Ebay item #: 161847966182
This thing is the best I've seen, ever. I'm only watching it to see what it goes for, but if someone wants to buy for me that would be nice too!
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Ebay item #: 161847966182
This thing is the best I've seen, ever. I'm only watching it to see what it goes for, but if someone wants to buy for me that would be nice too!
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It is pretty nice. Now there are at least two of us following it to see where it goes. The seller has some other nice items as well.
Near Mint Meat Chop Wade Butcher Shaving Straight Razor "for Barber Use Only" | eBay
Add me as well to the "watch list".... Very nice razors that seller has......
The end prices on some of those will be way out of league atm...... lol
Might be a good thing.
Well it's already up to $342 and still has 5 days left!
Well who ever gets it.... They will be getting a very sweet straight razor
Beautiful razor, this will be fun to watch, says it's an 8/8 (one inch), looks like a 9/8, big bucks for an 8/8 so far then........:popcorn:
It is so nice and shiny though....;)
I agree!
That razor doesn't look like it has been used at all......
Would be a great Christmas present for me....... (hint hint)
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Showed my wife it...... Said "No effing way!"
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Wish I could get this. Alas that's more then a weeks pay for me.
The sky is the limit on that one for sure. It is a fine one...
I know...everyone chip in $10 and we'll do a draw for it after we win it........
(just a joke....but funny)
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Oh, it's been used plenty. There's a corrosion line at the point of the blade where it was regularly put away wet, but somebody sanded it out partially. Very nice job on the sanding. It mimics the original glaze-finish, and it was undoubtedly in good condition to begin with. But it's pretty far from pristine.
I don't think anyone would say no to this if it was given them.......lol
That's so pretty it deserves to be saved here in perpetuity.
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I think the key words here are "near mint". As Voidmonster and ScienceGuy have tellingly observed this razor has been cleaned up, and possibly quite a lot; not that there's anything wrong with that... But I would love to see a photo of how it looked when it was found.
That said, I still think it's a great piece and the value will be established by the marketplace.
For me the question is did the seller intentionally mislead potential buyers. Was he the one who saw the razor in its found condition?
It never takes long for nit - pickers and nay sayers to come out. It's over 150 years old. Any of these that go on ebay with no rust have to have been cleaned up, it's simply not possible for one to have survived that long in the wild with no cosmetic flaws (at least highly unlikely). Say what you want, it's gorgeous and definitely in the 1 percentile of condition you'll ever see these in.
That's the problem with being attracted to the " shiny " stuff! Nothing like that could realistically survive 100+ years in that condition unless it was stored in a vacuum from the day it was purchased!
That's why I prefer them with a nice patina and minimum or no rust to remove. You know that it's survived the real world and shows its face to the world as is! No cosmetic surgery needed!
I have several that survived that great condition, that appeared to be literally left in a box, some do exist, and while they may acquire "patina" :p, they will clean up most times by literally just rinsing them, it's a beautiful example, can't see it going that much higher, just glad I'm not shopping for those anymore.;)
Nice enough razor but seeing this makes me glad I am not into big blades especially W&Bs.
Bob
If it wasn't for the nit - pickers and nay sayers this site would not exist in any relevant form. Two of the members you called out have encyclopedic knowledge of straight razors and have made IMO, many contributions to this forum.
Their posts were educational as there seemed to be a discrepancy between what the seller was saying and what the trained eye can see.
I know, and I'm not calling anyone out. It's impossible to give a highly accurate synopsis of the condition without actually conducting a physical inspection. We all know how deceptive pictures can be. The fact that they can pick those minor details out just shows how much more experienced and trained their eyes are compared to mine and many others. The fact I was trying to get across was that compared to every other example of this razor I have ever seen, this one takes the prize. If that's not the case, please prove me wrong, I'd love to see one in better condition.
Edit: I just read phranks post, please share :)
Pics again may show or not show certain things but for 150 years old, some of them you can find in great shape. With intact scales, even harder.
edit: I should add, personally, it's the razor itself that means the most to me - while it's nice for some to have original scales, bakelite/pressed horn scales don't really hold a sentimental value for me unless they are perfect or close to perfect. As I mentioned, to me the blade condition is everything.
This one's all original (pins/washers may or may not have been changed, don't know), I have another like this one as well:
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Not original scales but the blade is very clean:
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Another one, blade is in excellent shape:
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I've not seen a square point before, stunning!
You might want to sift through all the posts here http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...cher-shop.html . Almost sure there are a few nice condition W&B in there.
Bob
This one is a 9/8 FBU, all original, from a guy in Ontario I ran across, this one really did sit in a box for about 100+ years:
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Did any of you see this one from the same seller?
Huge Meatchop IXL Wostenholm NO Wade Butcher Shaving Straight Razor Blade | eBay
Yep I saw them. There was a beautiful Greaves & Sons
9/8+.
And that wostenholm 9/8+. And then the W&B 9/8+.
The W&B was darn near NOS. Same with the Greaves.
I bid on all of them, mainly just to try. But I knew I wouldn't get them. Mainly I wanted the Greaves.
If I didn't have so many bills and spent too much last month..
Amazing to see one seller with 3 such pieces all at once. It will be a while before we see a Wosty and a Greaves like that.
Yup I saw it, was in it for $325. Kinda glad I didn't win it because I would have been eating Ramen noodles for breakfast lunch and dinner for a month!
Ten hours to go and it's just shy of $700 US (almost $900 CDN, the exchange rate is a killer right now).
Near Mint Meat Chop Wade Butcher Shaving Straight Razor "FOR Barber USE Only" | eBay
Incredible - wonder how much higher it will go - yes, the exchange rate is killer right now, even a puck of Williams is getting expensive.....;)
It may have flaws but it's the best I've ever seen up for auction.
And you have to know, whoever is going to win this hasn't even bid yet :)
WOW !!....another biggy.
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