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

[Lefty]

I'm guessing it's on the way to you.

great, tiny cap

Stetson derby with nice red liner, 7

sat-on Nutria, 7, no sale

7 1/8 Playboy with nice blue liner

 

[Rick Blaine]

I Call Shenanigans!

Shenanigans!

6' 4" LBJ bid NOT wear a bitsy size 7!

I wrote the seller

Me- Dear gtjack09,

"The real Lyndon Johnson was a mover, a driver, a charmer, a bully -- six feet four inches tall with a size 7-3/8 Stetson hat"


here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/transcript/lbj-transcript/


Reply-
"Glad to see you read the biography.

- gtjack09"

I can only presume he meant "...you (can) read the biography."
A shabby smart-arssed reply in either case, from an obvious conman, in my estimation

 

[Lefty]

He even slips a little in his ad.

 

[Rick Blaine]

He even slips a little in his ad.

Sharp eye, Lefty. I did not see that.
I don't believe historical accuracy is on this guy's radar.

 

[carouselvic]

the size tag has a fraction behind the 7

 

[mayserwegener]

The box is marked 7 1/4.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Oh...my,

The box is marked 7 1/4.

He told me to "FO" whatever THAT means, (you crazy kids & your int-er-net Hrummph, I understand it is simply a "series of tubes".)
Anyway, it doesn't strike me as a tone to get a deal done; viz -a $2k counterfeit!
This guy is ten steaming lbs. in a five lbs. sack!

 

[mayserwegener]

Definitely a rip off artist.

 

[Rick Blaine]

On a lighter note

Just got this Vintage Christy's foldable, crushable, packable fur felt.

the brim is about 1/8" inside my limit at 2 1/4", but I am trying to expand, eh?
Looks like a bit of a stretch w/ some brushing & lexol should bring this 'un back. Hope so anyway.

 

[Rick Blaine]

One more recent acquisition

A Royal Deluxe, mid ribbon western-



It has the blood red liner & a wide BLACK sweat. From Miller Stockman. I intend to stretch one size & put in a teardrop crease.

Anyone wanna speculate on a possible age?

 

[splintercellsz]

Rick, great finds! Id have to say the Stetson may be 60's?

I just lost out on this one, and am decently agitated. My computer locked in the last second, preventing me from upping my bid amount...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121093324323?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649

 

[alanfgag]

Two recent auctions... I watched but did not bid:

lot of hat tools

another big old nutria western, this one with pedigree.

 

[jskeen]

lots of unsold goodies today
lonely Portis, 7

Thanks for the tip Lefty, turns out the guy that listed that and this;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Portis-Fedora-Super-Lux-/121092409112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c31ab8718&nma=true&si=KklD%252Bw4p4UF3koNdBCPqIFAJ%252Bd8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Lives across town, and I'm thinking about meeting him this weekend to look at both of them. What's the group opinion of the "Pair 'O Portises", or would that be "Portii", or maybe "Portum"?

 

[Lefty]

Imperial Stetson, 7 1/4

a deal on a 7xCB OR, 7 1/8

the 7 3/8 CB seems to have been snagged outside of the bay

small, panama with a nice patina for peanuts

 

[Lefty]

mothy, dirty, but blue and extra-stitchy Whippet

 

[jlee562]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gen...3wvfZvelpTWmVAiLOoU5Y%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Just won this one, advertised as a women's hat by the seller, but looks like a regular Panama Open Road to me. At worst, I'll have to flip the bow to the other side. 6 7/8 so it'll need to be blocked up to a size 7 for me, but the price is right.

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

Here are a couple of ebay finds, that I have had for a while.. the English bowler, sadly did not fit but I only paid 12 dollars for it, and the harris tweed cap one of my favourites, was from ebay Uk that cost about 20 pound, a lovely quality cap at what I thought was a great price.

 

[The Rag And Bone Man]

A couple more pics

 

[Lefty]

nice Stetson derby, 7 1/8

7 1/8 Borso + ineffective yo-yo

hippie Borso, 7 1/8

Mossant, 7 1/8

great Washington Square, 7 1/4

 

[fedorafiend]

small, panama with a nice patina for peanuts[/QUOTE]

I snagged this fine Montecristi...I counted over 900 wpi, might even be 1000!! I think Mr. Fawcett will be getting this one for enlargement and a new sweatband. Can't wait to get it. Incidentally, I actually bid a LOT higher--Brent Black sells Montis of this quality for $1500+