Recent deal on EBAY . . .

[mingoslim]

eBay . . . can have some great deals, if you know where to look, and you have a little luck . . .

For example, I recently came across a listing for a "Vintage Fifth Avenue New York Hat Box" . . . The gallery picture was this:

The starting bid was $65.00 Or best offer . . . so I had to have a look . . .
And upon looking I found that the seller had a long listing about this really cool "hat box" . . . The ver last sentence of the listing noted that what else was cool was that there was an "old cowboy hat" in the box, along with this picture . . .

I had a feeling . . . so I offered $50.00 . . . the seller took the offer . . .
This is what I got . . .

Based upone the liner, I would say late 1940s, maybe early 50s.
Dobbs Forty . . . great soft fur felt . . . mint condition . . .
Course it needed brushed and blocked . . .

7 1/4 LO . . . but a brief time on the stretcher and it fits my 7 3.8 LO just fine . . .

And it came in this really cool vintage box . . .

There are deals out there to be had . . .
Slim

 

[RBH]

WOW!!!
Slim you have the luck!!!!
Lets see it on!!!
Like that crease by the way.

 

[EricH]

I let you have that one Congrats! Fortune smiles on those who are persistent. Eric

 

[Razzman]

Sweet deal Mark. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap Nice looking lid.

 

[Spellflower]

You might be interested in this bubblegum company I know. You only get one stick of gum in a pack, but it comes with some free baseball cards that are pretty neat.

 

[mingoslim]

You might be interested in this bubblegum company I know. You only get one stick of gum in a pack, but it comes with some free baseball cards that are pretty neat.

If it is a neat old stick of gum from the late 40s or early 50s, I would take a chance on that deal too

 

[univibe88]

Like finding hidden treasure....awesome find!

 

[MAB1]

Stupid is as Stupid does.

Ever feel guilty?

I don't.

 

[Colby Jack]

Another beauty!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Jfala]

Wow! That's a great steal, er, deal!

 

[jimmy the lid]

Amazing! Great lid, great lookin' crease. Nice going, Mingoslim. :eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[Panamabob]

I've got some old hatboxes...perhaps I should ebay them with some Panamas in them!