Thought I would share this cause I have never seen a box of ducks before. Looks like a retailer never got around to selling them. Waiting to see how how they will go with the current prices. Vintage Straight Razors Dubl Duck Box 0f 6 | eBay
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Thought I would share this cause I have never seen a box of ducks before. Looks like a retailer never got around to selling them. Waiting to see how how they will go with the current prices. Vintage Straight Razors Dubl Duck Box 0f 6 | eBay
Oh man, that is just disgustingly attractive. When I grow up and get a good job, I'm going to buy things like that! :D
Someone's about to become rich (and happy ?) in an ambiguous way ....And someone's about to become poor (but happy ?) in a masochistic kinda way.
Gosh !!.... Don't you just love these dramas when NOS come up for sale ?
No no no, by then you will have kids, a mortgage, a retirement fund...........
Hmm, maybe I can convince my wife these razors are an investment for the future. Who needs precious metals when you have silver steel.
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I've met so many people who, instead of sinking their superannuation into a merchant bank, buy vintage guitars, cars, paintings, in fact, anything that
will gain value ( granted, a bit difficult to forsee )....why not straight razors ?
P.S. have you seen the price of gold lately ?....Down the gurgler !!
Wow, that's pretty crazy to see 6 NOS ducks in one auction. Quite frankly, pretty drool worthy. The auction seems mislabeled because it lists 2 9/16 Special No. 1s whereas in the picture I see a 9/16 "Goldedge" wrapper.
NOS Goldege seem like they have been going for a pretty penny these days. Should be an interesting auction to watch.
Really not that unusual. There are plenty like that sitting in folks basements and garages just waiting for the right moment. Some of those wrappers are torn in places so you never know what lurks inside.
That reminds me... it's time to buy!Quote:
Originally Posted by bongo
There's another lot of Ducks up on E-Bay as well as a BIN for approx. $750, bunch of goldedge, wonderedge, satinedge...still trying to find it...will post if I can locate...saw it last night.
edited to add:
Found them, five DD's:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dubl-Duck-Vi...item2588c1bf86
As usual a closer look will show serious cell rot!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phrank
I have seen full boxes of those and HESS with the cracked ice scales where the blades had disintegrated.
~Richard
I bought into some sealed original packaging PleZall straights a couple of years ago from a master box that was also sealed. The seller represented all items as a crap shoot which was fair enough. The two razors I ended up with had untouched mint scales with only the rusted spine and tang left of the steel. The blades were a pile of red powder.
To bad the DD seller in the OP will not show a pic of each razor.
I saw this. I would bid a grand on it. If you won it at that price, it figure's out to only $200 each. Just don't really need that many razors. Whats really nice it that its two of each size, so IMO, that would really make a nice shaving set.
Wow, it sounds like buying sealed vintage NOS razors can be a bit of gamble where cell rot and rust inside the wrapper.Quote:
Originally Posted by lz6
With that caveat, wouldn't it be quite a gamble to pay such a large premium for these unopened ducks if some of the razors had cell rot or rust?
Buying any razors off the bay has it's moment of gamble. If you don't ask every question then your gambling. I always drool over these things but if I was selling them I would show all the blades. As a buyer I would be willing to spend more on what I could see and know. When the seller says "treasure hunt " or "up to the buyer to find out" I never see the results posted in New acquisitions section :<0) Being skeptical I always think "yeah the seller knows he just ain't saying "
I can see these going waaaay high though.
I find it strange that people are willing to put down a lot of money for a Dubl Duck (especially for ones you can't actually see, like here), given the number of ones in relatively decent state showing up on eBay with great regularity as well the numerous reports of issues with scales, as well as the fact that they're really not all that rare. Some are, but even those often are reported to have serious scale issues. But hey, that's just my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by dash8guru
If you are selling a razor as NOS, the item in a sealed package potentially will get you the best price. Once you unseal it, it's just your word it's NOS. Of course if you buy it and pay top dollar and it turns out to have deteriorated, well it's still technically NOS and you have no recourse. It's a leap of faith.
I know someone who had this exact thing happen. Purchased two NOS razors, sealed in the box, when opened, the wrapper had merged with the scales and it was just a mass of rusted metal and oozing scales on both blades. He had no recourse as you say, the seller said, they were unopened NOS....you takes your chances as they say!!Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
I think an NOS razor is only NOS if it is still sealed, unopened and unused. IMHO If not than its in mint condition as long as it IS mint condition, but like others have said buying something that is sealed and unopened that is 50-200 years old is a leap of faith when you can't see the product. Sometimes that is the fun part. Like opening a present, don't know whats in there till you do.
Too rich for my blood. Between bills and an un-forseen home reno because of mold/water intrusion I'll have to stick to one at a time as my funds allow. That's a nice looking set of NOS though...
They are like going to the Casino, and I want a gamble to pay if it is a winner, not break even if it's a winner and dump the pot if it's not. The price is going to go to high for me I think. I am going to watch it though. You never know when everyone else is going to be sleeping.
The issue of what is NOS comes up very often here and on other forums. I think the general consensus is it is an object that has never been sold retail and has never been used before. You see this all the time with watches. A company sells stock to a jeweler and he puts it in a safe and it falls behind something and 40 years later when he closes shop he finds the thing and sells it NOS. it could really be in terrible shape or can be in mint shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by JSmith1983
The bottom line is NOS as a term has nothing to do with condition. It has all to do with it's retail status.
Sold! @ $1674. I guess its still a deal. Cool buy for the winner. But I bet my $20 Hugo Herbertz Mercheid 440 shaves just as well as those six Ducks.
Unreal????????????
I didn't get it either. Paid absolutely top price for mint unused, but sight unseen. Beyond me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Makes me wanna list my nos wonderedge, that's crazy
Dang and I would have won it but I was so wrapped up in the action packed game today I forgot to increase my bid. :<0)