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

[drmaxtejeda]

I was going to pull the trigger, but it shot out of my budget. Congrats!

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Thank you, Justin.

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[drmaxtejeda]

Third ebay win. I have been curious about Stetson's Excellent Quality hats since both Brent and Anthony recommended them.
Too large for me, but they go for $300 new, and I think Ignacio can alter it to my size.

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[drmaxtejeda]

I was going to pull the trigger, but it shot out of my budget. Congrats!

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I didn't really go after the Stetsonian all the way because I already have one, and this one went too high in price as well.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

Good luck with that.

Ditto that.
Some of the best things in life come from late night offers!!
B

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Third ebay win. I have been curious about Stetson's Excellent Quality hats since both Brent and Anthony recommended them.
Too large for me, but they go for $300 new, and I think Ignacio can alter it to my size.

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Doc: you ought to go for the wood stretcher. Maybe he will throw it in for all the hats you’re buying from him!! Ha
B
Way, way nice catches!!

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Doc: you ought to go for the wood stretcher. Maybe he will throw it in for all the hats you’re buying from him!! Ha
B
Way, way nice catches!!

I asked Aaron about the stretcher from the beginning, and he told me where he bought it.

Ignacio says they don't work anyway. Says they only deform the shape of the hat. I was with him when he reblocked five of my hats. I was there for several hours. He looked at each hat, and pulled out a different block for each one. He says he can tell at a glance which hat is for which block. He helped his father at the shop since he was six years old.

He also told me I need a wood sweatband block made to the shape of my head, and to put the hat I wore that day on it before I go to bed, or the leather in the sweat will change shape as it cools. He gave me a paper cutout he copied from the perimeter of his conformateur, and told me to take it to a carpenter.

Then I remembered I made a plaster cast of my head some months ago in my dental lab. I will have to polish it, varnish it, and use that instead of the wood sweatband block. What could be better than a block that has the exact shape of my head?

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I asked Aaron about the stretcher from the beginning, and he told me where he bought it.

Ignacio says they don't work anyway. Says they only deform the shape of the hat. I was with him when he reblocked five of my hats. I was there for several hours. He looked at each hat, and pulled out a different block for each one. He says he can tell at a glance which hat is for which block. He helped his father at the shop since he was six years old.

He also told me I need a wood sweatband block made to the shape of my head, and to put the hat I wore that day on it before I go to bed, or the leather in the sweat will change shape as it cools. He gave me a paper cutout he copied from the perimeter of his conformateur, and told me to take it to a carpenter.

Then I remembered I made a plaster cast of my head some months ago in my dental lab. I will have to polish it, varnish it, and use that instead of the wood sweatband block. What could be better than a block that has the exact shape of my head?

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Damn Doc!!!
I thought you were done stunning me but i guess you’re just getting started!!
Closest thing i have to that is a CT film of my head!!
Mom always said i had a nice shaped head!! Dad....other stuff
B

 

[Redfokker]

I got it! Justin's Leisure Light! I wanted it since he posted it, but didn't think he would let it go.
[emoji5], [emoji5], [emoji5].
To me, that's a dream hat. I know it won't make me look as young as Justin, but still.

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l love this one Max. It is good for it to stay in the family.

I need to find a 52 block with a 23-5/8" measurement and then a smaller one, too @ 23" - 23.125" or thereabouts.

I have been wanting a block for a while now. I might just buy one of those plastic ones online to get by.

Just won this one on eBay. Both Daniele and Bowen advised me to buy it. If Daniele, of all people, says a Borsalino is excellent, I take it as gospel. Bowen, too.
Happy, happy, happy. [emoji5]

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Museum Piece Max. It will be interesting hearing about it when you can post some detailed images. I'm highly interested in it's history.

Third ebay win. I have been curious about Stetson's Excellent Quality hats since both Brent and Anthony recommended them.
Too large for me, but they go for $300 new, and I think Ignacio can alter it to my size.

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Anthony sold me a 7 1/4 brother to this hat. I love it, for a modern Stetson, it has wonderful felt. Ant said he picked through a huge pile to get the best one.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

l love this one Max. It is good for it to stay in the family.


I have been wanting a block for a while now. I might just buy one of those plastic ones online to get by.


Museum Piece Max. It will be interesting hearing about it when you can post some detailed images. I'm highly interested in it's history.


Anthony sold me a 7 1/4 brother to this hat. I love it, for a modern Stetson, it has wonderful felt. Ant said he picked through a huge pile to get the best one.

Yes, I remembered you saying that, Mike. That was one of the reasons I went for it. That, and I remembered they cost 300 dollars new, but they discontinued them. [emoji57]

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[Redfokker]

I asked Aaron about the stretcher from the beginning, and he told me where he bought it.

Ignacio says they don't work anyway. Says they only deform the shape of the hat. I was with him when he reblocked five of my hats. I was there for several hours. He looked at each hat, and pulled out a different block for each one. He says he can tell at a glance which hat is for which block. He helped his father at the shop since he was six years old.

He also told me I need a wood sweatband block made to the shape of my head, and to put the hat I wore that day on it before I go to bed, or the leather in the sweat will change shape as it cools. He gave me a paper cutout he copied from the perimeter of his conformateur, and told me to take it to a carpenter.

Then I remembered I made a plaster cast of my head some months ago in my dental lab. I will have to polish it, varnish it, and use that instead of the wood sweatband block. What could be better than a block that has the exact shape of my head?

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Since you have the profile of your head, it would be easy to have some blocks made. A quick and easy hat block can be made from the pink insulating foam boards they use in house building. I have made several and keep them in troublesome hats that tend to the small side. I have the form of my head that Mike Miller made a couple of years ago, invaluable.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

Since you have the profile of your head, it would be easy to have some blocks made. A quick and easy hat block can be made from the pink insulating foam boards they use in house building. I have made several and keep them in troublesome hats that tend to the small side. I have the form of my head that Mike Miller made a couple of years ago, invaluable.
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Thanks, Mike! I will try that too.

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[AbbaDatDeHat]

^^^^^Hey...maybe we all outta schedule a group trip to Max’s place and have a head cast party!!!!
Road Trip!!
B

 

[Just A Hat Rack]

I asked Aaron about the stretcher from the beginning, and he told me where he bought it.

Ignacio says they don't work anyway. Says they only deform the shape of the hat. I was with him when he reblocked five of my hats. I was there for several hours. He looked at each hat, and pulled out a different block for each one. He says he can tell at a glance which hat is for which block. He helped his father at the shop since he was six years old.

He also told me I need a wood sweatband block made to the shape of my head, and to put the hat I wore that day on it before I go to bed, or the leather in the sweat will change shape as it cools. He gave me a paper cutout he copied from the perimeter of his conformateur, and told me to take it to a carpenter.

Then I remembered I made a plaster cast of my head some months ago in my dental lab. I will have to polish it, varnish it, and use that instead of the wood sweatband block. What could be better than a block that has the exact shape of my head?

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I say why not just go the extra mile and create a bust of yourself. Then you'd be able to choose two hats for yourself each day! Well, two hats at a time anyway...

Ryan
Hat size: 7 1/2

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Third ebay win. I have been curious about Stetson's Excellent Quality hats since both Brent and Anthony recommended them.
Too large for me, but they go for $300 new, and I think Ignacio can alter it to my size.

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You beat me on the Excellent Strat! It’s a size too small, but I figured if the price stayed low I’d see about re-blocking it. The good news is you can always get your money back if you don’t like it; larger size hats are easy to move.

I’m glad you can see a Excellent for yourself and I hope it’s one of the better ones.


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[steur]

Just won this one on eBay. Both Daniele and Bowen advised me to buy it. If Daniele, of all people, says a Borsalino is excellent, I take it as gospel. Bowen, too.
Happy, happy, happy. [emoji5]

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That is a fantastic piece, Max. I was hoping it would go to a lounger. Good get. That's a very early one and it looks to be in good condition.

 

[steur]

Won this one too. I didn't expect to, but I did.

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You'll like that one. Knox made good looking and high quality hats and the twenty is in their higher range.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

You beat me on the Excellent Strat! It’s a size too small, but I figured if the price stayed low I’d see about re-blocking it. The good news is you can always get your money back if you don’t like it; larger size hats are easy to move.

I’m glad you can see a Excellent for yourself and I hope it’s one of the better ones.


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What, does the quality vary, Brent?

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[Tukwila]

What, does the quality vary, Brent?

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In my experience, quality is always variable with modern hats. I lean toward custom or vintage hats almost exclusively.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

What, does the quality vary, Brent?

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I don’t know why, but they do seem to vary. In my personal experience, Akubra is the biggest offender, but I’ve seen it with Stetson too. I almost returned a Silverbelly Premier Stratoliner because the felt was so poor compared to my other Stratoliners of the same supposed quality. Even Borsalino suffered from it with their later hats.

Then again, I’ve also been disappointed in the felt quality of a custom 100% beaver (Winchester) hat I received from a venerated hatter. I look at is as all part of the game; complete with a touch of mystery.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I don’t know why, but they do seem to vary. In my personal experience, Akubra is the biggest offender, but I’ve seen it with Stetson too. I almost returned a Silverbelly Premier Stratoliner because the felt was so poor compared to my other Stratoliners of the same supposed quality. Even Borsalino suffered from it with their later hats.

Then again, I’ve also been disappointed in the felt quality of a custom 100% beaver (Winchester) hat I received from a venerated hatter. I look at is as all part of the game; complete with a touch of mystery.

Oh, wow. I didn't know that. Then again, I got it for less than half of what they used to cost new. May be worth the gamble.

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