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It's $4.80 to me .... so .... I'm out.
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Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest
It's $4.80 to me .... so .... I'm out.
Randall Renshaw
Call Me a Cab
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- Nahunta, Ga.
All these listings are hilarious, Louis.
So much humor in each one’s description.
Seller says,
“ I hope it finds a good home.”
Yeah, because the last home it was in musta been Hell.
“Beautiful metal frame”
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a whole 5 Dollar bill over here.
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At that price you know that hat is coming in a padded envelope (not that it would hurt it much).
Bill Hughes
My Mail is Forwarded Here
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- North Texas
So here's a new one, for me anyway. The auction did not mention a hatbox nor were there any pictures with a hatbox. But a hatbox was used to ship the hat. The box arrived in this state. Packing tape used to secure the lid to the box and the mailing label on top. The hatbox was in pretty good shape prior to being taped.
Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.
It used to be a nice hatbox!
Once all the packing tape and mailing label was removed - you get this.
It used to be a nice hatbox!
Ouch! I had the same thing happen to me once with a Fléchet hat box that was covered in packing tape.
Rumad
One Too Many
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It’s still not
Mighty44
One Too Many
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Lol—you beat me to it!
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- 10,900
Happened to me with a beautiful Borsalino box. I was just happy to receive the hat in the end after it went to someone else first and I had received…. A minow bucket
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HA.. earlier today I was going to say…. “You mean now” and thought that I thought better of it…. I guess I did not
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It was a parody on the song “I was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” You guys are probably too young to know of that.HA.. earlier today I was going to say…. “You mean now” and thought that I thought better of it…. I guess I did not
I’ll take it down.
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Ah man…. No need to take down. My comment was fully in gest towards Steampunk… and with love
. I caught the reference entirely. Years ago the wrestler from Amarillo, Texas.. Terry Funk had a play on that song…. I was hardcore before hardcore was cool.
Rumad
One Too Many
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way back when a dance only cost a dime, that’s a nickel a foot
Louis Mountbatten
One of the Regulars
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Well, at least he didn't get your hopes up that the hat was in a nice Stetson box. I had just the opposite happen. I bought an auction of a Stetson where the seller mentioned the box and showed that it was a pristine box. Then he slathered it in tape and sent it without an outer box. Not only did the packing tape destroy the box, but the box was also smashed a bit in transit.
Randall Renshaw
Call Me a Cab
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- Nahunta, Ga.
Victory.
Got this Knox Fifteen homburg for $15. No inflation since early 50s.
It’s been washed, wet shaped and converted. Has too many moth bites and holes for a collection, but just right for a beater, and I do not have one at the moment.
It’s been washed, wet shaped and converted. Has too many moth bites and holes for a collection, but just right for a beater, and I do not have one at the moment.
Rumad
One Too Many
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Holy smokes that looks fantastic dude! What a difference! And yeah, the price is a funny coincidence.Victory.
Got this Knox Fifteen homburg for $15. No inflation since early 50s.
It’s been washed, wet shaped and converted. Has too many moth bites and holes for a collection, but just right for a beater, and I do not have one at the moment.
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Rmccamey
I'll Lock Up
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Randall Renshaw
Call Me a Cab
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- Nahunta, Ga.
Thanks, Alan.
Some of the holes allow you to see the liner from the outside, but I’ll plug those and leave the rest.
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Eggscellent!Victory.
Got this Knox Fifteen homburg for $15. No inflation since early 50s.
It’s been washed, wet shaped and converted. Has too many moth bites and holes for a collection, but just right for a beater, and I do not have one at the moment.
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I’ve seen a few of these over the years, and I think I might have owned one once, but my curiosity got the better of me again. A modern Stetson Imperial “Ultimate Finish.”
I’ll see if their definition of “ultimate” is the same as mine.
I’ll see if their definition of “ultimate” is the same as mine.
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