Thread: Wow, what makes this so valuable?

shilling bids i guess.
500 for BARtman?

I'm gonna guess there are some collectors or Bartmann nuts out there that don't know about the shavingshop and who forget that there are others out there. Then again, I'd say the same for any bidding war on a straight razor.

too much testosterone!

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

Moon will not be full until Aug. 1. Must be the tides.

I think this seller has accumulated some customers that follow him with no guilt about flinging around their do-re-mi.

Much like the guy selling NOS Filarmonica's.

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

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

This one looks nicer than the bartman but still.? Ebay makes people crazy, I guess it is that it's mine, you can't have it mentality. Just the other night I was watching a Dremel stylus tool. This tool retails for $69 at the Home Depot and there were several buy it nows ranging from $65-$69 with varying shipping. In the last 10 minutes of the auction it went from $51 up to a $100 ending price with $12 shipping. Every time I refreshed, it went up. The crazy nut could have gotten the tool for at least $30 cheaper right there on ebay or I'm sure the gas plus sales tax at a retailer would not have come close to the $112.

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.

Check it out
eBay.com Item Bid History
eBay.com Item Bid History

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.

Check it out
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.

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!