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

Dm101

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drmaxtejeda said:
I bought this hemp Dobbs Valencia today. I think I will get rid of the feather.
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Wooooow...that's beautiful!
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drmaxtejeda said:
I bought this hemp Dobbs Valencia today. I think I will get rid of the feather.
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Feathers look best to me on mochrome hats. The correct one on a black hat in particular.
That hat doesn't need any extra jazz. It's already a tenor sax romping with an alto around a liccorice stick.
I want to wear it.

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Just Daniel

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drmaxtejeda said:
I'd been asking him for a BIN for like 4 days, but he hadn't responded. He apologized, and said he'd been out of town. Then he asked for 20 dollars less than my offer, so I promptly accepted. [emoji5]

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I love to heae about tyee wee sacrifices we make.

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drmaxtejeda

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Just Daniel said:
Not if they are selling, and given he is not the only high-priced seller in the Japanese market I am guessing they do sell.

Do you remember the crazy Japanese market for used Levis Jeans? It looks like vintage hats are making a comeback over there and have been for a while...
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But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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deadlyhandsome

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drmaxtejeda said:
But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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My Whippet sold to a Japanese buyer. I had to complete the customs forms, but I have no way what Japan charges. The EU isn’t exactly cheap when it comes to duties from the US.


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TheOldFashioned

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Just Daniel

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Those look like current market inefficiencies. They will probably iron out over time.

For now the biggest pain is the language barrier, getting sellers to send packages internationally, and shipping costs. eBay is helping to take care of these points.


drmaxtejeda said:
But why can't their Japanese buyers just buy a hat here (well, in the US anyway) at regular prices? Is it because import duties are huge in Japan? If so, how do the sellers avoid paying those taxes when they import the hats to Japan and still make a profit in their local market?

And why do the Japanese sellers, who know that we can buy them here at a fourth of their asking price list them on US eBay? I doubt anyone here would pay that much.

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Just Daniel said:
Those look like current market inefficiencies. They will probably iron out over time.

For now the biggest pain is the language barrier, getting sellers to send packages internationally, and shipping costs. eBay is helping to take care of these points.
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I love it when you talk economist.

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