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

[carouselvic]

nice straw

 

[randooch]

Indeed! Here's another one that I almost won, a 7 1/2 Long Oval Stetson with an odd-colored band:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...2828367&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT#ht_827wt_650

 

[alanfgag]

nice straw

I'm hoping it has some of the character of your recent purchase - I thought that one was the bomb.

 

[zetwal]

I am surprised the green Strat only went for $130.

I found this more of a surprise.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320731848053&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

 

[carouselvic]

I found this more of a surprise.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320731848053&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

Wow

 

[HatsEnough]

I found this more of a surprise.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320731848053&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

I find it downright nuts. That hat can't be older than the 1970s!

 

[danofarlington]

I find it downright nuts. That hat can't be older than the 1970s!

Yeah, but it had a silver and orange ribbon on it. You don't see that every day.

 

[hatophile]

Yeah, but it had a silver and orange ribbon on it. You don't see that every day.

Maybe Hemingway wore it....
Oh that can't be, he was probably dead by the time this hat was made.

 

[Walt]

I found this more of a surprise.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320731848053&ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT

I hope whoever got it thinks it is worth it!

Isn't the size tag a more modern tag (80's or 90's at oldest?). Got plenty of newer beater hats (wool) with that same tag!

The seller sure spent a lot of time putting together the listing (and then skimped on some of the hat pictures)!

 

[alanfgag]

I hope whoever got it thinks it is worth it!

Quite a few bidders combined to drive it up there. Perhaps there is more to the story than meets the mouse?

 

[HatsEnough]

The seller sure spent a lot of time putting together the listing (and then skimped on some of the hat pictures)!

That is typical with that seller. I've seen several auctions started by that guy and he's always heavy on graphic presentation and attempts at historical illumination, but curiously lite on details of the actual product.

 

[randooch]

A Google search on the brand coughed up the fact that Rick Blaine bought one from Reetpleat back in October of 2010. No price visible, though.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Looks as though many of the product details are in the header for the auctions under "item specifics"

e.g.-size,color,condition,flaws,brim treatment and width,sweatband type &condition, brand, age, liner and so on.The auctions have more info than most retail websites.great photography. What more do you require? Some enjoy the historical/social context as well. At any rate it seems to work,eh? :whistle:

 

[DJH]

So you let my "Make Offer" expire, Ms. Seller? I can't tell you what a relief that is

 

[zetwal]

So you let my "Make Offer" expire, Ms. Seller? I can't tell you what a relief that is

What is this about? I don't get it. What did I miss?

 

[DJH]

Nothing really, Zetwal. I'd made an offer on a hat and the more I thought about it, it was way too high - even though it was only about 50% of the BIN price.

When the last minutes ticked down and the offer expired, I was happy that the selling hadn't accepted it.

 

[Lefty]

Stetson sign

not mine

 

[Aureliano]

The fact that it wasn't listed as Stetson related made me the only happy, lucky bidder!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160625944540&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

 

[alanfgag]

I was hoping this would reach the reserve... looked fantastic.

 

[randooch]

Fig. 1 at the bottom of the seller's description looks hauntingly familiar . . .