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I really do need to rely on the kindness of strangers... To quote Blanche..
Simply cause I am in a "you suck" mode on the bay.
Lost another white whale today..
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Bidding at work has it's downside and network lag lost me my Puma...
:banghead:
And the search engine gets reset...
Hope the winner is a member at least.
Cheers.
What makes this Puma a "white whale"?Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB52
Only that I do not have one as yet, and I read that Voos prior to Dovo made very good razors.
My list, when I started into this hobby was to have a blade from every Country of worth in my collection. Then on here I learned certain specific brands from said Countries are the better makes so my list was refined somewhat. Along the way my shave style has improved and I find I prefer hollow ground shavers more.
So my 'Whales' still include Puma, Livi, Filly, Palmera, all in the hollower blade profiles and ideally spike, irish, barber or spanish point. Add to that the clearly accepted point that my taste exceeds my paychecks I am left fishing in crowded waters with a dead worm on a barbless hook. ;)
Not complaining at all, just chatting and sharing the fun.
In your experience is the one listed not a good one? To help me refine my searches next time.
Thanks.
I like your style. You know what you want and you are working towards it. That's cool. My preference is for 1 inch or wider blades, mostly from Sheffield steel so I was just curious. I am more of a collector than a shaver. So I am not versed enough to comment on the quality of that razor (or any razor for that matter....lol). But keep up the good work. Stay focused man.
Cheetah
Your blades fall into the guillotine category for me, I've been looking at your pics. Awesome items Ron Popeil would try to put a motor on. I only have one 8.8 razor. A gorgeous IXL hollow ground I dropped while restoring and cracked the blade at the heel. Trimmed it down, but not the same any more. I too enjoy Sheffield steel and am building a 7 day set currently of non xll's. All 5 to 6.8s. in Ebony. Got a thread going on them in the workshop.
Currently, I'm flush for British, Irish, French, American, Swedish, and Japanese steel, but like I said, the elusive above will fill the cabinet proper. Then it's all about trades and upgrades, hehe.
Cheers mate.
Puma did have some amazing razors. I have had a few, currently down to one. That one I think I will keep as it is half hollow and shaves like a champion. I too have internet issues at work and have lost a few there. There are so many more it does not make me blink an eye anymore. I do watch a lot though, many go above my budget before I get a chance to bid. At this point I have already overpaid for enough razors, if the price is not right someone else can have it. There is no shortage of something to shave with here.
The bay will always break your heart. Its an emotional gut punch every time.
Sorry bro., the next one is yours.
Meh, not to worry, Mike. Lots of Pumas coming out of the woodwork, esp in Japan. So many are for sale now, the price will keep going down. Besides, I had one and sold it. Worth too much. Nothing magical about them. Just a good razor. You will require a 6/8 anyway. :D JMO
I have a super shorty puma 89 that was hugely chipped near the center. Used a dremel cutter and sander to get it back to shave worthy. It's about as long as a cartridge razor, which is actually quite nice for the hard to reach spots. The steel is amazing, cuts hair like no other razor I have off of the 1k. I'll post some pics later on when I'm not a few drinks in lol. I just sold a puma 39 not long ago on the bay. It was from japan and had the typical toe hone wear. Someone got a real nice deal...
And ck the SRP classifieds,one just sold last week.
@OP: why don't you use an auction sniper? I use Gixen, itis free. For 6 USD you buy their mirror service, which means they send your max bid from 2 computers simultaneously. It is useful if you really really really want an item. In once lost an item not having the mirror service due to Gixen having an issue with the free server.
Thanks, that's a pretty cool idea.
Then, you are competing against those who do same. may as well buy the lottery.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB52
Manual bid at last seconds will be the way to go. Always has been?
so your hoping for an open shave (similar to open adoption) relationship :yQuote:
Originally Posted by MikeB52
I used bidnapper for yrs with great results,https://www.bidnapper.com/index.php3Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeB52
I think you even get some free snipes to get started,Good luck
Whatever way you bid you are competing against those doing the same. I can only see advantages of a sniper. You simply enter your max bid and forget about it. And you don't waste time watching the last minutes of the bidding. You get a mail as soon as you win the item.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Moreover, you will not be tempted to raise your max bid last minute and end up buying something for more than you initially intended. Last minute frenzy made me do things I regretted later.
but everyone waits until the last two seconds to bid anyway, so its just trading one headache for anotherQuote:
Originally Posted by Kees
There's a lot of excitement in those last seconds, when on a fast connection for sure.
And the last second overbid?? Oh that has been me,, hehehe. Will be again I am sure, could have been me yesterday on this puma were it not for my laggy connection.
Thanks for the tips on the snipe programs. Going to look into them a bit.
So much activity around here right now surfing the bay is a low luxury for the rest of the month.
Daughters moving back in, renovations carrying on, and a few nearly done razors are calling me despite my wife's honey-do lists..
Salute' and have an awesome weekend gents,
I believe there are still a lot of low information bidders who jack up prices leading up to the last few seconds....I am also not entirely sure there are not some shills on the occasional item to raise the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
Look at the bright side man, you didn't lose any money!
And we all do this "to save money", too . . . :deadhorse:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kees
lol. Every now and then when talking to guys about this 'way of the straight edge' I will go with the Company line of "think about it, one quality razor is all you will need for the rest of your life" bit. If the wife is in ear shot, OMG does my story get coloured in a bit.. Aside from gents like Mr Hewitt, :chapeau most of us did not stop at one or three.. The romantic minimalist ideal quickly replaced by specific images of the tool needed for the perfect shave, perfect feel, perfect look, etc.
;)
Yup . . . problem is, it always the NEXT one, right?
Not the way I do it. As soon as I see an item on the bay I want to buy I enter my max bid into Gixen and never look back. Gixen sends that bid a couple of seconds before bidding ends to ebay.Quote:
Originally Posted by whoever
well the next one might be the one..Quote:
Originally Posted by Orville
and I'm still not sure I like this whole straight thing, let me try one more [always];) :y
I do this also, it keeps me on budget and helps keep emotion out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kees
My hats off to you for the restraint this tool provides. May have to try it for that alone. Sort of like eBay cruise control. ;)
"Keep emotion out".. LOL not possible for me.
Anything I intend to rub or stroke that much will always have lots of emotion tied to it..
Cheers..
ah we're all chasing "the win"Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernie1980
