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

[Mario]

No, my friend, I already have this Stetson 100 w/case -- fished from the 'bay for $185.

Cheers,
JtL

Looking at the money those two hats went for, one can easily conclude that there must be have been a few years between them.
Let me see...$185 vs. $520...that makes...wait a moment...ah, yes, that would make two years and two month, no?

 

[Mario]

Nice piece of luggage.

lol lol lol You can keep the hat, I just want that case for my beanies...

 

[gtdean48]

Nice piece of luggage.

With using Buler's plastic pieces, my case is up to snuff, even have the keys for it. Almost positive I wouldn't sell my hat & case for that price...Nope, somebody else will have to do it after I kick off, hopefully many, many years from now!

 

[Mario]

With using Buler's plastic pieces, my case is up to snuff, even have the keys for it. Almost positive I wouldn't sell my hat & case for that price...Nope, somebody else will have to do it after I kick off, hopefully many, many years from now!

Amen!

 

[jimmy the lid]

Almost positive I wouldn't sell my hat & case for that price...Nope, somebody else will have to do it after I kick off, hopefully many, many years from now!

Voice whispering in your ear..."Sweetwater"...

 

[gtdean48]

Voice whispering in your ear..."Sweetwater"...

That whisper will be a scream in a few more weeks!!!

 

[Stan]

Hi,

Yes, I was watching that one from the day it showed up. It's one of my programmed daily searches, for a Stetson 100 OR.

By my calculations, if it were a new one at current prices, it's a Stetson 800. Still, this one went for more than I would have figured.

Actually, while I still look for one, I don't know as I'd ever actually go for one. I had Art make me a clone of one and so once I had that on my head, the desire for a 100 rather faded.

Later!

Stan

 

[Lefty]

Nice, and probably toxic, straw hat cleaning kit.

 

[jeffconnors]

Nice, and probably toxic, straw hat cleaning kit.

I love it!
Does this mean I can use my car to clean my straw hats?

 

[Lefty]

lots and lots of bids on a Stetson 7 5/8

 

[gtdean48]

lots and lots of bids on a Stetson 7 5/8

If that brim was wider, it would've taken much more to buy that one...

 

[ScottF]

Looking at the money those two hats went for, one can easily conclude that there must be have been a few years between them.
Let me see...$185 vs. $520...that makes...wait a moment...ah, yes, that would make two years and two month, no?

I'm sure the purchaser of the $520 one will be thrilled, and Jimmy got a fantastic deal, but...isn't the most recent one from the '60s? and jtl's is 1950's? Wasn't there a diminishment in Stetson felt quality over that timeframe?

 

[barrowjh]

Flagship Box

I won a Stetson Flagship box for only $40!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380203670107&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I have seen those go for as much as $200, and often for more than $100, but until this one, had never seen one sell for less than $50. I have a beautiful chocolate brown flagship in mint condition, and the Bing Crosby magazine add showing him wearing the exact same hat, and have been pining for a box for a long, long time to sort of complete the package. I have not been willing to pay over $50 for a box. The 6 7/8 bowler is a kicker, maybe my daughter will want it.


JTL - done as requested.

 

[jimmy the lid]

I have a beautiful chocolate brown flagship in mint condition, and the Bing Crosby magazine add showing him wearing the exact same hat

Hey, John -- if you get a chance, could you please post that flagship in this thread? (The Bing Crosby ad would also be great).

Thanks!

JtL

 

[Mario]

Beautiful gray Knox Vagabond in 6 7/8 went for almost nothing. I have other fish to fry at the moment, so I didn't bid...stupid me!

This one would be a surefire candidate for the Loose Affiliation of Ribbons Neither Wide nor Thin (god bless copy & paste!).

 

[gtdean48]

Congrats JB! A good home for your Flagship... :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

I won a Stetson Flagship box for only $40!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380203670107&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I have seen those go for as much as $200, and often for more than $100, but until this one, had never seen one sell for less than $50. I have a beautiful chocolate brown flagship in mint condition, and the Bing Crosby magazine add showing him wearing the exact same hat, and have been pining for a box for a long, long time to sort of complete the package. I have not been willing to pay over $50 for a box. The 6 7/8 bowler is a kicker, maybe my daughter will want it.

 

[CRH]

CRH, with a description like that I'm wondering just what that song is??

The theme from Deliverance!

 

[CRH]

Stetson 100 goes big

I think that $500+ is still way less, relatively, than paying $100 for the hat when it was new.

 

[Ephraim Tutt]

I think that $500+ is still way less, relatively, than paying $100 for the hat when it was new.

Yep you're right there. $100 was 10 times the cost of an entry-level Stetson back then. By that reckoning, it's the equivalent of over $1000 today.

 

[Salty O'Rourke]

Gray Whippet arrived today

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140379663960&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I figured the bidding would sail by my rather conservative snipe - imagine my shock upon learning I'd won given what Whippets have been going for lately. Then I worried that I'd missed some flaw. After seeing it I can only assume that bidders were put off by the mention of stains even though they were clearly on the interior liner.

It came today, and it looks very good, just a light cleaning is all it will need. This photo makes it look a little dingy but I think that's just the way the shadows hit it. This is closer to the actual color too, the auction photos were lighter:

The auction photos didn't show the bow side - had me a little concerned but not to worry:

Interior is good except for a little foxing around the crown, no wear at all on the sweat:

Noggin shot:

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The sweat is a little stiff; I'm going to give it the Lexol treatment before I try to peel it back. The brylcreme shield is plastic so I'm thinking early-mid 50s??