Rum Diary hat on the bay

Art Fawcett said:

Hats2, please take note of the "hold" tags on the box. When a film is shot part of the the rental deal is to hold clothing for "principals" for a period of six months to be able to do retakes if necessary. It is imperative that the same exact hat /clothes be used in those re shoots so the costumer tags the exact clothing and lists the scenes in which the item appears, then attaches it to the item. Not all films have additional hats made based on the script. If there are no scenes needing doubles or risking damage there is normally only one hat needed. Film making is a business like any other and they do not spend money they don't have to.
So, bottom line, unless this seller is a total crook who has inside information of the industry and is clever as hell, this is most likely THE hat. As many here know I dealt with the industry, Colleen especially, so I'm not blowing smoke here. I actually own the hat used in Seabisquit and the only authentication I have for it is the "hold" tag on it. It's the only one needed along with my word.

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LoveMyHats2 said:

Thank you, my concerns are simply put, that I have seen a many of scams on eBay, and would rather not see anyone even entertain getting "milked" out of money, and not per se, to start some negative war on this hat. On a side note, if I had the ability to contact someone I personally knew or had done business with, I would contact them and see if this hat was indeed, real, hum? I guess what I am saying, is that I do believe you have the contact information to get in touch with Ms. Atwood. I did what I could by sending an email to the "guild" and shared for the most part what was sent back to me.


I hope you can understand my concerns are not based upon throwing anyone under the bus, from the Lounge, just wanting to confirm this hat being real or a fake.

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Art Fawcett said:

As you requested I reached out not to Colleen but rather to the seller who, as it turns out, is a trusted friend & colleague in the vintage business. They have not "outed" themselves so I will keep who they are private but can tell you they are highly respected in the biz, have dealt with the industry for more years that I can remember and are the real deal. This is THE hat used in the film, period. I was sure of it with the scene tags but this is the icing. Should you decide you wanted it I'm sure they would provide more info but are not willing to do more for someone that is not going to purchase anyway, authentic or not.
So Hats, you can sleep easy. There is no chance this is a scam and the world is safe again.

As an aside they were rolling laughing that you would cite the receptionist at the Union office as a source.

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Maguire said:

were i to buy it i'm sure everyone would be assuming it would just be to ape on Johnny Depp's look.

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Art Fawcett said:

As you requested I reached out not to Colleen but rather to the seller who, as it turns out, is a trusted friend & colleague in the vintage business. They have not "outed" themselves so I will keep who they are private but can tell you they are highly respected in the biz, have dealt with the industry for more years that I can remember and are the real deal. This is THE hat used in the film, period. I was sure of it with the scene tags but this is the icing. Should you decide you wanted it I'm sure they would provide more info but are not willing to do more for someone that is not going to purchase anyway, authentic or not.
So Hats, you can sleep easy. There is no chance this is a scam and the world is safe again.

As an aside they were rolling laughing that you would cite the receptionist at the Union office as a source.

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