If a hat has a fully-intact logo cap with dirt, grime, or some other build-up behind it, what impact would you predict on resale value to cut it out?
Would the value go up because you can remove the ugliness? Would it go down because of the modification of original parts? Would it matter whether it is oil-skin or plastic? Would it be fully-dependent on how dirty or gross it is, being a positive to remove if it looks disgusting, but a negative is it's just some mild spottiness? Would it depend largely on how "collectible"the hat is? Etc.
As an example specimen, I have a Borsalino (not yet photographed, except for this shot) where the logo melted. A lot of the gold-tone paint liquified and separated. That stuck to the textured plastic cap as a globby mess, easily mistaken for a live growing mold culture, completely hiding the image behind it. Best I can tell the logo seems to still be crisp and clear, just obscured.
Would the value go up because you can remove the ugliness? Would it go down because of the modification of original parts? Would it matter whether it is oil-skin or plastic? Would it be fully-dependent on how dirty or gross it is, being a positive to remove if it looks disgusting, but a negative is it's just some mild spottiness? Would it depend largely on how "collectible"the hat is? Etc.
As an example specimen, I have a Borsalino (not yet photographed, except for this shot) where the logo melted. A lot of the gold-tone paint liquified and separated. That stuck to the textured plastic cap as a globby mess, easily mistaken for a live growing mold culture, completely hiding the image behind it. Best I can tell the logo seems to still be crisp and clear, just obscured.
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