Thread: Gilchrist to the stratosphere

I was following this one, as I'm sure a lot of SRP folks were. It is quite unusual to see a Gilchrist of this size, so it was a very interesting razor, but I was blown away by the final price. Of note is that there were three unique bidders above the $400 mark... a lot of people REALLY wanted this one.

Very RARE w Gilchrist Jersey City 1852 Straight Razor Shave Ready Condition | eBay

as of around noon yesterday it was under a hundred. I didn't get to watch the last few minutes but I would have expected it to jump by leaps and bounds in those last seconds. I try to pay attention because you never know when everyone is going to be sleeping. Clearly there was nobody sleeping on this one.

An inch and an eighth is a healthy size ......... regrind ?

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

regrind ?

Without a doubt. Thanks for adding pics - forgot to include them originally.

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

Without a doubt.

Funny that, if I knew it was a regrind I wouldn't want it at all, let alone north of five hundred smackers. The seller didn't have photos that could enlarge, and his description was minimal to say the least. Goes to show, if you've got the right item, no telling what it will bring.

There are a few categories of razors that I see very little of, but they had to be around. Heavy grind American, French and German razors I do not see very often, especially not in large widths. They are our there and pop up here and there. This is an example of one, I am not really surprised that it went past my budget, but a little surprised out how far out of my budget it went.

Wow... just crazy what that went for but a very nice blade!

Sufferin' Succotash !! I just took another look at the photos .......... are those the original scales ? I don't think so. Another deal breaker for me ..... certainly at that price.

If that were dead stock and clean it would have went for a hell of a lot more. Desirable maker.

Interesting, lots of money for a beat up blade with undesirable scales. The one pictured below sold for a BIN for 3 bills all original,might not be as big but close but in much better condition, wonder how much it would go for if the seller let it ride over going with BIN.