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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
DanielJones
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Congratulations Alan! Looks like it has some nifty little air vents in the top too.
Cheers!
Dan
Cheers!
Dan
My odd Stetson 7X clear beaver homburg arrived today, much better looking than in the ebay pictures... more detail on the new hat thread.
Looks great Alan, a victory indeed!
rlk
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- Evanston, IL
Better Quality Whippet(3X) sells for less w/out name
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123&autorefresh=true
not mine
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123&autorefresh=true
not mine
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Bourne ID
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- Electric City, PA
At those prices I can't compete, so...unless I stumble across a Whippet at the local Goodwill/thrift shop, I might never own one.
Mobile Vulgus
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- Chicago
I know what you mean. I am lucky I got one at a lower price when I did.
Mobile Vulgus
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Today's fishing from The Bay…
A hat stretcher made by "Made-Rite Hat Stretchers."
Other than the writing on it and missing one of the four rubber feet bumps on the bottom, in great shape. Works perfectly. It arrived today.
Annoyingly enough, these things are getting to the $50 and higher price tag these days on The Bay. For months I kept telling myself that I'd get one later. But every week that went by and I told myself that the prices have been climbing. I decided I better get one now before these dang things are selling for $100! I picked this one up for $40.
EVERYTHING having to do with fedoras is climbing in price wildly on The Bay the last 5 months or so.
Tomorrow, Aureliano's Playboy I bought from him according to tracking info.
A hat stretcher made by "Made-Rite Hat Stretchers."
Other than the writing on it and missing one of the four rubber feet bumps on the bottom, in great shape. Works perfectly. It arrived today.
Annoyingly enough, these things are getting to the $50 and higher price tag these days on The Bay. For months I kept telling myself that I'd get one later. But every week that went by and I told myself that the prices have been climbing. I decided I better get one now before these dang things are selling for $100! I picked this one up for $40.
EVERYTHING having to do with fedoras is climbing in price wildly on The Bay the last 5 months or so.
Tomorrow, Aureliano's Playboy I bought from him according to tracking info.
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I like it!
Bourne ID
One of the Regulars
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- Electric City, PA
I've got my eye on a hat stretcher like that, thinking that I'll be able to buy even smaller hats and make them fit my already small head, then I wouldn't have to compete with all you big heads!!!
Mobile Vulgus
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I think a stretcher only works to up a hat one size and then you have to be very, very careful with the condition of the sweatband. The reason I finally got it now is because I have a hat being refurbed at Optimo, but it will still be about 1/8 too small when I get it back, so I hope the stretcher will work for me.
I recommend against that. Buy hats that fit you. It's the only way to go. I have a hat at the hatter at the moment that was a little small. I stretched it one size. The sweatband split in two places. Also the ended up with additional taper to it. Hopefully, they can fix it. Buy what fits you.
There is little doubt about that. Somebody wants it more than I do. I bid $175 and somebody trumped me within an hour. It might go for more than $200. My consolation prize is a gray Biltmore Designer series fedora that was on sale at Hats Plus. Should be here Monday. I may not be cut out for the vintage thing.
Mobile Vulgus
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This is also an important thing to remember. Unless you have a hat torn down and professionally resized, it is likely to get a taper because you are bulging the body at the sweatband but not all the way up the crown evenly. You should expect a taper to develop. Me, I like tapers, so it doesn't bother me.
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A hat stretcher is a useful tool to have. I've got 4, 2 hat jack types, 2 vintage ones. They are always in use. Buying vintage, even getting your size, you'll get hats that have shrunken due to drawing of leather sweatbands that can be up to a size smaller. Regular wear & perspiration will cause other hats to need some stretching. Due to hats not being done Long Oval anymore, I need a stretcher for modern Stetsons to be adjusted. I also keep my eye on hats a size smaller to broaden my vintage pool for buying.
The older ones are a good investment because of how they go well above the sweatband area except for those vintage ones with wide sweatbands.
rlk
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- Evanston, IL
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I liked it too
OK, whatisit or whatwasit? All I found was a disappearing URL?
rlk
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I like the hat color and size, not sure about the felted ribbon, though.
Congrats rlk. That's a looker. It reminded me of JtL's casual.
I didn't even realize that the seller had posted the large photos until I noticed that I could scroll to the right. Even then, I had to move left and right, up and down to find them.
I didn't even realize that the seller had posted the large photos until I noticed that I could scroll to the right. Even then, I had to move left and right, up and down to find them.
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