Thread: .99 cent Filly 14

Originally Posted by ChopperDave

How about this one, $1650 !!!

Filarmonica 'Barbas Duras' 14 8 8 | eBay

That is a bit more than a NOS Iwasaki Tamahagane Western...crazy

Originally Posted by mainaman

That is a bit more than a NOS Iwasaki Tamahagane Western...crazy

Yeah, except a NOS Iwasaki Tamahagane would actually sell.

Originally Posted by ChopperDave

I am sure I will. Ha, my first bay purchase is from an SRP member. Smart, if you ask me... Trying to learn the whole bay/razor thing.



Shave report will follow....

Magpie,
I can't help but ask, if you want to sell a razor for a 'fair' price (the premiss of this thread) why not just post it here in the classifieds? Again, I'm just trying to understand the intracacies of our art.

In this particular case, I had no clue what a fair asking price would be, since there have been no similar examples by which to judge. So I opted to let the market sort it out. If the classifieds here had some sort of auction function, I would have been just as happy to put it in. What I see in the classifieds here, are one of 2 things. High end quality razors, Most often at full retail pricing. People know what they are, and know what they are paying for.
That, and good quality user grade razors. I post some of those myself from time to time. If I had put the F.R blade in the classifieds, I'm sure it would have fetched 50 bucks or so. But since I had already uploaded everything else on to the bay, I let it go too, and ended up getting less than half that price for it. If you put a 20 dollar honing value on it, that means whoever got it paid about 7 bucks for the razor. you win some, you lose some!
I have more razors to put up soon, and I will be putting some on the bay, and some right here. As long as I have at least some sort of idea of what to ask for it. Nothing burns me more than seeing an item I have just sold cheap show up on the bay a week later with a starting price of 40% more than I sold it for!

Glad you will be posting more... I'll keep an eye out for them.

Courtesy of Magpie,
A magnificent piece if you ask me.

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This razor came exactly as Steve (Magpie) described it, magnificent in all it's Fili glory.

Boys, I mean to tell you, this is a serious Man Blade. Reminds me of Hank Jr. and the old outlaw Counrty Music.
My first Filarmonica, and I couldn't be more proud:

I wonder if Hank done it this a way?

Glad you like it Chopper, and you take much better photos than me. Hows it shave for you?

Originally Posted by ChopperDave

I wonder if Hank done it this a way?

They are stellar shavers there's no doubt about it. One of the aspects I enjoy about these razors so much is they have a good heft to them and their hollow grind literally seems to stick to your face always providing an uber close and comfortable shave.

You just decided the razor for my next shave - congrats on that beauty, and if it came from Magpie, you know it's a first class blade.

Absolutely a magnificent razor. The first shave was the best shave I've had yet with an SR. The edge is wicked sharp, yet very comfortable. The heft of the blade somehow makes it easier to 'shave the lather' and apply no pressure. We had a windchill of 3 degrees F this morning, which usually means the slightest mistake in technique will cause irritation and discomfort after the shave. Not so this am. I enjoyed a terribly close shave with no discomfort at all. This Fili is my new BFF.

Originally Posted by Phrank

and if it came from Magpie, you know it's a first class blade.

I am also fortunate to be able to attest to this statement.
A tip of the hat to Magpie