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

[Mystic]

I talked to eBay early this morning and they showed me how to look up the buyers phone number. I called the number and talked to what sounded like the guys Mom, she was very nice. Apparently there is an old address on the account, she gave me updated address and said she'll throw the re-ship postage in the mail to me. Printed another ship label on eBay and edited the address to the updated one, should be good to go, I'll let you guys know if something blows up.

As always, thanks for the support!

That's Good!! :high5:


Mom to the rescue :whoo:

 

[randooch]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370601721010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033431941?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-BOR...132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5649958114

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD...314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a72c2215a

:faint:IS EVERYONE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH? :faint:

Forty Seven Dollars? C'mon, ya'll! :der:

Wow! Yes, guilty as charged: asleep at the switch.

 

[hatophile]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=160779782292&nma=true&rt=nc&si=rYf2UTTZCfp4HT3mY9Lghtri2sw%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
A really nice green hat!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Good - vintage hats going for reasonable prices again. Maybe the fashion is on the wane, and prices are readjusting to a "normal" supply and demand pricing range, rather than the vastly inflated prices we've been seeing for 5 years or so.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370601721010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033431941?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-BOR...132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5649958114

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD...314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a72c2215a

:faint:IS EVERYONE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH? :faint:

Forty Seven Dollars? C'mon, ya'll! :der:

 

[Rick Blaine]

...prices are readjusting to a "normal" supply and demand pricing range, rather than the vastly inflated prices we've been seeing for 5 years or so.

Anything is possible, I suppose.
I am more inclined to blame timing, less than stellar auction listings & maybe the stated delivery lag from eastern Europe.

These are pre-war NOS Borsos with at least the hint (or more) of a verifiable provenance, no? Many would say these represent the zenith of 2o'th Century hat making, doggone near a "Holy Grail", IMHO. They seem to me to verge close to "it belongs in a museum" territory. :hail:

Or am I mistaken are these more common than I think? [huh]

Baron- you seem to have been at this for a while, both Stateside & on The Continent, if I am not mistaken.
I would defer to your' assessment.

 

[bowlerman]

I knew there would be keen interest in this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/16077978307...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2063wt_1165 but the final price surprised me a little. I'd put money on it being a lounger!
If so, nice catch!

 

[Mystic]

Anything is possible, I suppose.
I am more inclined to blame timing, less than stellar auction listings & maybe the stated delivery lag from eastern Europe.

These are pre-war NOS Borsos with at least the hint (or more) of a verifiable provenance, no? Many would say these represent the zenith of 2o'th Century hat making, doggone near a "Holy Grail", IMHO. They seem to me to verge close to "it belongs in a museum" territory. :hail:

Or am I mistaken are these more common than I think? [huh]

Baron- you seem to have been at this for a while, both Stateside & on The Continent, if I am not mistaken.
I would defer to your' assessment.

Ummmmm.....I just thought maybe all the hat buyers had to fill up the family car at the same time [huh]

Pain at the pump :cry:

 

[pjt113]

What does "NOS" stand for? I've seen it used a couple times and can't figure it out

 

[Rabbit]

What does "NOS" stand for? I've seen it used a couple times and can't figure it out

NOS = new old stock

 

[zetwal]

The meaning of additional eBay related acronyms can be found here,

http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/acronyms.html

 

[Rick Blaine]

True, that-

Ummmmm.....I just thought maybe all the hat buyers had to fill up the family car at the same time [huh]

Pain at the pump :cry:

If that isn't the truth- just prior to 15 April likely is a poor time to try to sell hats in the US. :eusa_doh:

 

[Terry "The Hat"]

Congrats Terry, well-fought battle. Question (out of ignorance) is that crown a bit lower than usual or is it just this model? I ask that because I just got a rehabbed Churchill back from Ritch Rand and to me, the crown looks lower than I expected, and most important, I feel it makes my head/neck look shorter. On the other hand, maybe I'm just accustomed to tall western styles.

This does NOT look out of proportion on you, but I'm just suddenly self-conscious of crown height and just wondered if that was a standard height for a Strat? Thx and enjoy.

The hat is pushed back on my head so it does not look as tall as it really is. I've seen Strats in several different sizes though so I'm not exactly sure what to compare it to.

 

[Brad Bowers]

I knew there would be keen interest in this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/16077978307...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2063wt_1165 but the final price surprised me a little. I'd put money on it being a lounger!
If so, nice catch!

I was surprised at the price as well, considering the size. The only physical factor is the rare color. Otherwise, it's a typical 1950s/1960s Cavanagh.

Brad

 

[pjt113]

NOS = new old stock

Thank You

 

[randooch]

Fantastic 7 1/2 Champ goes fairly cheap:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/11085765420...WX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649#ht_2408wt_934

One of you outbid me on this one? I'm cryin', but I'll live. Go ahead and fess up.

 

[hatophile]

I knew there would be keen interest in this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/16077978307...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_2063wt_1165 but the final price surprised me a little. I'd put money on it being a lounger!
If so, nice catch!

That's a nice little Cav, from Cleveland no less! I missed that one.

 

[Rudie]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370601721010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033431941?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-BOR...132?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5649958114

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD...314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a72c2215a

:faint:IS EVERYONE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH? :faint:

Forty Seven Dollars? C'mon, ya'll! :der:

Probably due to the Punti sizing everybody thought the hats were tiny. Not much demand for tiny hats, is it?

 

[wgiceman]

The fact that the hats were located in Sofia, Bulgaria is what made me leery of bidding on them. I fear sending money, not receiving the item, and having to take a loss.

 

[randooch]

Hmm. That seller has excellent feedback, though.

 

[Otateral]

Doh! Misclicked on a black Stetson Royal De Luxe. Put a bid of $85 early but it got beat. Tried to go to $130 right before the finish, but misclicked on my phone. Oh well. Hopefully one of you was able to pick it up, it was beautiful.