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

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I'll Lock Up
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What in the world did I just do? I wonder if I've cut my hair short enough to avoid stretching this strange beast! The measurements are sketchy, or else the size is wrong. If it's actually a 20.5 inch circumference, you may see it pop up again, but I just had to take the risk for a closer look.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/40029316043...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_902wt_1138

What the heck is Formosan straw, anyway? :)

That was a good buy. That hat has a similar weave to one Borsalino was doing a couple of seasons ago and it was called a Baku straw from memory.
 

Historyteach24

Call Me a Cab
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Honest to goodness I worry about the market on hats these days. It is almost to the point now where a guy that loves hats can`t get a quality vintage at a reasonable price. I would love to own a whippet but with prices like this I had to get a custom copy made. Maybe I am just cheap but for this or any such hat to sell for that price makes me cause of concern in the market.
 

Rick Blaine

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WHAT THE HECK HAS HAPPENED TO eBay's HATS listings???

No more categories?

I now must wade through a quarter million hats to find those I like?

This is dumb, dumb, dumb.
 

Dinerman

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They've just moved it slightly lower and made it a menu so that you can tick multiple options. Makes it easier to search.
 

jbucklin

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I have never had the patience anyway to find a vintage hat in 7 3/8 anyway. Whenever I finally do it costs $800! Maybe your post will be the final straw that will keep me from looking there from now on and just keep getting VS, Akubra, and new Borsos.
 

newturnofphrase

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Stetson 100 goes for $425. Stetson100

Grey Knox brings in $565. Knox

Ahhahahahaha. Looks like two big spenders both over-bid-sniped each other. I think the logic goes "I'll snipe with something astronomical so i'll win no matter what, without worrying about missing it by a few dollars. Who cares about the 1 in 1000 risk that someone will bid-snipe high as well and drive up my bid." Derp = overpaying by $300 or so. They'll never make that money back in resale, but they probably learned a lesson.
 

Grizzly Adams

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Ahhahahahaha. Looks like two big spenders both over-bid-sniped each other. I think the logic goes "I'll snipe with something astronomical so i'll win no matter what, without worrying about missing it by a few dollars. Who cares about the 1 in 1000 risk that someone will bid-snipe high as well and drive up my bid." Derp = overpaying by $300 or so. They'll never make that money back in resale, but they probably learned a lesson.

+1 All education costs something!:rolleyes: In this case, a lot!:eeek:
 

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