Twenty six bucks for a hat....BOX?

[Rick Blaine]

Absolutly insane & unfathomable, ... tho' there IS this bridge in Brooklyn the buyer might be interested in...

 

[Mr. Lucky]

You can lead a fool to money, but you can't make him think!




Oh, and did you notice that the inside of the box is devoid of the requisite piece that seats the hat? Gotta wonder...

 

[The Wingnut]

Hey, I've got one just like that, but with the hat rest...I should put it up and make some dough! After all, I did get it for free...

NAH.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

$26? For the most common hatbox in history? There are thousands of these damn things sitting in junk stores throughout the country ...

bk

 

[Art Fawcett]

For what it's worth Gents, this is LESS than what I have to pay for my boxes and I buy them 120 at a time. It's all relative

 

[DocBob345]

Interesting

This is very interesting, as I had been curious about the prices for plain old hat boxes. Any suggestions as to where a gent might locate some? I have more hats than boxes.

Best,
Robert

 

[Baron Kurtz]

there's a store in Crawfordsville, IN (about 4 hours from you) that has about 15,000 of them stacked up in an upper room (mostly Dobbs, just like this one).

bk

 

[DocBob345]

Great!

Thanks, BK!

I find myself zipping through IN on occassion, beside the fact that I'm never objectionable to a road trip. Might you be able to tell me the name of this place? They don't have a website or anthing, do they?

Best,
Robert

 

[Baron Kurtz]

I think it's called "La Rosa on Main". Warning: Moths dwell there. In abundance.

bk

 

[canucklehead]

Hm.

I paid slightly more than 26 bucks (shipping included) for a box like that...

...with a hat inside it. Which, by the way, should be arriving today. Hooray!

Didn't realize how common those boxes were, but now I know not to trust something like this.

 

[DocBob345]

Ouch

Thanks for the information, BK. As well as the warning!

 

[Joel Tunnah]

huh?

Rick, calling a hat box selling for $26 "absolutly insane & unfathomable" is a bit overboard, don't you think?

This is just like those silly "$150 for a mint, never worn before, Stetson Whippet!!! Has the world gone MAD?!?!?!!!" threads.

Joel

 

[Rick Blaine]

Agreed

Rick, calling a hat box selling for $26 "absolutly insane & unfathomable" is a bit overboard, don't you think?

This is just like those silly "$150 for a mint, never worn before, Stetson Whippet!!! Has the world gone MAD?!?!?!!!" threads.

Joel

"absolutely insane & unfathomable" may well be a bit of hyperbole for effect, but honestly, I am with canucklehead, i.e.- for twenty six bucks, howzabout a hat in the box too..

 

[DocBob345]

I agree Rick...I know there are a few of us who for that $26 would be wearing the box....

Best,
Robert

 

[jkingrph]

I need to post an auction for some property 1500 miles SE of Miami!!

 

[Mindraker]

Hm.

I paid slightly more than 26 bucks (shipping included) for a box like that...

...with a hat inside it.

It's the Invisible Man Hat, which is why it's so expensive. lol

 

[Twitch]

This is simply why items get elevated in price in every category. A few jamokes pump up the price and idiots pay. Then a standard is set and we're off and running. It's far worse with old cars. One guy spends 8 years restoring a 54 Chevy to factory new condition with every nut and bolt era correct that sells for $35,000 and some yahoo who has a rough 54 with a paint job obviously applied by Stevie Wonder expects to get $12,000 for his when I can find then all day for $5-6,000.