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O.K. Who out bid me on the W.H. Morley & Sons " Rheingold" razor? I have never heard of a "Rheingold" razor before It went from $12.50 to $36.00 in about 10 seconds. Somebody must know something about them. E-Bay Item No. 162125584038. Nice razor too. :mad:
Well, join the club. I got outbid today too. :(
You are killing me, SMALLS! ;op
If you really wanted that razor, you ought to have bid a bit more than $12.50, sir! That is chump change in this modern age of going back to old school shaving methods, especially the straights!
Heavens to Mergatroid (?), I bought a Kinfolks Blue Steel and a Thistle bellied-hollow on EBay a few years back for about $50 or so each, and I thought that was a veritable STEAL.
I'm sure others will back me up, or maybe I'm just plain crazy. :)
Just giving you some relativity in case you were at all serious about your snipe gripe!
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Need more verve in today's cut-throat market of used cut-throats! ;). Sorry, couldn't resist using that particular term for straight razors. I love it! My only friend thinks I'm going to do just that with my straight razor. Little did he know it was closer to my lower lip actually. Got a small scar to show why I went on hiatus for a spell...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rami
I had a max bid out for $25.00 plus the $3.40 shipping, It happened pretty fast and $36.00 was still to high for me. I'm one of those $30.00 razor guys. I may miss out on a razor now an then but I know of a couple dealers than tend to fly under the radar and I have picked up a few very nice razors for around $30.00 give or take a few dollars. I have been known to go up to around $40.00 but that's only for any of my hard to find razors.
It's hard to be straight razor cheapskate in 2016, but I admire that.
Let's just say there were more decent picks in the under 40$ price category over 5 years ago.
Heck there were decent picks in the 15 buck range back then :<0)
I have gotten outbid and witnessed some serious wars in the last 15 seconds of auctions. Had a high bid of $31 and was the high bidder until the last 5 seconds, it sold for $86!
Way to go, sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by THORandODIN
Scooped some great razors off EBay for between $25 - $50. There are certainly deals to be found if you excercise extreme amounts of patience. That's always been a tough skill for me, but I'm improving with age! ;)
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Originally Posted by Badgister
I don't think it is just razors. There are two other items that I will bid on. 4 years ago one would go for $9 to $12 and now they are $20 to $25 and the other were in the $12 to $18 are $30 to $50 with some rare items going for $100+.
Indeed, this is a phenomenon that can be seen with other collectibles. The general trend is that sellers typically know what their item can fetch and are now favouring the "buy now" format.
Would love to see a picture of your thrifty collection.Quote:
Originally Posted by THORandODIN
The auction only really begins in the last 5 seconds...and that's almost an ice age...the last 2 seconds are where the action is....as someone just discovered not moments ago on one I was going for....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by dinnermint
Badgister, I have 3 Worcesters, 2 with the Orange box (may buy a 4th soon), 2 Henry Sears & Sons with their correct boxes with a third one on the way (no box). A Red Imp #133, 2 Landers,Frary & Clark razors with a 3rd on the way, 2 Bengall razors (one which I plan on selling),. and 2 Wm. Elliot & Co. #19's (love those 6/8ths razors).. Oh and 5 W.H Morley & Sons. Plus a few other odds and ends. One of these days I'll get my brother to teach me how to load pics. on a forum. A Red Imp #133 I'll go up to 40.00 same with a nice Landers,Frary, & Clark, all of these razors have been less than $40.00 and Most were under $35.00. Right now I'm in the box buying mode and am on the look out for a couple or 3 W.h. Morley boxes. Oh yea, I also have a giant 13/16ths Union Cutlery razor I bought for $26.50.
Btw, I just went through my purchases on E-Bay and the most expensive razor I have is a 13/16th Griffon XX 60. That ran me $61.00, All the rest (except one) that I have mentioned were under $36.00, The Red Imp #133 was $35.65, and a nice black scaled Bengall 6/8ths was $38.00, all the rest were under $34.00. Oh yes, all these prices included shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by THORandODIN
Talk about under $30.00, a razor I had on my watch list just got lowered $10.00!! from $24.00 down to #14.00 + $7.50 shipping, which is why I didn't buy it at $24.00. Its a Wm. Elliot & Co. #168. looks to be in great shape. Good things happen if you wait. Oh yea, 5 other people were watching it!!.