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

[Simon Collins]

Thank you Mr. HatsEnough, you're too kind....and I'm gonna change my avatar photo as soon as maybe, I look like a smug youngish Col Saunders.....in real life I closely resemble a cross between George Clooney & Cary Grant, but better looking.......I wish!

......ok this is a better likeness, but mum kept telling me to not look so glum....well, pretty soon it was hanky time!

 

[randooch]

I liked this early Stetson western a lot... but somebody liked it a lot more.

Wow. Goes to show you a few dozen stains and moth bites don't matter much to some. Very fetching band, indeed.

 

[Lefty]

Wow. Goes to show you a few dozen stains and moth bites don't matter much to some...

In a clear nutria, Boss of the Plains style hat, cool band or not, that hat was going to go very high.

Still, the band is great.

 

[Tango Yankee]

Goes to show you a few dozen stains and moth bites don't matter much to some.

It's called "patina."

 

[bowlerman]

that old Stetson would fit my Holy Grail list rather nicely. Wish it was my size, wish I could have bid that high, etc.

however, I couldn't resist this one.

 

[Joshbru3]

that old Stetson would fit my Holy Grail list rather nicely. Wish it was my size, wish I could have bid that high, etc.

however, I couldn't resist this one.

Great find, bowlerman! I love grey bowlers. Just the change in color gives the hat a totally different look.

 

[hatophile]

that old Stetson would fit my Holy Grail list rather nicely. Wish it was my size, wish I could have bid that high, etc.

however, I couldn't resist this one.

Great catch B-man, that looks nice!

 

[bowlerman]

Thanks! I hope it's as good as it looks-- this was the only photo, so I took a bit of a gamble on it. Grey does change the look entirely, and it's not a color I currently have in my bowler lineup. Seemed like a fun one to jump on.

 

[randooch]

That is a looker, bowlerman! And in your size, no less. I'm bidding on a bowler now, a boring but stately old black one. It's my 3rd attempt to win one, and I'm no more confident this round.

Tango, "patina" indeed. Gotta love euphemisms.

 

[carouselvic]

Great sign...not mine

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120752953428&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[zetwal]

Yea, that sign is a real beauty.

 

[TCMfan25]

So uh.... who were the losing bidders on my recently won, one of my Holy Grail hats?

The Gray Knox Superfine Homburg 7 3/8 listed as a Resistol Fedora. Went for $76.00.

 

[bowlerman]

That is a looker, bowlerman! And in your size, no less. I'm bidding on a bowler now, a boring but stately old black one. It's my 3rd attempt to win one, and I'm no more confident this round.

were you watching that one too? how did you know it was in my size?
Good luck with the black one. If you and I are the same size, I know there are a few nice options out there right now. My hand will be staid, god willing.

 

[bowlerman]

So uh.... who were the losing bidders on my recently won, one of my Holy Grail hats?

The Gray Knox Superfine Homburg 7 3/8 listed as a Resistol Fedora. Went for $76.00.

Congrats, TCM!

 

[Tango Yankee]

So uh.... who were the losing bidders on my recently won, one of my Holy Grail hats?

The Gray Knox Superfine Homburg 7 3/8 listed as a Resistol Fedora. Went for $76.00.

Congratulatons! I was a watcher on it. I asked the seller a question about it on the color, since the photos of the top side of the hat appeared off-white in my monitor with grey on the underside. Usually the photos of the inside of the hat that include the underside of the brim are the most accurate but I asked to be sure on it. Then I decided that I've been lucky getting the last few hats into the house unnoticed, and decided not to push my luck with this one.

It is a beauty, indeed, and as it's a Grail hat for you I'm glad I didn't bid. I don't know which of us would have won, but it may have gone for a much higher price.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[HatsEnough]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120752953428&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I have a Schoble sign on a wooden stand. I was watching that but the way the price was going I decided it wasn't nearly that important for me to get!
LOL

 

[randooch]

These old straws are starting to fetch furry prices:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...635703&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT#ht_1736wt_883

 

[alanfgag]

Does seem high.

 

[fmw]

High? $155 for a filthy, sweat stained panama is beyond ridiculous. That kind of money would buy a perfectly attractive, genuine, hand woven brand new panama. It would look a lot better than this one. I simply don't get it, I guess.

 

[monbla256]

High? $155 for a filthy, sweat stained panama is beyond ridiculous. That kind of money would buy a perfectly attractive, genuine, hand woven brand new panama. It would look a lot better than this one. I simply don't get it, I guess.

I have to agree with ya on this one. For that kinda money you can get a GREAT brand new Cuenca or Montecristi from Panama Bob and give it your own sweat stains