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

[Ordinary Guy]

Unlucky Berman, that is one nice lid.....

It is the color I am looking for and my size too..... good thing i didn't spot that one or we both might have bid it up too high lol

Enjoy your new hat.

 

[Dinerman]

Berman- that's a nice looking hat. It looks to be from the mid '60s at the oldest, going by the sweatband. Looks like it has a cavanagh edge, which is always nice. And a "20" from a custom guy is probably nicer than a "20" made by a more major hat company. I know the vintage customs I have are quite a bit nicer than comparable stetsons and the like, at the same price point.

 

[Dinerman]

I won this on ebay...can anyone give me some insight on this Dobbs stingy...it is clean, but the felt is like a synthetic type, very flimsy like a ballcap...it has a cloth sweatband that says COMFIT...
20 bucks shipped, i was curious...is it worth sending it out to put a leather sweatband on it? it is like a crushable hat

Interesting to see "comfit" being used to describe this kind of sweatband. in the '40s, it was used by Dobbs and Knox to describe a corrugation pressed into the leather with a pad behind it to allow some flex to the fit. Hat companies seem to have liked recycling model names and feature names.

 

[mannySpaghetti]

He bids, HE SCORES!

Got this DOBBS for $25. It's a 7 1/8, brand new and untouched according to the seller. 2" brim, 2" hat band and 5" crown, sweeeet! Hopefully the crown doesn't have a slope like my Bond hat and fits well right off the bat. If all goes well, My Bond "Executive" just may be back on the market.

I'm a little torn with replacing this hat, but the sloped "trilby" look kinda rubs me the wrong way. I dunno. [huh] I like the crown straight up and down.

 

[Dinerman]

Two old ones went this past week.

 

[bolthead]

DM......

I seen that Landover, didn't know what to make of it, but thought it was a very interesting Lid, for sure. Did you pick it up?

 

[Dinerman]

I didn't. But it's early '30s at the latest.

 

[thunderw21]

That Landover is a beauty. How much did it go for?

 

[Dinerman]

That Landover is a beauty. How much did it go for?

$15.50

 

[thunderw21]

What a steal! Someone will be happy with it.

My size too. Bah!

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

I just picked this up about two weeks ago on Ebay and it is a Knox Foxhound. When I get a chance I will take pictures of the hat the ones here are from the seller.

Here is the auction if you want to take a look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=150306696820

Hats are like potato chips, You just can't have one.

 

[HungaryTom]

FDR ON OFAS / Le veau d'or.

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws...=2&item=260314071155&category=28267&viewitem=

The world is really sick - Place absentee bid.

 

[randooch]

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws...=2&item=260314071155&category=28267&viewitem=

The world is really sick - Place absentee bid.

Maybe if there's a stray hair in there, or a few skin cells, we can bring him back in time for 2012!lol

 

[D.W. Suratt]

Won this brown Champ yesterday. Looks pretty promising if sellers discription is accurate. I like the med size 2" brim.

 

[MattJH]

I like the Champ above a lot, especially if the feather was removed!

A few bigheads that I skipped out on but are worth mentioning:

A 7 3/4 L.L. Bean exclusive Stetson (probably the Moose River, which I had once but didn't like - the felt was like cardboard)

A NOS 7 5/8 stingy Resistol with tags and all

A 7 5/8 Luca's that you rarely see

 

[Film Noir]

Nice foldable Borsalino

Recently won one of those foldable Borsalino with the little white violin case shaped box to store it in. The thing looks brand new and is a beautiful felt. I'll try to get a picture up. Any one else have one of these?

 

[MattJH]

Recently won one of those foldable Borsalino with the little white violin case shaped box to store it in. The thing looks brand new and is a beautiful felt. I'll try to get a picture up. Any one else have one of these?

I've seen a lot of people post pictures of theirs here over the years. I'm on a constant lookout for one in my size, but at 7 5/8 it's a daunting task.

 

[MattJH]

Stingy-brimmed or not, a 7 5/8 Cavanagh for $40.00 shipped is pretty extraordinary. I meant to bid on it, but it's probably best that I forgot to.

 

[D.W. Suratt]

I like the Champ above a lot, especially if the feather was removed!

A few bigheads that I skipped out on but are worth mentioning:

A 7 3/4 L.L. Bean exclusive Stetson (probably the Moose River, which I had once but didn't like - the felt was like cardboard)

A NOS 7 5/8 stingy Resistol with tags and all

A 7 5/8 Luca's that you rarely see

I'm not much of a feather guy. I take them off all my hats, though normally I save them just in case I ever do want one.

 

[Film Noir]

Foldable Borsalino

Hope this photo is good. Love this hat. It wasn't a steal but I've been looking for one for a long time: