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

[Lefty]

Movie hat or not, someone got a deal on this one.

 

[carouselvic]

I confess Lefty. I'm guilty. I don't "need" it, but you know. I have never even seen this movie.

 

[Lefty]

The movie is just OK and Art's thin ribbon is the only noteworthy hat in it.
For under $40, whether you need it or not, that's a good purchase. You could easily resell it here if you ever changed your mind. :eusa_clap

 

[suitedcboy]

Indiana Jones and the temple of You have to have your head examined and probably be commited if you pay $40K plus 20% buyer's premium for this hat!!

 

[kaosharper1]

Indiana Jones and the temple of You have to have your head examined and probably be commited if you pay $40K plus 20% buyer's premium for this hat!!

It was probably in one scene somewhere.

 

[Tom-n-Perris]

Tom,

Great buy. I was bidding on it, but bailed out at the end......just didn't need another gray hat, even if it does have a two-tone ribbon.

Post some close-ups of that ribbon treatment when you get it. I've never seen one like it.

Randy

Hat Doc, Here are the pictures that you requested on that two toned ribbon hat that I won on Ebay. It just arrived yesterday and I am so glad I decided to after this one.

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

 

[Lefty]

I'm adding that one to my favorites of 2008. The stitching on the edge, the ribbon, and just the overall style of that hat is wonderful.

 

[Feraud]

Agreed. That Stetson is beautiful. :eusa_clap

 

[barrowjh]

Tom-n-perris

I watched that 2-tone and was just unwilling to chase it. Thanks to your close-ups, I see that I mis-judged the hat. The fur looks really nice.

 

[carter]

Beautiful Royal Stetson! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Lefty, You are correct, sir. Someone got a deal on that Borsalino.

Earlier this evening:

 

[Lefty]

Two interesting hats that sold recently:
A very nice Stetson 3x Selv-Edge in 7 1/2 for pretty big bucks

Swiss made Stetson with a shark's gill-type ribbon treatment in 7 1/2. (The auction says Swiss, though Wien is Vienna.)

 

[Inusuit]

I've bid unsuccessfully on several Ebay hats and continue to be frustrated by last minute snipes. Other than staying up until midnight at the keyboard, what do you suggest?

 

[Lefty]

Why not use a snipe program yourself?

 

[panama jack]

I bid on the brown Stetson 3X the first time it was up for sale on e-bay a few weeks ago and lost it in the last few seconds by $2.50. That time the hat went for approx. $113.05. The buyer returned it because it was too big. I can't believe it sold for $215.13 yesterday. I wasn't willing to go that high this time.

pj

 

[jec]

Why not use a snipe program yourself?

In my experience, this is the only sane way to win EBay auctions. Snipe or be sniped! And with a snipe program, it is all automatic. I am so relieved now that I don't have to sit in front of my screen at all hours, carefully watching the clock tick and continually refreshing the screen - then to click my mouse at exactly the precise time, and still get sniped in the final moments of an auction.

 

[vjramire]

WOH! What made this Stetson 3x so valuable that it would go for 2bills when a ton of them go for around $20-50 all day on the Bay? Sorry for the newbie question.
Vince

 

[kaosharper1]

WOH! What made this Stetson 3x so valuable that it would go for 2bills when a ton of them go for around $20-50 all day on the Bay? Sorry for the newbie question.
Vince

Its an older (pre-1960s) Stetson in a large size, 7 1/2. The older stetsons like most vintage hats had better felt and in general were better made. But the hats that have survived are usually size 7 or less. A large size vintage stetson, or any quality large sized vintage hat gets a premium because we evidently have bigger heads on average then they used to. Supply and demand, and the demand is for larger vintage hats that are in short supply.

To give you an example, I bought my daughter a vintage Borsalino for $20. But she has a 21" head, so she could wear a 6 3/4 that had shrunk. I recently bought a similar hat in 7 1/4 (though it seems to fit like a 7 3/8) for $100 through buy-it-now though it probably would have gone for 1.5 to 2.0 times that if it went to open auction.

Of course condition, etc pay a large role as well. Some models are rarer than others as well as colors.

 

[RBH]

Its an older (pre-1960s) Stetson in a large size, 7 1/2. The older stetsons like most vintage hats had better felt and in general were better made. But the hats that have survived are usually size 7 or less. A large size vintage stetson, or any quality large sized vintage hat gets a premium because we evidently have bigger heads on average then they used to. Supply and demand, and the demand is for larger vintage hats that are in short supply.

To give you an example, I bought my daughter a vintage Borsalino for $20. But she has a 21" head, so she could wear a 6 3/4 that had shrunk. I recently bought a similar hat in 7 1/4 (though it seems to fit like a 7 3/8) for $100 through buy-it-now though it probably would have gone for 1.5 to 2.0 times that if it went to open auction.

Of course condition, etc pay a large role as well. Some models are rarer than others as well as colors.

Very well said Kao, the 7 1\2 go for so much more.

 

[gtdean48]

I've bid unsuccessfully on several Ebay hats and continue to be frustrated by last minute snipes. Other than staying up until midnight at the keyboard, what do you suggest?

I figure out what I will pay, put that in as my maximum bid & if I win, so be it. If I don't, I keep looking. If you get caught up in winning then you are feeding the beast. IMHO.... gtd

 

[St.Ignatz]

I've bid unsuccessfully on several Ebay hats and continue to be frustrated by last minute snipes. Other than staying up until midnight at the keyboard, what do you suggest?

I had a real hair up my butt about snipe programs myself but I agree with GTDean 48, bid what you are willing to pay and walk away. Thrill of the hunt or thrill of the kill high bid gets it. Bidding battles are great for the seller and ebay newbies can get caught up in the bidding like a retiree at the nickle slots. You only think you lost by a couple bucks but the winner may have been willing to go way beyond that.