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

[buler]

Mallory off the bay

Got this Mallory (The Mallory Ten) for $25 shipped from ebay. Was listed as grey and I was looking for a grey or brown hat. Turned out to be a great deep brown color. Just slight signs of wear to the sweatband. Love the hat.

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[RBH]

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Great looking hat Bob!:eusa_clap

 

[buler]

Great steal! Looks awesome Bob.

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[Lefty]

Fantastic. :eusa_clap

Got this Mallory (The Mallory Ten) for $25 shipped from ebay. Was listed as grey and I was looking for a grey or brown hat. Turned out to be a great deep brown color. Just slight signs of wear to the sweatband. Love the hat.
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[Lefty]

Two nice ones ended today.
Royal Deluxe 7 1/4, under $40

Fantastic Stetson Sovereign 20 with Mode Edge for just over $50

 

[Lefty]

Painfully, mentally filed. I hope I didn't forget any birthdays by adding that.
Thanks.

I believe that "black label" was the bottom rung. "Blue label" was up from that -- and "white label" was above the blue label.

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Michaelshane]

Stetson sovereign mode edge 20,less than 30.00 shipped.

 

[Alchemy5150]

My 30's Dobbs finally arrived

The hat fits like a glove. I steamed it and smoothed out some of the creases in the crown and brim and got out some of the "old" smell that it picked up from being stored for so long. Anyway, here's my 1930's Dobbs, snap-brim fedora that I won on e-bay for around $50.
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[Gilgamark]

Al, sweet hat.

 

[Gilgamark]

Here's mine, pre-Optimo clean and block. It's not in perfect shape, like the one that just sold, but it's pretty darn nice. It's blue label, rather than black. I have no idea which color represents what quality.

What size?

 

[carouselvic]

The hat fits like a glove. I steamed it and smoothed out some of the creases in the crown and brim and got out some of the "old" smell that it picked up from being stored for so long. Anyway, here's my 1930's Dobbs, snap-brim fedora that I won on e-bay for around $50.

You have a very nice hat there, but it is not from the 30's. You never want to believe a ebay ad on age, unless it's vintage haberdasher(Dinerman).

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

I agree with Vic. Maybe mid-to late '40s though which is still impressive. In a '30s hat I'd look for non-reeded sweat band, 'welded' seam on sweatband rather than stitched, a more dated looking size tag and logos inside. Some '30s hats do have exceptions to these details but they are generally good indicators.

However, with what appears to be a fairly wide, brown swath of leather inside, I wouldn't consider it anything but a Golden Era classic hat.

The Hanover Square model is as good as a Whippet. I have three Hanovers and one more on the way. You did well Alchemy!

 

[buler]

The hat fits like a glove. I steamed it and smoothed out some of the creases in the crown and brim and got out some of the "old" smell that it picked up from being stored for so long. Anyway, here's my 1930's Dobbs, snap-brim fedora that I won on e-bay for around $50.
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Alchemy, looks great! Dimensions fit you well. Is it grey or brown?

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[bolthead]

Ok, Who.....

....took a gamble and grabbed this Borso for a measly $15 and change?

 

[Lefty]

What size?

7 1/2

 

[Wil Tam]

was on my list

....took a gamble and grabbed this Borso for a measly $15 and change?

I don't think anyone got it because the reserve was not met, but who knows... I wouldn't have let it go for that price if it was me selling it.... but I wouldn't have put it up in the first place [huh]

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[Wil Tam]

was on my list

The hat fits like a glove. I steamed it and smoothed out some of the creases in the crown and brim and got out some of the "old" smell that it picked up from being stored for so long. Anyway, here's my 1930's Dobbs, snap-brim fedora that I won on e-bay for around $50.

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Nice one Al ... I may have been looking at that one too ... still looking for a Dobbs fur felt ... I have a suede & a wool lol [huh]

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[lc1484]

Knox Homburg

I just won this Knox homburg in a 7 1/2..$60 with shipping...

more pics to follow when it arrives

Larry

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

... still looking for a Dobbs fur felt ...

Keep at it m'man. You'll not be sorry. They are quality hats. I have several and like them all. They are plentiful but don't seem to carry the 'value' a$$ociated with the Stetson name and some other brands.

 

[randooch]

....took a gamble and grabbed this Borso for a measly $15 and change?

Hmmm. It says "reserve not met," so I wonder if it sold?[huh]