Thread: Zowada Tamahagane/Meteor Straight

Neat razor and a nice concept but as others have said - you need a buyer willing to buy it when you are ready to unload it.

I personally will stick to the lower price range vintage straights and save the big money for shop tools. I can buy a quality piece of woodworking equipment and that someday I can sell it knowing I will take a depreciation on it but also know there is a market for something like that.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I'm almost positive this is owned by a member here.

Me too but I am not sure and in any case it is not my place to tell.

Originally Posted by Mrchick

I don't understand listing with a reserve. I usually just skip those listings. Why make us chip away to find the minimum bid?

Listing a high dollar item at the asking price can turn buyers away from jump street. Starting low can generate interest. With the reserve in place to protect the seller’s investment.

More guys having the listing in their watch list, or their bidding list, will keep them looking at it and eventually could wear the potential buyer's resistance down. That is the strategy as I understand it. I generally just flat price stuff and figure if there is someone out there that wants it they'll buy it. Below, the original listing. You can see that his minimum is high. Not saying it isn't worth it, or that it is. Worth whatever someone is willing to pay I guess.

What would the fabrication cost be to commission something like that anyway?

Originally Posted by kcb5150

What would the fabrication cost be to commission something like that anyway?

If memory serves the asking price of this one is around the cost of the first one he did years ago. Here are some links, oldest first, of his posting on meteorite razors with the third link on the one that was listed on ebay ;

http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ane-razor.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/vendo...my-career.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/vendo...ted-razor.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/vendo...pace-rock.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/vendo...om-knives.html

I think it's because you entice more people at lower prices, then potentially get them hooked on the "I have to have this" and they spend more than they originally wanted to. But yea reserve listing costs more money, so I dont do think do them anymore.

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Hmm... Yeah, with customs you have to take a hit or sit on it awhile until someone with similar taste and the cash sees it and wants it. Livis take a good drop on resale, not cheap by any means but not what he charged either. Custom guitars are that way as well, you never get all your cash back.

It's why the 30 day listing is nice, it sends the message that someone is in no rush to sell something unless they get what they want for it. I think the relisting at a higher price is rooted in that also.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Listing a high dollar item at the asking price can turn buyers away from jump street. Starting low can generate interest. With the reserve in place to protect the seller’s investment.

More guys having the listing in their watch list, or their bidding list, will keep them looking at it and eventually could wear the potential buyer's resistance down. That is the strategy as I understand it. I generally just flat price stuff and figure if there is someone out there that wants it they'll buy it. Below, the original listing. You can see that his minimum is high. Not saying it isn't worth it, or that it is. Worth whatever someone is willing to pay I guess.

For me, if its an item that I dont really care if I sell it or not, I list it with a starting bid at the lowest amount that I am willing to allow it to go for. If nobody bids that number, so be it. I keep it. But its true that this does rule out any chance of a bidding frenzy. The "dammit, I've been outbid! I'll show him, I'll go 10 dollars higher!"

I think reserve prices are good for some items, not so much for others. I would say the more expensive it is, the more reasonable having a reserve becomes.

The market for an item like this is limited, very limited. I would imagine the buyer might be a dedicated Zowada collector.