TheOldFashioned
Call Me a Cab
- Messages
- 2,060
- Location
- The Great Lakes
Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi:
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
RossRYoung
Practically Family
- Messages
- 900
Finally snagged a Young’s hat! It might need to be stretched a touch as it’s a 7.5 and I’m 7 5/8 but I’m very excited to finally own one regardless.
Louis Mountbatten
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 291
Hoo, boy. I would not try stretching a shellacked bowler. Seems to me you'd probably crack it.
- Messages
- 18,930
- Location
- Central California
Lots of steam should soften the stiffening agent. I’d be more concerned that the brim will end up wonky.
When you have a large head and like vintage hats you sometimes take some risks.
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RossRYoung
Practically Family
- Messages
- 900
Fingers crossed I won’t have to, but even my 5/8 Nutria bowler is snug 
moehawk
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 5,662
- Location
- Northern California
Think somebody just realized they overpaid and are trying to recoup their losses?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/STETSON-Vi...ash=item48ddae0255:g:tS8AAOSwOK1eJhBb&LH_BO=1
Nice lid, but pricey even for Max!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/STETSON-Vi...ash=item48ddae0255:g:tS8AAOSwOK1eJhBb&LH_BO=1
Nice lid, but pricey even for Max!
- Messages
- 18,930
- Location
- Central California
One of my favorite creases on recent western hats is the Tycoon. This 4X completes my set: silverbelly, brown, granite (grey), and now black:
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Héctor Fernández
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,267
- Location
- Greatest Country, U.S.A.
Louis Mountbatten
One of the Regulars
- Messages
- 291
Wow, and it's just an everyday Stetson De Luxe. It's nice enough. But, you can get ten of them for that price. Ha, ha.
- Messages
- 10,382
- Location
- vancouver, canada
Yeh, but really low shipping cost!
Héctor Fernández
One Too Many
- Messages
- 1,267
- Location
- Greatest Country, U.S.A.
- Messages
- 10,473
- Location
- Boston area
We feel your excitement, Ross! I hope you are able to make it work, but you’ll be the first guy I’ve heard of to pull it off with a vintage derby. We’re all in your corner! Just gather as much info on the process as you can, go slowly. Very, VERY slowly.
Best of luck!
Most of these out of whack listings are out of Japan though I’ve never looked to see if it’s the same seller.
They’re proud of Whippets in Japan as well. There’s a chocolate brown 3/8 I sent over there that was likely for resale.
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- 17,572
Seller is in Osaka, Japan. The Japanese collectors market is quite different. I'm only puzzled by the currency being in US dollars.
- Messages
- 19,122
- Location
- Funkytown, USA
I've sold a few to Japanese brokers in California. I don't know if they are the same entity, but there have been different usernames.
Probably just because it's listed on US eBay.
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- 17,572
Maybe, but I bought some stuff just yesterday on US eBay from the U.K. & the currency was GBP.
The Whippet went to CA as well, Jim.
- Messages
- 19,122
- Location
- Funkytown, USA
drmaxtejeda
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 8,329
- Location
- Mexico City
drmaxtejeda
I'll Lock Up
- Messages
- 8,329
- Location
- Mexico City
The seller is Japanese, John. Massutomo Tejedaka. [emoji4]
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