Thread: someone help explain to me ...

what I missed here !! I mean if I had the cash-o-la id spend whatever it took to get a razor I wanted , but that's not what catches my eye about this auction ..

I just want to know if there is something that I missed about this razor like , a special history specific thing , a special mark , or anything out of the ordinary that I don't see ?? I saw it go through a time or 2 , and didn't sell on a $3?? BIN , I wanted to watch it but forgot to and when I saw its end results my brain started looking for a reason other then cause it was wanted that bad !! any idea's ??

Vintage Joseph Elliot Sheffield England Straight Razor Coffin Style Box | eBay

How is this possible, wtf

engine46 just gave me the scoop on it that he got from the seller , it was like a soap opera , but apparently a few mistake button pushes and a relist and sale at $330.00 , so I guess I didn't miss any special detail about the razor ..lol

I don't know anything. $330 still seems awful expensive to me. WHY? I wouldn't give it a 2nd look if I saw it.

Either it was a rare box , interesting grind, or maybe a spoof buyer. I'd be surprised if the seller gets his $ on that one .......... IMHO ......

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Either it was a rare box , interesting grind, or maybe a spoof buyer. I'd be surprised if the seller gets his $ on that one .......... IMHO ......

apparently the second to last bidder went to hit 300 and added a zero by mistake , then with seconds left another bidder (the last bidder )saw the $3000 and put his bid in at $3050 and made a mistake also but the bidder at $3000 I guess got it at $330 .. its like the Gerry Springer of ebay minus 5 baby daddys and a few kicks and punches ..lol

Originally Posted by gooser

apparently the second to last bidder went to hit 300 and added a zero by mistake , then with seconds left another bidder (the last bidder )saw the $3000 and put his bid in at $3050 and made a mistake also but the bidder at $3000 I guess got it at $330 .. its like the Gerry Springer of ebay minus 5 baby daddys and a few kicks and punches ..lol

Ohh ... I could see $300-$350, but not $3500.00 ...........

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Ohh ... I could see $300-$350, but not $3500.00 ...........

actually the last guy bid $3050 , si I think it wasn't a mistake at all but a frustration bid cause he knew he wasn't gonna win .. 5 & 0 are to far apart for a "mistake .. I can see adding a 0 by mistake but not in front of the 5 .. im like Dick Tracy with my detective skills today !!

but on a side note I noticed both the original listing and your , or the pic you posted both have that line down the blade .. is the blade thicker as to where it is forced closed to fit in the box ? I havnt saw to many razors with that effect from the scales and found it odd that both have it

Originally Posted by gooser

actually the last guy bid $3050 , si I think it wasn't a mistake at all but a frustration bid cause he knew he wasn't gonna win .. 5 & 0 are to far apart for a "mistake .. I can see adding a 0 by mistake but not in front of the 5 .. im like Dick Tracy with my detective skills today !!

but on a side note I noticed both the original listing and your , or the pic you posted both have that line down the blade .. is the blade thicker as to where it is forced closed to fit in the box ? I havnt saw to many razors with that effect from the scales and found it odd that both have it

It's a half-[****] grind, depending on whom you ask. Ken Hawley has it recorded as half-rattler:

This is what that would have looked like before it was ground all down to wobbly wavy bits. In that condition the poor thing isn't worth a tuna sandwich. If you can read the fine script on the spine, it refers to the grind as Concave