A famous snap cap hat may have become famous because a famous baseball player once wore it. It may have been present at a monumental event or it may just be a sentimental piece that once belonged to a long-deceased sporting star. The point is that these hats are highly prized by collectors and sports memorabilia fans alike. Getting a hold of them isnt easy, so read on to find out more about how to get a hold of them.

Retail Shops

Believe it or not, retail shops on the high street will sometimes have rare hats available. Its a rare occurrence for this to happen, but it will on occasion. The most likely thing is that if its a chain store it will have it available on its website, so keep a look out for this. A rare snap cap hat may just be on the horizon!

Specialist Shops

The most obvious way to get one of these rare hats is to go to a shop that specialises in sports memorabilia. These are not chain stores; they tend to be run independently. Whilst the advantage is that they are going to have lots of rare items on offer, the main issue with independent sports memorabilia stores is that they tend to have much higher prices. Their aim is to make a profit and they often do make a lot of money selling overpriced items to uninformed customers. Counter this by checking out the going rate for items of this nature on the internet, beforehand.

eBay

eBay is the favourite for finding rare items that just cant be found anywhere else. As for the price, thats something that can vary as some people will sell low in an attempt to just get rid of the item whereas others will be aiming high by setting a high threshold, which means it must sell for the specified price.

At the same time, buying a rare snap cap hat is dangerous on eBay because unless the seller happens to be in the local area then the buyer is hanging on to the word of the seller that its genuine. There have been many cases where rare items sold on eBay have actually been fake. Only buy items like this from reputable sellers that have been on the site for a few years. They are the ones who wont be risking their reputations by selling a fake product.