Thread: Wow, what makes this so valuable?

I wonder if the seller had someone bid high as an alternative to setting a reserve? Maybe some friends with dummy accounts. It just seems odd that two of his razors would go for the same insanely high price. Not to mention, it appears that a few members were bidding up both auctions without even being outbid before they rebid.

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eBay.com Item Bid History
eBay.com Item Bid History

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

The same seller also got $500.00 for this one tonight and a different bidder. Full moon?

I hope the guy who bought that doesn't look at the seller's feedback and notice that he sold an identical razor for $133 a month ago!

If it is a legitimate sale, I'm shocked by the $500 Bartmann. Would a mint Bartmann go for $750+ then?

You've got to love Ebay for it's unexplainable anomalies (Especially if you're a seller!).

Even though I've only sold a handful of razors on Ebay, I learned a great tip recently. Never list something for less than 9.99. Anything less really isn't worth the trouble of even listing. I'm going to do that from now on with razors that I do sell. It will eliminate unintentionally selling a nice Torrey for .99 cents and the like (the guy never paid, so I was able to keep that razor though; imagine, not paying after winning a .99 cent razor!!).

Chris L

It actually looks like two people set either Slam Bids or Slam Snipes and were very close to each other....
In other words "I AM GOING TO GET" that item so I set a $500 bid / snipe thinking that it might go to 200-300 but I will get it anyway, so if 2 people do the same thing you have a $500 bid, I am guilty of doing that on certain razors that I know I want "PERIOD" so far I have lucked out and never butted heads with somebody doing the same thing...... A certain DD Reaper comes to mind

Originally Posted by gssixgun

It actually looks like two people set either Slam Bids or Slam Snipes and were very close to each other....
In other words "I AM GOING TO GET" that item so I set a $500 bid / snipe thinking that it might go to 200-300 but I will get it anyway, so if 2 people do the same thing you have a $500 bid, I am guilty of doing that on certain razors that I know I want "PERIOD" so far I have lucked out and never butted heads with somebody doing the same thing...... A certain DD Reaper comes to mind

Good theory, Glen. That seller is dancin in the streets. Hats off to em.

Chris L

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

The same seller also got $500.00 for this one tonight and a different bidder. Full moon?

Whoa! I have a mint, NOS Johann Breidohr "Breidora" that has just been sitting here. Well, it's off to eBay..

I give this seller credit for whatever he's doing. All his razors sell for great prices. It's not like he's making the bids reach that high with a high starting price - all his listings start at 1 Euro.

This is why I always bid only what I am ready to pay, nothing more... maybe that is also why I don't usually win many bids

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I wonder if the seller had someone bid high as an alternative to setting a reserve? Maybe some friends with dummy accounts. It just seems odd that two of his razors would go for the same insanely high price. Not to mention, it appears that a few members were bidding up both auctions without even being outbid before they rebid.

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eBay.com Item Bid History
eBay.com Item Bid History

I saw this happen a few times with classic fishing reels. The guys had quite a racket going. They gobbled a bunch up at low prices and then 'created' a market for them with a bunch of auctions and high bids. The reels never actually changed hands. They actually helped me by setting a high 'comparable value' for the ones that I was selling. Eventually, they sold out and the 'market' collapsed.

The whole thing is suspicious.

I mean, who would buy a razor with a picture of a guy with a full beard etched on it?

Beautiful razor, no doubt. Alot more intricate than the Shavingshop one shown for comparrison (that one the name is laser etched, not stamped indicative of a new production blade).

They both look fishy to me too. Notice how the runner-up bidder was the same guy (m*** with 19 feedback) both times. I've seen weird stuff like that before. I always thought it might be some money laundering scheme lol.