL bash, that little bugger will be hidden within the peaks and valleys. Congrats.

 

[Selentino]

I was planning to kep the Strat and sell the OR. I hope some of you guys were watching. He timed it perfectly, He hit me out of nowhere
while I was just about to do the happy dance. I was unable to hit the one click button or type fast enough, it was great.

 

[bolthead]

Just Won This....

This is kinda Groovy....Literally. Has anyone ever heard of "Monaco" felt before? I've seen these cool grooves in the felt before though...
I can't wait to get this one, it looks to be in good shape.

 

[Dinerman]

I would have gone for this one, but at 7-5/8, it's too big for me. Someone got a heck of a deal though, at a $10 sale price.

I'm posting it here because I have a question. Anyone seen a stetson plastic Felt before? It looks like an old one- '40s or '50s, but I can't say I've ever seen one.

 

[duggap]

Dinerman, did you select Nova Scotia for school. But the most important thing is are you finding any neat hats up there. Or has this been your secret hunting ground all along.

 

[Lefty]

I was really curious about that plastic felt as well, I have no idea what it might feel like.

That Monaco looks similar, but the bad photos make it tough to tell.

 

[MattJH]

I was watching the plastic felt Stetson auction, too, but I just figured it was a toy hat rather than one to actually wear. Haha.

Other big hats that recently ended:

A very stingy 7 5/8 Dobbs.
A very stingy 7 7/8 Stetson.
A true vintage 7 5/8 beaver top hat.

 

[MattJH]

This is the cheapest Knox 20 I've seen on eBay. Assuming their measurements were correct, it's a 7 3/8 or 7 1/2, too.