Thread: eBay Loves You

Originally Posted by Joed

Dang it! Some day this will end and I will be on to a completely new AD, but it doesn't look like it will be any time soon.

PM me when it does. I may still be caught up in RAD and I'll help you out with your new AD by taking some of the old one off your hands.

Other than a few pieces such as meat choppers, certain duks I think the prices are far more reasonable now than they were a year ago. I think right now its just a few "collectibles" that are out of line.

Three months ago when I wanted a cheap start at straight razor shaving, I didn't know about SRP. I just knew I wanted a cheap razor or two. I went to Ebay and bid on some razors that looked physically sound, but were cheap... around $10-15. I was outbid almost immediately. So, I searched again for "straight razors", and purposefully skipped the initial listings, and went to about page 15, deep in the listings. When I bid on some "deep in the listing razors" I got about 4 razors for $15 each. (One had spider rust, and the others are doing fine.) I think on all of them I was the only bidder.

They are vintage blades and seem adequate for initial learning.

I'm getting better at sharpening, and shaving and suspect that straights will become a permanent thing with me. When I do look for some seriously nice equipment, Mr Ebay might be left out in the cold.

Thanks, Lynn!

Ebay has a habit of making me feel disgusted these days.

But on to lighter, brighter and better things:
I wanted to take a moment to also thank Lynn. As a newbie everything from the forums and the classifieds, to the wikipedia (and its databases) and Straight Razor Designs has been a totally enriching experience and has kept me going as I nick and bleed and figure out what the hell I am doing. Good stuff and good times.

So hey, thanks!