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

[DJH]

I was watching this Barbisio, very nice hat. I was happy it wasn't my size so didn't have to worry about being tempted.

 

[delectans]

Congrats to the lounger who won this beautiful Barbisio. Great hat, and with the same liner tip as my "Lugano".

 

[Mario]

This is the second long hair that I've been outbidded on in a week. I'm kind of getting a little fed up with ebay. Prices are ALL OVER the map these days on ANY size vintage hat. I thought for sure that a small 6 7/8 hat with half the sweatband stitching torn out would have stayed below $100 for sure. [huh]

The truth is that there is no detectable pattern to be found in the buying behaviour on Ebay. Sometimes I see a hat and am absolutely sure that the price will go straight through the roof and what happens? It goes for a song. Or no one puts in a bid at all. With other hats I'm convinced that they will go for cheap and then they end up selling for serious bucks... [huh]

 

[Garrett]

Looks promising:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230708147415?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

[randooch]

Looks promising:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230708147415?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Yours?

 

[Garrett]

Yep

 

[Lefty]

Nice.

 

[zetwal]

Looks promising:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230708147415?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I too look forward to hearing more about it.

 

[rlk]

British Pimp Hatbox

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...62&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:1123#ht_500wt_1413

 

[Garrett]

Can ya dig it?!

 

[alanfgag]

Looks promising:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/230708147415?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

oh yeah!

 

[Brad Bowers]

Not a Dobbs hat, but a one-of-a-kind that I couldn't pass up. I wonder if it's homemade or is an official advertising item.

Brad

 

[mayserwegener]

Cool! I like seeing promo items like this.

I recently won this size 59cm Brochert Berlin W (date stamp 8/6/1952) on a tip from Josh. Should arrive in a week or so.

January 1913 Advert

 

[Chepstow]

Cool! I like seeing promo items like this.

I recently won this Brochert Berlin W (date stamp 8/6/1952) on a tip from Josh. Should arrive in a week or so.

January 1913 Advert

Fantastic Hat Steve - Congrads for winning the auction.
Its a Rehfus produced for Borchert.

 

[mayserwegener]

Possible but this one so much later (1952 vs. 1913). Doesn't appear to be any company mark on the paper label.

 

[Chepstow]

Possible but this one so much later (1952 vs. 1913). Doesn't appear to be any company mark on the paper label.

Rehfus exist to 1964 Steve.

That a Translation of the ad.
Above stamp with the company of our customers wear our finest men's hats, which, its equipment exactly match those of us for the firm CW Borchert Berlin produced hats.
Our customers receive under the brand Borchert, a top German manufacturer, the best foreign hats is at least equal.

 

[mayserwegener]

Just not sure if the business relationship was still in place in 1952.

 

[Chepstow]

maybe the paper Labe tells us more about the factory.

 

[Lefty]

A judge's Imperial Stetson from Canada gets very little love

 

[newturnofphrase]

Cool! I like seeing promo items like this.

I recently won this size 59cm Brochert Berlin W (date stamp 8/6/1952) on a tip from Josh. Should arrive in a week or so.

...

January 1913 Advert

The original lining of the top hat I restored has this exact logo, which I reproduced on silk when I made another lining for it (the original is somewhat damaged, but I kept it for historical authenticity). Do you know much about Borchert?