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

[hatophile]

Well, if ye be a Scotsman, ye'll be needin' a Balmoral or Glengarry to go wi' yer kilt, man!

 

[HatsEnough]

Eye, laddie.

 

[HatsEnough]

My favorite Scottish joke:

A drunk Scotsman was laying in the gutter one morning and a comely lass walked by and noticed his kilt was flipped up for the whole world to see his little laddie. As a joke she tied a hair ribbon on his little fella and ran away laughing. The Scotsman finally woke up a few hours later and when he looked down and saw the ribbon he said, "Ach, I don't know where ya been, laddie, but I see ya won first prize!"

 

[hatophile]

That's actually a song, too, I believe sung by the late, great Andy Stewart. Ah we're getting woefully off topic here. Happy hat hunting!

 

[carouselvic]

That's actually a song, too, I believe sung by the late, great Andy Stewart. Ah we're getting woefully off topic here. Happy hat hunting!

written by Mike Cross

 

[Walt]

My favorite Scottish joke:

A drunk Scotsman was laying in the gutter one morning and a comely lass walked by and noticed his kilt was flipped up for the whole world to see his little laddie. As a joke she tied a hair ribbon on his little fella and ran away laughing. The Scotsman finally woke up a few hours later and when he looked down and saw the ribbon he said, "Ach, I don't know where ya been, laddie, but I see ya won first prize!"

I've heard that as a song on the Dr. Demento show. Pretty funny. Not sure of the singer (one the names the other guys gave is probably correct).

 

[Brad Bowers]

I've heard that as a song on the Dr. Demento show. Pretty funny. Not sure of the singer (one the names the other guys gave is probably correct).

Bryan Bowers (no relation that I know of) is the guy that sang it on Dr. Demento.

Brad

 

[Tango Yankee]

The Scotsman

fftopic:Here's a link to the lyrics of The Scotsman. There's a link to play the song on that page as well. Enjoy!

And now, back to our regularly scheduled program.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[HatsEnough]

My joke was a bit shorter.
(I know, I know, "that's what she said.")

 

[HatsEnough]

OK, for all my talk about wanting only vintage lids and not liking new ones, I just bought a newer hat.

I just purchased a Churchill "Beaver 25" in an Open Road style. By the looks of the photos it is only a few years old, def. made after the 1960s. It was $45 so not too expensive. It also looks to be brand new and is open crown with no evidence from the photos that its ever been creased. It is still in its original box, too.

The main reason I bought it is as an experiment of sorts. I have an early 50s era Stetson 25 and I want to see what the difference is between the 60-year-old Stetson and the modern Churchill.

So, when this suckah comes in, I'll let you guys know if there is any appreciable difference between a Stetson from the height of hat making days to a more contemporary fedora (both supposedly a beaver 25).

 

[Lefty]

four way stretcher no. 1

four way stretcher no. 2

nice Dobbs bowler with original $15.95 price tag from "The Spencer"

 

[Brad Bowers]

nice Dobbs bowler with original $15.95 price tag from "The Spencer"

Here I am picking nits, but just to be clear, the Dobbs box and price tag are from the 1950s or 1960s, far too late for the Derby. Good prices on those two stretchers, though!

Brad

 

[Lefty]

I thought it must have been an incredible derby for that price. Hats are always with the wrong boxes, but this is the first time I've heard of a price tag being stuck on the wrong hat.

 

[gtdean48]

:arated:

written by Mike Cross

Got it on one of his CD's...

 

[Terry "The Hat"]

Beautiful Dark Brown 40's (advertised) Stetson Stratoliner on Ebay right now. I have it on my watch list and am thinking about bidding on it. Does it belong to anyone here?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260809977289&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[DJH]

You're a brave (or reckless) man posting a link to a hat your interested in bidding for, Terry.

Not that most interested parties won't be plotting against you already, but why make it easier? Everynow and again one sneaks through and someone gets a bargain.

 

[HatsEnough]

I agree, DJH. It never ceases to amaze me when someone posts a live auction that they, themselves want to bid on. It's like saying "Hey, everyone here's a hat you should go bid a lot on so it costs me even more to buy! I just hate paying low dollars for a hat, ya know?"

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Thanks for posting the strat.

Saw it early this morning.

 

[Iyor]

I agree, DJH. It never ceases to amaze me when someone posts a live auction that they, themselves want to bid on. It's like saying "Hey, everyone here's a hat you should go bid a lot on so it costs me even more to buy! I just hate paying low dollars for a hat, ya know?"

+1[huh]

 

[randooch]

If it were a size smaller, I'd ramp that price up to 200 bucks, then watch it go to someone else. As it is, though, I sure hope you get it, Terry, rather than one of the large-headed circling sharks who have sensed blood . . . Best of luck!