Help with {date or identify} a hat please.....!

brno17 said:

I'm not arguing with you. I just want to know why that hat is worth much more than the one I purchased.

I mainly wanted to know the name so I could buy one that fits, so thanks.

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Bob Roberts said:

Hats Plus in Chicago has/had a good selection of Canadian Biltmores. What's called new old stock. The higher quality Fur felt Canadian Biltmores usually sell from $165 to abt $225 for different quality and felt finishes. I dont recognize that older Canadian Biltmore you have but if your buying and selling on the secondary market it's gonna be worth less then brand new from a retailer.

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brno17 said:

I saw a boraslino hat for sale at a local shop for $450 and I fell in love with it and was going to buy it, but decided to wait... then I found this one that looked very similar so I bought this to keep not to resell... I can make much more money with less effort

I never argued with anyone on a price... I just thought it would be worth much more. If its worth $10 and I paid 10x that, then thats cool Ill hang it on my wall.

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viclip said:

Did you turn up the Biltmore's sweatband for a look-see?
There may be some info on the back of the sweatband &/or the bottom half of an informational tag may be underneath there.

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Bob Roberts said:

If you paid $100 for it and think it's worth it, it's worth it, no matter what you do with it. To some others it's not.

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brno17 said:

The damn thing dry and cracking. I put some leather cream? on it and Ill try doing that tomorrow.

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brno17 said:

I'm happy tbh. If I can buy these for $10 Ill have a new hat for each day of the year!

EDIT: It also feels really nice too.

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moontheloon said:

as I say all the time here ... a hat is only worth what it is worth to you

there is a Stetson Playboy on ebay right now for $500 ... and it will sit there until the auction ends... the seller obviously doesn't want to sell it bad enough ... if he did he would lower the price by at least $150 considering the condition of the hat ... and he would probably take under $300 if offered

you see hats like yours all the time on ebay for $100 ... then the auction ends and that same hat pops back up for $95 ... the auction ends... then it pops back up for $85 ... the auction ends... you get what I'm saying

but if you want it to move you put it up for $65 ... and boom its gone

just like the guy with the Playboy ... he can watch it sit for $500 if he enjoys that ... but if he wants it to disappear he would put it up for $290 and watch it vanish

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Bob Roberts said:

Still trying to find out if the gentleman paid $10 or $100 for the hat. Did you notice his conflicting statements?

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moontheloon said:

I believe he said in his OP that he paid $100 USD

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Bob Roberts said:

Yes and see his last post? Where he mentions $10...??? I'm having trouble making sense of what he's saying... Lol.

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DNO said:

I think he's expressing a certain incredulity that one could pay $10 for a decent fedora. I'd hate to tell him what I pay for them. And if the sweat band was dry and cracking, it can't be a new stock hat...at least I hope not.

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viclip said:

Does the liner logo say "Rideau" above "Biltmore"?

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Bob Roberts said:

Lol. I don't believe it is.

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Bob Roberts said:

By the way, did you pay TEN DOLLARS for that hat (as you just said above) or did you pay ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS? As you originally said...

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