Here are the exact details about the hat. I bought in 2006. I received it JUST IN TIME for that year's San Diego Comic Con, so that means I received the hat in July, 2006. I wore it that year, and in 2007. Since I attended Comic Con a total of 10 days (5 in 06 and 5 in 07), I count that as "many times." I don't know about you, but 10 seems like a lot.
When I originally received the hat, STEVE HIMSELF (I welcome him to chime in and confirm this, and that he did, in fact, sell me a "Ford Felt" hat) had written the words "FORD FELT" under the sweat. When I had him re block the hat for me after I moved out here to Oklahoma, he replaced that sweatband with another, which he wrote the stuff that I included in the auction description. Here are some photos of me wearing that hat to Comic Con 2006, when the hat was brand new.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v682/ ... _0323c.jpg
(photo is just a little too big ... photobucket didn't resize it right)
The badge was Orange in 2006, and Blue in 2007. Need proof? No problem, since you called me a liar, I went and found some. Here's a random flickr account I found through Google that has photos from Comic Con 2006. It's even titled "Comic Con 2006." Oh look, an orange badge like the one I am wearing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinspac ... otostream/
Need more? That's chill. Here's another flickr photo album of someone's I found that belongs to a set called "Comic Con 2007." Oh look, blue badges.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anzuethp/9 ... 769111334/
What else do you need to hear? The hat is what it is. I bought it from Steve in 2006. It was a Ford Felt hat.