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

[DJH]

Thanks Lefty and Alan. I'd not seen many Borsalino's in my size since I'd been looking around so I wasn't expecting to get a bargain price.
I'm hoping the style works out too -if not, I'm sure I will be able to re-sell it for a similar amount.

 

[alanfgag]

Knox 80, less than new.

 

[Charlie Huang]

Got this chapeau bras (worn with court dress) from eBay for £125:

Belonged to this guy (he's carrying the hat under his arm):

Geoffrey Bird, High Sheriff of Warwickshire, 1931.

 

[Lefty]

not mine
Stetson 25 OR of indeterminate size

 

[delectans]

Knox 80, less than new.

Did you score this fine looking pair? If so, congrats! A real bargain. That Knox 40 felt is very, very nice.

 

[alanfgag]

Did you score this fine looking pair? If so, congrats! A real bargain. That Knox 40 felt is very, very nice.

I did... if either looks half as nice as your cream colored example, I'll be a happy camper.

 

[Alex]

not mine
Stetson 25 OR of indeterminate size

haha "in the oridiginal box"

 

[Lefty]

Surprisingly, that's not a typo for "original", but for something else. That particular OR was one of those made by Akubra under license, and came in a special box - one that you can't lose, because it always comes back to you.

 

[billyspew]

Someone got a great deal here... Late 30's Adam velour, only Canadian made one I've ever seen and only $13.50...

 

[rlk]

Knox 80, less than new.

Congrats on the Fort Knox Special. Look forward to better images.

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks... will oblige.

 

[delectans]

Super, Alan! It will be interesting to compare these Fortys to your exquisite Twenty. They look fabulous even from the lackluster listing photos.

 

[alanfgag]

The twenty was on my mind as I bid on this pair. I was a little surprised it didn't generate more interest... maybe too much gray in a very gray period of the year. I asked the seller to look for moth damage - he seemed familiar with the issue and said the hats were clean of moth damage, just a few dirt smudges.

So we'll see...

 

[blixa00]

If they had only been a couple of sizes larger (say 7 1/4) I would have placed a SERIOUS bid and given you a run for your $$$...since they were too small to stretch without ruining them I only put in a couple of "hack" bids just in case nobody was watching! Congratulations!

 

[alanfgag]

Yes, I forget that sevens are small for most loungers. My Knox twenty is a generous seven - hoping these are as well. I measure 22 1/8 - right in the middle between sizes. Thanks for not bidding me out into deeper water!

 

[Lefty]

Nice, Alan.

7XCB, 7 1/2 lo - not mine

 

[carouselvic]

A fifteen in the 30's?? It's no wonder that they wouldn't sell many.

Someone got a great deal here... Late 30's Adam velour, only Canadian made one I've ever seen and only $13.50...

 

[danofarlington]

No Dan, different auction. I avoided the one last week for that very reason. This hat was clearly tagged 7 1/2.

The one I'm talking about didn't list a size, and answers to questions were that he thought it was a 7, but he didn't seem to really know, so I was hoping it was a 7 1/8. It sat at $10 for days, then finished at $64, one dollar above my final bid. Little did the winner know that he was bidding against the Professional Auction Loser, and he was bound to win by persisting a little bit.

 

[Lefty]

A Whippet in 6 1/2?

 

[Lefty]

the 25 ORs don't stop, this one in 7 1/4

dark gray, wide ribbon 3x mode edge, 7 3/8 That's a lot of win for just over $100.