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Love that hat, Jonathan! Some hats just have something special, and this hat has lots of it.
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Love that hat, Jonathan! Some hats just have something special, and this hat has lots of it.
Thats a lot of hat.
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George’s of Nashville.
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40s-50s Champ. One of my favorites.
Short Balding Guy
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Strange orange hue to the sun rise this morning. Hello West Coast particles (combined with our higher relative humidity).
Stetson Playboy this morning.
Be safe West Coast forum members.
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Stetson Playboy this morning.
Be safe West Coast forum members.
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TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead
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Really digging that Playboy. On Ebay they have one listed in my size for $250 + $25 shipping. Seems to be the exact model (light blueish grey) and in good shape. Is that a good price for something like this? Being new to hats much less totally ignorant to vintage, I have no idea. What's the crown and brim size btw?Stetson Playboy this morning.
Be safe West Coast forum members.
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Nice Fellas! .. Hope everyone's hanging tough out there.
Open Road, Royal Deluxe to bring my kid his oatmeal in :|
Open Road, Royal Deluxe to bring my kid his oatmeal in :|
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Thanks, Brent. For being an old wooly it's withstood the test of time pretty well.
Throws almost as much shade as @Randall Renshaw's Featherweight. I think the 4" brim makes it Joao approved.
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Price - excellent question. Unfortunately I will have to provide a vague answer - it depends. Price is relative to size, condition, desirability and rarity of the hat. This outside of the purchaser's liquidity of monies for hats. I do not think I can advise you on whether it is a good deal. As to fair - you can query Ebay previous sales and screen for size and condition. The above Playboy has a 2.5" brim and a bigger 40's-50's crown.
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thanks, Eric. Yeah, I figure a new Stetson is about $200 and if they don't make them like they used to
I guess I'll watch a few of these and see what they end up going for to get a better sense. But great tip about looking up previous sales. And following other posts about Gannon recreating this look. I've got a request into him already. So I guess for some more money, I can get exactly what I want and not run the risk of buying used, sizing/picture discrepancies, etc.
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Check the classifieds for a great Playboy listed.
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Dobbs Twenty today for a rare visit to HQ
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Stetson Stratoliner
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Only missing some trade beads, Alan ; )
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Still playing around with the crown and brim, but this Akubra Sydney (Regency Fawn) is quickly becoming one of my go to hats. Thinking about picking up the grey version as well which is on sale right now. At $115, I haven't yet come across a better value to price piece.
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Out of the park, Alan. Love the glasses, too!Stetson Stratoliner
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thanks, Eric. Yeah, I figure a new Stetson is about $200 and if they don't make them like they used to
Not certain your size, but there's a 7 1.8 in the Classifieds. As for price, it seems that the price for a Playboy lately on eBay has been in the $140 - $175 range or so, depending on size. Keep an eye out, though, you can find them for better. I'm lucky enough to have five of them, and the prices I've paid have been...different.
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thanks for the info. I'm more of 7 1/4, like 57.75 cm. I don't how vintage hats hold up to sizing over the years. I'm guessing lots of variable on how the hat was stored, treated, climate, etc. but I'm guessing for the most part they're shrinking to some degree.
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We seem to have that happen with some of the members here, but it's not my experience. I'm pretty much a dead-on 7 1/4, and I've never purchased a vintage hat in my size that didn't fit pretty well.
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Today....blowing bubbles with Lo Lo in a RD Stetson.
The hat now has more character markings.
Be well and safe.
Bo and Lo
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