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

[Mr. Paladin]

Please forgive the t-shirt but it's the lull on Xmas Day before I dress up for the big extended family celebration - I'll take another photo then but I'm too excited to wait. Henry H. Roelofs hat - medium grey - 5 3/4 crown and 2 1/2 brim - consensus late 30s-early 40s. It's in an unworn/as-new condition. Thanks for looking and happy holidays.

John

Pristine and with perfect demensions. Well Done!

 

[Mr. Paladin]

I've been eyeing this as a Buy-It-Now for awhile and finally it was listed at auction:

Patience rewarded!

Sue

Very classy. On my monitor the top photo seems grey/brown and the bottom, green. Which color is closer?

 

[jimmy the lid]

Pristine and with perfect demensions. Well Done!

:arated: Very nice!

Cheers,
JtL

 

[billysmom]

Very classy. On my monitor the top photo seems grey/brown and the bottom, green. Which color is closer?

The sticker on the interior says "Pomice", which I translate to "pumice". I'll have to wait for it to arrive to determine which of the twenty-odd Borsa grays it is.

Sue

 

[jeffconnors]

Did I get lucky agian???
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360212274131&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_722

 

[ScottF]

Did I get lucky agian???
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360212274131&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_722

If you like 2" brims, you did great.

 

[Lefty]

If you like the Dukes of Hazzard, and especially Boss Hogg, you needed to pay a bit more.

 

[jeffconnors]

Not a huge fan of the 2" brim but it was a twenty for twenty ...I'm sure I have sean them go for a lot more on the ebay

 

[jeffconnors]

If you like 2" brims, you did great.

Not a huge fan of the 2" brim but it was a twenty for twenty ...I'm sure I have sean them go for a lot more on the ebay

 

[ScottF]

Not a huge fan of the 2" brim but it was a twenty for twenty ...I'm sure I have sean them go for a lot more on the ebay

In September, I sold a 1940's Dobbs Twenty with Cav edge, 2" brim, for $19.49 on ebay. It was a beautiful black long-hair in near mint condition, size 7 5/8. I was quite disappointed.

 

[jeffconnors]

In September, I sold a 1940's Dobbs Twenty with Cav edge, 2" brim, for $19.49 on ebay. It was a beautiful black long-hair in near mint condition, size 7 5/8. I was quite disappointed.

Why so low?? Is it the brim size that drives down the price??

 

[ScottF]

Why so low?? Is it the brim size that drives down the price??

I think so, but it doesn't matter - you can't go wrong paying that price for a nice hat.

 

[rlk]

Dunn Tweed Trilby

Holmes inspired:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400094136800#ht_614wt_941

 

[billysmom]

Holmes inspired:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400094136800#ht_614wt_941

Classic! It should suit you well.

Sue

 

[billysmom]

Fedora for my husband!

Last summer I purchased a Borsalino Homburg on eBay that turned out to be a Punti 7 - way too big for me, but it fit my husband so I kept it. He looks terrific in it, but has never worn it.

The other night he was fingering it and mumbled, "If you see a fedora for me on eBay you might buy it." He was thinking black, I told him that a nice gray would be much more useful.

So, striking while the iron was hot, I whipped out a tape measure and applied it to his noggin. 23 1/2" . This was going to get expensive.

I found this Mayser with a BIN and hit the button:

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it makes him a convert!

Sue

 

[Mario]

Oh my gosh! That's a rarity you BINed there! Judging by the liner and the sweat, that Mayser seems to be pretty old - and they are very hard to find. Most of them simply didn't survive the war...

Congrats! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap​

 

[billysmom]

Mayser

Here are some pictures of the sweat:

Sue

 

[Tooch]

Last summer I purchased a Borsalino Homburg on eBay that turned out to be a Punti 7 - way too big for me, but it fit my husband so I kept it. He looks terrific in it, but has never worn it.

If he takes to that beautiful Mayser, you might try the homburg on him again. It suits him very well.

 

[Mario]

Here are some pictures of the sweat:

Sue

That Mayser IS old. Wait till mayserwegener finds out about this one! It's going to make him shaky...

Be sure to post some pics over at the German & Austrian Hutmachers thread.

That's a truly great find, Sue!

 

[billysmom]

That Mayser IS old. Wait till mayserwegener finds out about this one! It's going to make him shaky...

Be sure to post some pics over at the German & Austrian Hutmachers thread.

That's a truly great find, Sue!

I will as soon as it arrives. Thanks for the reassurance.

Sue