What hat are you waiting for today?

[Frunobulax]

Harv, Bob, RJR, Thanks!

Bob, I just get lucky occasionally.

Luck is often made, however. My guess is you work pretty hard at being lucky! I echo the others - great find. I look forward to seeing more of them.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Steve, I agree with Fruno, you must work hard a making your own luck.

 

[moontheloon]

these recent posts strangely reminded me of this quote ... which I love and have kept it close to me for most of my life and lived by it

but I think it pertains here ... I have been a fedora wearer for almost my whole life ... but when I got into the vintage side of things I was told by some folks here .... you have to know what you are doing while searching ... and ... there is a skill to finding things on eBay ... and ... you will learn through failure and bad purchases what to look for ... on and on ...

all true and all great advice ... but persistence is the only consistent truth

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge

 

[Short Balding Guy]

these recent posts strangely reminded me of this quote ... which I love and have kept it close to me for most of my life and lived by it

but I think it pertains here ... I have been a fedora wearer for almost my whole life ... but when I got into the vintage side of things I was told by some folks here .... you have to know what you are doing while searching ... and ... there is a skill to finding things on eBay ... and ... you will learn through failure and bad purchases what to look for ... on and on ...

all true and all great advice ... but persistence is the only consistent truth

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge

IMO, excellent post Anthony!

To case, I have a small corner of my hat wardrobe that are misses, big misses and even "what was I thinking" acquisitions. Hat misses might be a great thread idea. We can certainly get fooled by the great hats posted in the WHAYWT thread into thinking that there are those lucky folks who find all the great ones. No idea of the misses and the plethora of hats passed on. I bet even those who have formidable collections have a great "missed stories." I like to think I have learned from my "miss hats."

I make many errors all day. In whole, I make more successes than errors. Persistent, Eric -

 

[moontheloon]

IMO, excellent post Anthony!

To case, I have a small corner of my hat wardrobe that are misses, big misses and even "what was I thinking" acquisitions. Hat misses might be a great thread idea. We can certainly get fooled by the great hats posted in the WHAYWT thread into thinking that their are those lucky folks who find all the great ones. No idea of the misses and the plethora of hats passed on. I bet even those who have formidable collections have a great "missed stories." I like to think I have learned from my "miss hats."

I make many errors all day. In whole, I make more successes than errors. Persistent, Eric -

absolutely Eric

many misses here... many

but in my hat room I finally have more home runs than swings at a perfect breaking ball that twisted me into a pretzel as I swung for the fences

 

[tommyK]

Well said, Anthony. I hadn't heard that Coolidge quote but it reflects my own hat collecting and life experience.

 

[mayserwegener]

I enjoy the search so not work. I search a few times a week so not excessively. On this latest find (not Ebay) it came down to word choice. In my case I am mostly dealing with European sellers so experience is important.

 

[Bob Roberts]

these recent posts strangely reminded me of this quote ... which I love and have kept it close to me for most of my life and lived by it

but I think it pertains here ... I have been a fedora wearer for almost my whole life ... but when I got into the vintage side of things I was told by some folks here .... you have to know what you are doing while searching ... and ... there is a skill to finding things on eBay ... and ... you will learn through failure and bad purchases what to look for ... on and on ...

all true and all great advice ... but persistence is the only consistent truth

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge

Great.

 

[Mm25]

these recent posts strangely reminded me of this quote ... which I love and have kept it close to me for most of my life and lived by it

but I think it pertains here ... I have been a fedora wearer for almost my whole life ... but when I got into the vintage side of things I was told by some folks here .... you have to know what you are doing while searching ... and ... there is a skill to finding things on eBay ... and ... you will learn through failure and bad purchases what to look for ... on and on ...

all true and all great advice ... but persistence is the only consistent truth

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
- Calvin Coolidge

Moon that quote and this one share my office wall.


Theodore Roosevelt
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”


― Theodore Roosevelt

 

[Chamuco]

Just got 2 mails today, one from Gannon he is working already on my bone beaver and will begin to work right away after this one on my black cherry Dillinger...

Second was from Peters Bros, they will ship today 2 hemps...

Pics from the nice guys at PB.

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[Epemethius]

Waiting on a Dobbs 5th Avenue in brown and a Stetson fedora in black. There is a nice bowler I might bid on

 

[Bob Roberts]

Just got 2 mails today, one from Gannon he is working already on my bone beaver and will begin to work right away after this one on my black cherry Dillinger...

Second was from Peters Bros, they will ship today 2 hemps...

Pics from the nice guys at PB.

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One of those looks familiar.

 

[Bob Roberts]

More teasers...

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[Michael R.]

More teasers...

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Chocolate , TOO !!!

 

[Bob Roberts]

Chocolate , TOO !!!

Perfect stain for a white hat...

 

[ChicagoWayVito]

More teasers...

Looks great Bob!
Esther does nice work. I like the Esther Weis Millinery badge on the sweat.

 

[Bob Roberts]

Looks great Bob!
Esther does nice work. I like the Esther Weis Millinery badge on the sweat.

Thanks Vito.

 

[Chamuco]

One of those looks familiar.

Kim Bassingers one? Good for you my friend !!!![emoji23]

Sorry Bob, couldnt help it, looks great in natural with the pug, a hat worthy of the owner of a huge ranch in the Kilimanjaro plains.... Somehow looks like that !

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[RJR]

Just got 2 mails today, one from Gannon he is working already on my bone beaver and will begin to work right away after this one on my black cherry Dillinger...

Second was from Peters Bros, they will ship today 2 hemps...

Pics from the nice guys at PB.

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Beauties!

 

[RJR]

Looks great Bob!
Esther does nice work. I like the Esther Weis Millinery badge on the sweat.

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