second hat this month i think im addicted

[skwerl-hat]

im doing some work on the pc tonight and suddenly i get this inkling to look on ebay for hats, no reason as i just bought a beautiful straw less then a month ago. well i see this hat on ebay and at 8$ i bought it.
heres the description that came with it.

VINTAGE BROWN EXTRA LONG OVAL FEDORA HAT WITH BLACK BOW TIE BAND WITH A GREEN AND BLACK FEATHER TUCKED IN IT. VERY GOOD USED CONDITION. SIZE IS 7. INSIDE READS RESISTOL SELF CONFORMING BEAVER XXXSILVER STREAK DETROIT - - BYER ROLNICK QUALITUS WABNICK AND IT HAS THE LETTERS T C J. PITTSBURGH

http://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/43/de/db_1_sbl.JPG
http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/47/b9/a5_1_sbl.JPG
did i do okay? any information on the hatter?

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

$8 ? I'd say you did pretty darn well! I've kind of gone nuts on eBay lately, too. Now I have a Resistol stingy, a Stetson 4X beaver black cowboy hat, a Stetson Open Road, and on their way are a Stetson grey homburg and a couple of sweet English numbers. I'll be covered no matter what mood I'm in.

 

[photobyalan]

You're a size 7?

There is a world of hats available in the smaller sizes, plus I would guess that you will be able to buy as many as three or four vintage size 7 hats for the same money I would have to pay for a single 7 1/2.

The hat world is your oyster. Enjoy it.