Marc Chevalier
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This black beauty went for a song: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-T...4?pt=Men_s_Accessories_UK&hash=item2a126628e8
Did anyone here buy that Italian 1930s Leghorn straw from rilico?
Was it worth the $40 I paid?
That sure as heck isn't completely true! If I paid $400 for it, even if I was happy with it, it sure as heck would have been a foolish buy!Only you can determine that.
Your significant other, and plenty of other people, will think you're a fool.
People here will think you did well.
The truth lies somewhere in between.
If the "truth" always lies in between then there is absolutely no reason to bother trying to figure out if the hats we are buying are worth anything at all.
However, the winning bid was what the market said that hat was worth at that particular point of time.
You are describing monetary worth, not intrinsic worth. The two are not necessarily one and the same.
Some one who thinks this is from the 1860's-1900's is an crazy this is a report to eBay listing.