Mint Borsolino $350 comes with letter of authenticity

[John Cronyn]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The letter of authenticity is from Paul Wasserman owner of Henry The Hatters Detroit Michigan. The hat is like new and beautiful. It's just that my head is 3/8" to big!!

 

[KarlCrow]

and?

 

[hatsRme]

and?

I'm wondering what the point is here, as well, Karl. It is indeed a nice hat, but if Mr. Wasserman says his valuation is $350, (I'm assuming that's a retail price) Mr. Cronyn would do well to sell it to him for the wholesale value of something near $175. Right?

 

[KarlCrow]

good point, i was thinking he should have taken the $350.

maybe the 'borsalino brotherhood' will agree with mr Wasserman on date.

i see the above post is edited slightly now.

 

[hatsRme]

You can always ask whatever you feel appropriate as a seller. Maybe you'll get it. It's important to know your market, customers, and competition, though. With all due respect toward Mr. Wasserman, look around on Ebay, etc. to get another indication of the market. Be sure to query "SOLD" items only, though. You might be surprised.

I wish you luck with the sale, Mr. Cronyn!

 

[John Cronyn]

You can always ask whatever you feel appropriate as a seller. Maybe you'll get it. It's important to know your market, customers, and competition, though. With all due respect toward Mr. Wasserman, look around on Ebay, etc. to get another indication of the market. Be sure to query "SOLD" items only, though. You might be surprised.

I wish you luck with the sale, Mr. Cronyn!

Look I agree just because a value has been appraised at a certain price means nothing. It's what someone is willing to pay for it. I can't wear it, it's a very nice hat and I'd like to sell it for a fair price. Otherwise it's a very nice hat that will be sitting on a shelf instead of someone's head.


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[hatsRme]

You can ask whatever you like. The market will dictate. I hope you had an opportunity to peek at the Ebay link I left for you above, and I wish you the best of luck, sir.

 

[PHIL1959]

i'll start the bidding at $10

 

[sskim3]

I think I can swing $80

 

[FedOregon]

Did I miss a size for the hat? It's clearly a very nice hat. I see it is 3/8" too big for you, John, but what size do you wear normally?

 

[John Cronyn]

Look I agree just because a value has been appraised at a certain price means nothing. It's what someone is willing to pay for it. I can't wear it, it's a very nice hat and I'd like to sell it for a fair price. Otherwise it's a very nice hat that will be sitting on a shelf instead of someone's head.


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I wear 7 1/2 to 7 5/8


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[John Cronyn]

Did I miss a size for the hat? It's clearly a very nice hat. I see it is 3/8" too big for you, John, but what size do you wear normally?

The hat in picture is 7 1/8 it's to small for me


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[FedOregon]

The hat in picture is 7 1/8 it's to small for me


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Oh, I read your post wrong. Your head is 3/8" too big for the hat.... not the other way around. Sorry. I wear between 7-3/8 and 7-1/2 so it's too small for me as well. It's tough finding the larger sizes.

 

[John Cronyn]

Oh, I read your post wrong. Your head is 3/8" too big for the hat.... not the other way around. Sorry. I wear between 7-3/8 and 7-1/2 so it's too small for me as well. It's tough finding the larger sizes.

Yes it is glad you liked the hat. If it fit I would be wearing it for sure.


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[LuvMyMan]

I wear 7 1/2 to 7 5/8


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Hello. Just wanted to have you think a bit here. Most of us have been around buying and selling vintage hats for years and years. And even as prices can fluctuate, unless something is very much out of the ordinary or very rare, the prices of vintage hats do not always reflect what some would desire to get paid for them. Please do not feel like anyone is picking on you, I think in general what is being tossed your way is more in the form of an education on the matter.

A letter from any hatter is not going to make much a difference, unless someone is going to claim George Washington owned a hat for sale. The hat you have for sale, has a label and a liner and brand name and all, which all on it's own lets the hat community here, know exactly what it is you have for sale. Just wanted to make mention of that fact. Not sure what others would be thinking about a letter stating the hat and value, but, it is sort of not a positive thing for me. I don't need a letter to point out what the hat says for itself. The Detroit Hatter is a shop, they do not have much going in the vintage sales as they deal mostly with brand new items. So they have less of a valued "opinion" then the majority of those here on the lounge.

Honestly if you can find someone that wanted to pay $350.00 for that hat, you would be doing really good. Not that the hat has something wrong, just is that hat is all over for sale on eBay or other online sources and pops up here and the price would be far less than that.

I hope you will merely take everything I have posted here to heart and know I am NOT trying to pick on you or the sale of your hat. Please do keep the hat here for sale, or put it on eBay and I hope you do sell it for a price you are looking to get. Also I hope you will continue being "here" on the lounge and take part on the forums here. It is a learning experience and you can get to know some wonderful people as well.

 

[Frunobulax]

Well put, Cindy. I will also add that convention on the Lounge is for the seller to set a price, so I'm assuming that Mr. Cronyn's asking price is $350.00.

Normally, the larger eBay market will get you the higher price.


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[FedOregon]

Yes it is glad you liked the hat. If it fit I would be wearing it for sure.


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I could use a nice brown Homburg style as well, and a nice Borsalino would be a plus. The search continues.

 

[John Cronyn]

Hello. Just wanted to have you think a bit here. Most of us have been around buying and selling vintage hats for years and years. And even as prices can fluctuate, unless something is very much out of the ordinary or very rare, the prices of vintage hats do not always reflect what some would desire to get paid for them. Please do not feel like anyone is picking on you, I think in general what is being tossed your way is more in the form of an education on the matter.

A letter from any hatter is not going to make much a difference, unless someone is going to claim George Washington owned a hat for sale. The hat you have for sale, has a label and a liner and brand name and all, which all on it's own lets the hat community here, know exactly what it is you have for sale. Just wanted to make mention of that fact. Not sure what others would be thinking about a letter stating the hat and value, but, it is sort of not a positive thing for me. I don't need a letter to point out what the hat says for itself. The Detroit Hatter is a shop, they do not have much going in the vintage sales as they deal mostly with brand new items. So they have less of a valued "opinion" then the majority of those here on the lounge.

Honestly if you can find someone that wanted to pay $350.00 for that hat, you would be doing really good. Not that the hat has something wrong, just is that hat is all over for sale on eBay or other online sources and pops up here and the price would be far less than that.

I hope you will merely take everything I have posted here to heart and know I am NOT trying to pick on you or the sale of your hat. Please do keep the hat here for sale, or put it on eBay and I hope you do sell it for a price you are looking to get. Also I hope you will continue being "here" on the lounge and take part on the forums here. It is a learning experience and you can get to know some wonderful people as well.

Thanks very much for your input it is appreciated. As what must be obvious I am new to selling anything. I don't particularly care to get involved in the selling of things. If the hat were not in such great condition. I wouldn't even bother with all this. Just trying to find someone who may be interested in buying the hat. At a fare price for both parties.


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[Bob Roberts]

No worries abt protocol and such. If you don't generate interest here at a price you are comfortable with try ebay and see what happens. Everybody here also appreciates the fact that you offer it to our members first before listing on ebay. Good Luck John.

 

[FedOregon]

No worries abt protocol and such. If you don't generate interest here at a price you are comfortable with try ebay and see what happens. Everybody here also appreciates the fact that you offer it to our members first before listing on ebay. Good Luck John.

Absolutely. I love that guys post their hats here first. I've acquired 4 hats now from the FL Classifieds section. That's why I just asked for the hat size. If John had responded 7-1/2 I would have sent him an offer through private message. Offers of $10, $80 or whatever are comical at best, and could be taken as offensive by a new member. Honestly, I might have paid well over $200 for a mint Borsalino in the style for which I had been searching, and a brown Homburg is on my list...