My old A's hats: Keep 'em, Sell 'em or Give 'em Away? (with poll)
After 5 years of not living at my parents house, they're turning my old room into the guest bedroom. It's kind of sad, but then again, it's really not. I don't need a bed with the sheets from Full House (if anyone remembers those, I seriously had them on my bed back in the day), I don't need my 49ers aluminum trash bin, I don't need my Pez collection on the wall, nor do I need the pennant with an inset photo of me from when I was 12 and played on the Texas Rangers (hiss) for little league beside it. So just burn it, right?
<sigh>
If only it was that easy. Some of the stuff is total junk, some of the stuff I want to keep, and some of the stuff undoubtedly has value to others.
A lot of things are easy to know if I should keep, from my digeridoo to my stereo to Alaskan art. But one thing that I'm totally on the fence about I can't decide what to do with are my old A's hats that no longer fit me. Do I hold onto them and treasure the sentimental value that remains, while keeping clutter around my place? Do I keep them around for my kids in the future? Or do I part ties with them and give them away, or even sell them at the garage sale I'm gonna have next week? The upside here is that someone else, another A's fan, gets to have a hat and show his or her support for the team. But still, somehow that seems sacreligious...or does it?
Maybe this is just what growing up feels like, but my desire for order in my life is battling the degree to which I care about order with regard to my passions. It's kind of sad, but it's almost like order is overtaking passion. Have any of you gone through situations like this, even if not about baseball or the A's?
So, back to the practical matter at hand, what do I do? Keep 'em, Sell 'em or Give 'em away?
These are the hats I have:
Green hat with White A's logo - size 6 7/8

White hat with green brim and yellow (green outline) A's logo - size 6 7/8

Old Philly A's hat (with tags) - 7

Old KC A's hat (with tags) - 7 1/8

Oh, and the green and white hat has a Scott Spiezio signature from back in 1997. Speaking of Spiezio, does his goatee really look like this? 
It looks like red fur or something...
Thank you all for your insight!
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Keep 'em!
by Poppy on
Aug 25, 2006 6:38 AM PDT
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yeah, me too...
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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 12:31 PM PDT
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A couple of years ago...
The junk-purge when we moved was absolutely brutal.
by Poppy on
Aug 25, 2006 12:52 PM PDT
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sell me the Philly A's hat
by Cutthemullet on
Aug 25, 2006 7:13 AM PDT
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I bought it for $10 and haven't worn it.
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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 12:31 PM PDT
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keep 'em
the ones with tags might actually become collector's items...
by rockit on
Aug 25, 2006 7:22 AM PDT
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Cooperstown Ballcap Co.
But they are very cool, and I think you should keep them.
by Nick on
Aug 25, 2006 12:21 PM PDT
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Head
- 6 7/8
- 7
- 7 1/8
by Colorado Fan on
Aug 25, 2006 8:04 AM PDT
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Haha.
I wear a 7 1/4 now, so if I keep growing I'll make sure to cut back on the 'roids. Ha.
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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 12:35 PM PDT
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Keep the hats!
by tankerraid on
Aug 25, 2006 8:13 AM PDT
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On Spezio
I'm hoping that Swish, Kotsay, Kendall (can stubble be dyed?) and others follow suit and have a green facial hair day. And if Haren ever grows his back, a la some of his baseball rookie cards, I'd be happy if he joined the good times, as well!
by PositionPlayerProd on
Aug 25, 2006 8:24 AM PDT
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Green Facial Hair?!
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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 12:37 PM PDT
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What about the PEZ?
by Dr Pez on
Aug 25, 2006 8:32 AM PDT
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Hey Dr. Pez-
For a number of years, I was buying complete sets of the US figures and keeping them in the bag or on card, and when my sister went to Spain in 1997 she brought me back a lot of European ones. As my collection grew, I got some of the older ones with no feet, and I think my most expensive Pez is the one-eyed monster, like this one: 
Or possibly some of my Merry Melody Makers.
In addition to the dispensers, I have a lot of random Pez crap too (well, not crap, but you know what I mean), like a 12 inch Charlie Brown musical Pez "dispenser," the Bubbleman who blows bubbles, the big Dino Pez dispenser that really is a flashlight, the display from Jack in the Box with the Jack Pez that says "someone call the Pez hall of fame and tell them I'm on my way" (and like 6 of those dispensers- 2 of each color), Pez Cars (that dispense Pez as they drive), Pez Keychains, Mini Pez, and a number of those motorized dispensers (the generic one, the looney tunes ones, and the Jar Jar Binks one from Star Wars), and about 8 tons of Pez Candy aka Chalk. Betcha never thought chalk tasted SO good!
I'm sure there are other things I'm not thinking of right now, but that's all I can think of at the moment. What is noteworthy in your collection?
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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 1:59 PM PDT
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whoa!!!
Let this be a lesson to all to preview posts before submitting.
The pez dispenser I was talking about is this one:

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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 2:01 PM PDT
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I was all fired up
by jeepers on
Aug 25, 2006 12:43 PM PDT
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yeah,
I have a few A's hats that I'm keeping, so it makes it easier to potentially part with these ones.
Check 'em:
My brand new all white (with mini-green A's logo)

Heavily weathered Yellow A's "franchise"

Black "franchise"

White/Green "franchise" with Elephant logo

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by rungood on
Aug 25, 2006 2:08 PM PDT
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KC A's Hat
Would barely fit my mellon but I'm currently putting together an A's hat collection to match my bobbleheads (only missing a few). Just trying to get all the authentics plus a few throwback/minor league ones when I can avoid the $25-30 price tag for new ones :).
by WiscoFan on
Aug 25, 2006 2:16 PM PDT
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