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Originally Posted by engine46

Good one!

Antique Straight Razor No Maker Name Early to Late 18 1900's See Disc | eBay

Antique Straight Razor No Maker Name Early To Late 18-1900's See Disc.

This's razor come with a box that is not origanal to the razor. There is no name but it is exactly or very similar to a COTTRELL HARDWARE that we have listed on our site now. (Check it out to compare exactly) The condition of the razor is in very good shape all round. Shipping is free priority usps for speedy delivery please any questions feel free to ask thank you.


Very good shape all round?? Never heard of an all round straight razor!
What a steal for for a no name razor at $39.00 w/free shipping.....................
Must be pickers!

It looks like it was a nice razor once upon a time... Having said that, it's not anymore. I love the bit "Very similar to another one we have in stock" lol

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

That second razor is interesting looking. I wish there was a close up of the tail. Haven't seen one like that. Not sure if it was cut down and then reworked or originally forged that way.

Yeah it caught my eye, the first one listed is horrendous though!

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

That second razor is interesting looking. I wish there was a close up of the tail. Haven't seen one like that. Not sure if it was cut down and then reworked or originally forged that way.

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That is very interesting to me as well. I once bought an old straight that had no tail & the scales were beautiful, early 1800's or so but as I looked at it closer, I could see that the tail had been broken off & smoothed out. I could tell that by the way it had a slight curvature to it at the tail. I told the seller about it & he gladly took it back & refunded my money. Damn shame it had been broken since the scales were straight & possibly pressed because of the very nice design to them.

Originally Posted by andrewmurray86

It looks like it was a nice razor once upon a time... Having said that, it's not anymore. I love the bit "Very similar to another one we have in stock" lol

Yeah, I couldn't find the one they were referring to, the Cottrell so I researched it & found they had sold it.
I was going to show a restored Greaves I saw end the other night because it said shave ready but had a nick in the blade & it had a bid on it with minutes left before ending for $175. I sent the seller a message & I nicely told him it looked like it had a nick on the blade & after it ended, I got a reply from the him thanking me & that he had to look at it under magnification & did in fact see the nick so he was going to touch it up before shipping it out. I also told him he might tell the buyer he had to touch it up just in case it was seen later & he agreed. He was very appreciative about me letting him know about the nick & those are sellers I like, ones who are grateful for mistakes in their listings. Aside from that, there are those you just can't make happy & I have had some rude replies like one in particular when I mentioned the blade looked cracked & it had a bidder on it. His reply was to F O, wrong answer & I reported him for it. No one is perfect & I have also made a mistake before but I was very appreciative when it was brought to my attention & I'm never afraid to admit when I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by prodigy

I've actually messaged him, and brought it up on here before. He's had it up for a long time now. He thinks it's the best piece of rock on the planet, and will not sell it for a penny less. He also won't ship it, so you have to pick it up from him in person. He's right though, it is a large size, but he's still at least 3x over priced.

This is what I was told by Ardennes awhile back regarding a huge form factor stone, and I don't think this price is with bbw backing.. :350 x 87mm is a very large stone! we are not able to produce them anymore, you can only find them second hand. When (hopefully) in the future our mine is back up and running we will be able to make them. A selected quality 250 x 60mm is sold for 338 euro, a standard 260 euro. If we can produce a 350 x 90mm, we would double the price.

Kind regards,
Anne-Katrien Celis

His price is off base, but at least on paper it is worth quite a bit if Ardennes were offering it, anyway.

It's somewhere between 2-2.5x over where it should be, prob closer to 2x at least retail factoring in meat and clean lines. Selling massive cotis is hard, a real case of diminishing returns. Can't blow up the pic on my phone, what is the backing?

For what he is asking, if you want a high end experience, you are better off throwing that at jnats from a seller with some pedigree.

Originally Posted by rosborn

Old post...I know but try living with the name Robin. "Most" of the time here, in the States, it's a woman's name but, lucky me, I was born in England and my parents decided to bestow this decidedly androgynous name upon me. It could have been worse...I understand that Robin Hood Osborn was also in consideration. Thankfully, I have been able to go by Rob most of my life and when people decide they want to use my full "given" name they often mistakenly say Robert instead of Robin. One bonus is all of this is that if I receive mail addressed to Ms. Robin Osborn I know that the originator of the mail has no idea who I am and it immediately goes in the trash.

I had a friend in High School who was named Tracy, Btw, Tom Dick and Harry is funny too, Also, so far this thread is making me depressed, maybe the doctor I see tomorrow can help me out. Page 43 so far.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Seller says condition is :Used, good condition.

Are these people playing jokes, dishonest or just plain stupid?

No one should buy a razor from Ebay without reading this entire thread. JMO

As a Newbie I am finding out all sort of things, like what Cell Rot and hone wear look like and nice razors being used as can openers. Sad really. I'm at page 53.

These pickers make me laugh..............

Seller: hoarder-hut







They also have this one...........some people just don't have any sense:







It just amazes me what these people think they have! They want $30 each for them plus shipping.
They watch these shows & of course they might be trying to look for an alternative way to make money but what really gets me is they research these makers on eBay or the internet & they think they really have something by the prices they ask. They'll eventually realize they are buying junk & when they do, they might have quite a bit invested in their junk! Some people are flat out lazy & just don't want to work. As for myself, I would rather work if I can. I have watched these shows on the tube a time or two, laugh & then change the channel & I watch something much better worth watching. These pickers & hoarders just make me laugh.................what a joke they are!

It's very sad, I've come across antiques dealers who don't know what they are on about either... But they refuse to budge on their ridiculous pricing because they obviously paid a fortunes for their junk and are now passing it off as antiques!

Some one paid $40 for this monstrosity "needs to be ground again", needs to be binned!



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I saw one in an antique shop in similar condition, 2 massive chips in the blade with faux tortoise shell scales... $38, I just laughed. I think the guy knew it was never going to sell.