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Old Cowboy Hat pricing
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:13 am
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:13 am
I’m having a garage sale and I have 6 boxed and wrapped cowboy hats. They are Stetson and Miller Bros brand. They were my father in laws and he recently passed. What is a good price?
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:15 am to lsufan9193969700
....now that I have that out of the way, I honestly have no idea.
Since it's a garage sale, I wouldn't encourage a high price.
Since it's a garage sale, I wouldn't encourage a high price.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:19 am to raginjeauxcajun
I guess your wife is not sentimental.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:20 am to raginjeauxcajun
paging antiquetiger
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:20 am to raginjeauxcajun
AncientTiger will give you $350 for all 6.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:20 am to TwoFace
There is two hanging on the hat rack that he would wear daily
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:22 am to raginjeauxcajun
AntiqueTiger to the blue courtesy phone
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:24 am to raginjeauxcajun
Really would depend on how used they are. I don't have an issue with use clothes, but used hats are different thing. You don't exactly clean them like you would standard clothing.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:29 am to raginjeauxcajun
I would honestly value those properly before tossing them on a folding table. You never know.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:35 am to Rouge
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Really would depend on how used they are. I don't have an issue with use clothes, but used hats are different thing. You don't exactly clean them like you would standard clothing.
They have professional hat cleaning and restoration services for nice cowboy hats. The used market is actually pretty strong. They’ll replace the band and liner and refurbish the leather.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:38 am to raginjeauxcajun
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There is two hanging on the hat rack that he would wear daily
IMO I don’t know if I could get rid of something like that. To each their own.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:38 am to raginjeauxcajun
Edit your title to include "garage sale" and AntiqueTiger will be there shortly.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:38 am to raginjeauxcajun
Your kids wouldn’t want one or two as a sentimental thing? Maybe not now, but when they’re older it might mean something.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:42 am to raginjeauxcajun
A used Stetson can range from $50 to $1000+, just depends on the model.
I bought two old wool cowboy hats yesterday. I don’t even know who made one of them. The other was made in Denver, and may bring decent money.
I bought two old wool cowboy hats yesterday. I don’t even know who made one of them. The other was made in Denver, and may bring decent money.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:49 am to theantiquetiger
Thanks for the info. These are all from the 80s, and have been on a shelf in the garage for years. There is more than likely a spider habitat going on in some of these boxes.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:52 am to raginjeauxcajun
straw < wool < felt
as far as pricing goes...usually.
as far as pricing goes...usually.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:04 am to SaDaTayMoses
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straw < wool < felt
Straw hats are for summertime when it's too hot to wear wool or felt. Probably best just to turn straw hats over to kids to play cowboys and Indians with. Wool hats are basic, no frills or extras, regular cowboy hats. Stetson, Justin, and a few other companies make some decent wool hats, but even new they aren't priced at more than about $125.00 tops. Really good quality cowboy hats begin at about 200X beaver felt and continue up to 1000x beaver. There are hats available that are only 6X beaver as well. The "x" number used to describe the make up of the hat varies by manufacturer and is rather arbitrary. Just know that any hat that has 500X or more should bring a better price due to its quality and resistance to damage from wear and water.
A good quality wool hat might bring you about $25 or $30 used. A high count beaver hat could bring a couple hundred if it's in good shape. Hats made in, or prior to, the 1960s can generally bring a better price due to their value as vintage.
(Dear lawd, I'm tellin' the truth about this, but it sounds like a National Lampoon joke.)
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