Post New Hats Here!

[alanfgag]

I know where he found them and if I had any budget they would have been more $. But I'm glad I didn't drive the price up for Scott. Great hats.

B

same here.

 

[ScottF]

Thanks guys. Well, I guess you all have enough hats anyway - I know Buler does!

 

[hatophile]

Great finds Scott. Now you need some cattle to drive.

 

[alanfgag]

Thanks guys. Well, I guess you all have enough hats anyway - I know Buler does!

Big old westerns take up some serious hat storage room. These look great. Please post some interior photos of the Stetsons when you get them in.

 

[buler]

Thanks guys. Well, I guess you all have enough hats anyway - I know Buler does!

Seems I still don't....

B

 

[ScottF]

Big old westerns take up some serious hat storage room. These look great. Please post some interior photos of the Stetsons when you get them in.

Yes, and storage space is why I QUIT accumulating hats and divested myself of all but six. Three of the new ones will be humongous, but I have a display plan. I will certainly post pics when they arrive.

 

[Rodkins]

Yes, and storage space is why I QUIT accumulating hats and divested myself of all but six.

It's time for me to do this again. I'll see if I can get down to 50 or so.

 

[fedoralover]

I---divested myself of all but six. .

Wow! how did you do that? I've got too many favorites to get that low.

fedoralover

 

[ScottF]

Wow! how did you do that? I've got too many favorites to get that low.

fedoralover

It was a terrible experience, actually. I created a spreadsheet with all pertinent detail for selling on ebay, then picked 10, scanned and sold them. I repeated this about 8 times, each time picking a group of my least favorite.

Once all was done, I removed all the hat-racks from my walls, dumped all my furniture, repainted my walls, re-carpeted, moved in new furniture, and had some nice prints matted and framed to replace where all the hats had been.

I haven't regretted it really - the place is beautiful now. I have no idea where these 5 westerns are going to go.

 

[fedoralover]

A few years ago I had high hopes of retiring in Lake Chapala Mexico, but my wife refused to go. I told her I'd sell ALL my hats if she would consider it. She wouldn't go for it, so I figure if I have to stay, my hats are staying too.
Although I have sold a few, I limit my buying now only to really good deals or specialty fedora's. You are to be commended for your self discipline.

fedoralover

 

[Joshbru3]

....You are to be commended for your self discipline.

Agreed!! I have let a couple of my favorites go on trades and even that is hard. Despite my efforts of dialing down the collection, every few I sell, I buy about 5 more. Oh well, there are worse things in life than hat collecting! [huh]

 

[ScottF]

I've had relapses - needed my fix - but generally get rid of new hats within 6 months of receiving. My weakness is really the circa 1900-10 Stetsons, especially westerns. It's tough to pry those away from me.

This morning my girlfriend and called and asked what I was doing. I replied "working". She laughed and asked "working at buying more hats?"

 

[NeilA]

New to me, just got this from the kind Mr. Bond.

 

[-30-]

"Oh well, there are worse things in life than hat collecting!"
QUOTE: Joshbru3.

Books!


Regards,
-30-

 

[LoveMyHats2]

Geez....there really is no cure for the "hat bug"....(who would want to be cured)??? lol!

 

[LoveMyHats2]

New to me, just got this from the kind Mr. Bond.

That is a clean hat, nice borsalino!

 

[seabass]

Im a Hat Sicko, just bought this & i have no room for it
http://www.danielsdisplay.com/product_detail.php?ID=3661

 

[jamespowers]

Im a Hat Sicko, just bought this & i have no room for it
http://www.danielsdisplay.com/product_detail.php?ID=3661

How big is this display? I might have room somewhere.
I used to do business with Daniel's Display. They are good people.

 

[mikespens]

Im a Hat Sicko, just bought this & i have no room for it
http://www.danielsdisplay.com/product_detail.php?ID=3661

Righteous! I see it as the centerpiece of any living room Che.

Congrats on the borso NeilA, it's a fine thing.

 

[seabass]

How big is this display? I might have room somewhere.
I used to do business with Daniel's Display. They are good people.

Its still in the box & been hiding in the Garage a while , Scared of the wife
My Pal Roberto Isola uses the same one Im sure you seen his Same Model.He sent me there.
came in a Cowboy hat sized box & a 6 ft pole
..but the footing i think is 15'' square...oh yea they milked me for a few more $ for these pads that cushion the hat disks....
But very nice people & cool stuff...every body that sells at Alameda Antique Faire gets their garment racks there,,good prices for those