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A second batch, all from the same estate of Paul Patton, I believe the ex-governor of Kentucky. It looks like he went on shopping spree at the factory outlet in the 60s. A Cav 50; a Dobbs 100, 2 50s, and a 40; and a Knox 50.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Western-Fedora-Dobbs-Cavanagh-Knox-Hat-Lot-Size-7-With-Boxes/382928217959
I assume these don’t show up on search notifications because they go fast. I have calculated (unscientifically) that the best deals on eBay hats are gone in two waves: within twenty minutes or within two hours. I believe it depends on the hour it gets posted and the size of the hat.
I offered within ten minutes on the first batch; I bought the second after communication offline so I had my offer ready within a few moments after he posted it. [I just wrote to ask if he had any more hats and took the ones with brown sweats.]
Price history: The seller turned down my initial offer of $235 on the first listing and countered for $300, then asked $320 on the second. I just threw my offer out there figuring they might not know what they might not know; the seller had a couple of Resistol 100s listed at the time but no one was really bidding on those hats, so I guess they just wanted to move these hats quickly.
Doc asked nicely for a couple to round out his collection, it looks like we more or less have a lifetime supply of thin ribbons
Good get! Even for size 7s that is an incredible deal!
I agree on the timing. My best scores were on hats that had been listed for less than five minutes. My last One-Hundred was listed for less than two minutes before I bought it. More than once I’ve see a new listing and in the time it takes me to open eBay it has sold.
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