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

[Lefty]

Don't see many of these:
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I can't believe that it didn't sell the first week it was up. IMO, that and the Knox are two of the best hats to have hit the bay in a while.

 

[Lefty]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380227408547

Thanks to Lefty for the tip on this one. Now let's just hope that the seller can't measure worth a damn (always a safe bet) and that the sumbitch actually fits.

I hope it works out.

 

[Mr. Paladin]

I BINned this one on the 26th. I hope it arrives in one piece! 8X Stetson 50 in the ultimate thin ribbon style...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130386148825&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[CRH]

I BINned this one on the 26th. I hope it arrives in one piece! 8X Stetson 50 in the ultimate thin ribbon style...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130386148825&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

That looks like a pretty good deal even in your size. Looking forward to seeing you in this one!

 

[SteveAS]

I'm optimistic about this Cavanagh (my first) . . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330426030206

Any guesses as to this hat's age? It doesn't look particularly old to my eye, but I'd appreciate the thoughts of more experienced members.

 

[barrowjh]

I'd say that cav is pre-50's - no plastic tip. It is in really nice shape. I had bid on it, a nuisance bid, and was really fearful that I'd win it. I already have too many brown cav-edge fedoras, so I am glad you stepped up to take it. It deserves to be worn OFTEN.

Here is another that I had a nuisance bid on, but nobody stepped up to challenge me on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110522567285&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT crying shame that nobody thought this hat was worth $30 - it appears to be really nice. Maybe I'm getting blind, but I don't see anything wrong with this hat. On par with fine quality ORs; the Stetson name draws high bids, this fine Resistol was overlooked.

 

[Mr E Train]

Here is another that I had a nuisance bid on, but nobody stepped up to challenge me on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110522567285&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT crying shame that nobody thought this hat was worth $30 - it appears to be really nice. Maybe I'm getting blind, but I don't see anything wrong with this hat. On par with fine quality ORs; the Stetson name draws high bids, this fine Resistol was overlooked.

Dang, that is a shame. That's a beaut. If it had had the words "Open Road" in the title it wouldn't have gone so cheaply.

 

[SteveAS]

Thanks for your thoughts on my Cavanagh. That Resistol sure looks like a great buy to me. I looked at it, but decided I'm not going too look good in a 3" brim.

Speaking of "nuisance bids," I rolled the dice on this badly listed Stetson Twenty Sovereign. It arrived yesterday and is pretty much in brand new condition, as the seller described, except that there are two moth divots the size of pin heads. It turned out to be a Mode Edge with a 2-1/4" brim, which suits me well, so I'm glad I rolled the dice.

 

[Mr E Train]

Pretty good deal on a great big OR-style Resistol. I put in a couple of bids but decided to let it go.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370368498078

 

[Chinaski]

I'm glad to see you guys are cherry picking some good deals here and there. It restores my faith in the ability to find a gem every now and then at a reasonable price. Good work, Barrowjh and SteveAS!

 

[rlk]

I'm optimistic about this Cavanagh (my first) . . .


Any guesses as to this hat's age? It doesn't look particularly old to my eye, but I'd appreciate the thoughts of more experienced members.

Mid to late 1950's as Cavanagh Hats New York and Gold Tag.

 

[Brad Bowers]

I'm going post-1961 on the Cavanagh, because of the liner.

Brad

 

[Dreispitz]

I'm going post-1961 on the Cavanagh, because of the liner.

Brad

I concur with you, Brad. My vote is also early to mid sixties.

 

[The Lark]

There are almost no vintage hats to be found on ebay in Australia, and most of the US hats on auction don't ship here.

 

[rlk]

I'm going post-1961 on the Cavanagh, because of the liner.

Brad

What about the liner is different from late 50's to you? Claims to be 2-1/2" brim, sweatband shows nothing later about it.

 

[barrowjh]

My guess on the pre-50's date for the Cav was based solely on the lack of plastic liner (tip). I thought those had become standard by mid-50's, so this is an education for me.

 

[Brad Bowers]

What about the liner is different from late 50's to you? Claims to be 2-1/2" brim, sweatband shows nothing later about it.

Because the address was officially (per U.S. trademark registration) removed from the liner in 1961. Granted, it probably disappeared a few years prior, say '58 or '59 or so, but I'm now using '61 to offer any kind of definitive date. I've got a Derby from the Derby revival period of '59 that's missing the address, but I can't date the Derby to '59 exactly, so it's not much help.

Brad

 

[Brad Bowers]

My guess on the pre-50's date for the Cav was based solely on the lack of plastic liner (tip). I thought those had become standard by mid-50's, so this is an education for me.

The tip protectors start showing up really late on Cavanaghs. I don't have a year for it, but Cavanagh rarely, if ever, used them.

Brad

 

[barrowjh]

Thanks Brad - the plastic liners were not universally implemented by all hatters then, that helps me understand better.

 

[GWD]

A bit of a gamble.

I bid on and won this "Old Fisherman's Hat". From the pics, blurry as they are, it looks like a very tight weave.

It has potential to be a nice Montecristi, we'll see when it arrives.