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

[Mystic]

I talked to eBay early this morning and they showed me how to look up the buyers phone number. I called the number and talked to what sounded like the guys Mom, she was very nice. Apparently there is an old address on the account, she gave me updated address and said she'll throw the re-ship postage in the mail to me. Printed another ship label on eBay and edited the address to the updated one, should be good to go, I'll let you guys know if something blows up.

As always, thanks for the support!

That's Good!!


Mom to the rescue

[randooch]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370601721010...84.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033431941...84.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-BORS...item5649958114

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD-...item3a72c2215a

IS EVERYONE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH?

Forty Seven Dollars? C'mon, ya'll!

Wow! Yes, guilty as charged: asleep at the switch.

[hatophile]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...vip=true&rt=nc
A really nice green hat!

[Baron Kurtz]

Good - vintage hats going for reasonable prices again. Maybe the fashion is on the wane, and prices are readjusting to a "normal" supply and demand pricing range, rather than the vastly inflated prices we've been seeing for 5 years or so.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370601721010...84.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251033431941...84.m1497.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-BORS...item5649958114

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD-...item3a72c2215a

IS EVERYONE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH?

Forty Seven Dollars? C'mon, ya'll!

[Rick Blaine]

...prices are readjusting to a "normal" supply and demand pricing range, rather than the vastly inflated prices we've been seeing for 5 years or so.

Anything is possible, I suppose.
I am more inclined to blame timing, less than stellar auction listings & maybe the stated delivery lag from eastern Europe.

These are pre-war NOS Borsos with at least the hint (or more) of a verifiable provenance, no? Many would say these represent the zenith of 2o'th Century hat making, doggone near a "Holy Grail", IMHO. They seem to me to verge close to "it belongs in a museum" territory.

Or am I mistaken are these more common than I think?

Baron- you seem to have been at this for a while, both Stateside & on The Continent, if I am not mistaken.
I would defer to your' assessment.

[bowlerman]

I knew there would be keen interest in this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/160779783079...ht_2063wt_1165 but the final price surprised me a little. I'd put money on it being a lounger!
If so, nice catch!

[Mystic]

Anything is possible, I suppose.
I am more inclined to blame timing, less than stellar auction listings & maybe the stated delivery lag from eastern Europe.

These are pre-war NOS Borsos with at least the hint (or more) of a verifiable provenance, no? Many would say these represent the zenith of 2o'th Century hat making, doggone near a "Holy Grail", IMHO. They seem to me to verge close to "it belongs in a museum" territory.

Or am I mistaken are these more common than I think?

Baron- you seem to have been at this for a while, both Stateside & on The Continent, if I am not mistaken.
I would defer to your' assessment.

Ummmmm.....I just thought maybe all the hat buyers had to fill up the family car at the same time

Pain at the pump

[pjt113]

What does "NOS" stand for? I've seen it used a couple times and can't figure it out

[Rabbit]

What does "NOS" stand for? I've seen it used a couple times and can't figure it out

NOS = new old stock

[zetwal]

The meaning of additional eBay related acronyms can be found here,

http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/acronyms.html