Filarmonica 14 Especial Para Barbas Duras is sold for $610.00 on EBay today

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Originally Posted by BeBerlin

It has exactly one, which is its ability to shave. I have tried it, I liked it, but I can think of at least five other razors which work better for me. All of them are available as NOS from various sites, all of them are less than USD 200, and all of them have scales that look less like something dragged from a Spanish toy store. But, as they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and if anyone is happy with his, that is truly fantastic. De gustibus and all that. ;)

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+1
I can name a few that shave the same, and at least one that gave me better shaves than the #13 I owned.

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Originally Posted by BeBerlin

It has exactly one, which is its ability to shave. I have tried it, I liked it, but I can think of at least five other razors which work better for me. All of them are available as NOS from various sites, all of them are less than USD 200, and all of them have scales that look less like something dragged from a Spanish toy store. But, as they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and if anyone is happy with his, that is truly fantastic. De gustibus and all that. ;)

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If you keep talking about this, eventually people are going to start running the price of the really good razors up as well. Let's let the lemmings chase the Filarmonicas, while we furtively snag NOS bargains :beer1:

Damn, I should have asked a commision on each of the EPBD sold when I posted my review. :rofl2:

This is getting absurd. wow

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Originally Posted by Maximilian

Damn, I should have asked a commision on each of the EPBD sold when I posted my review. :rofl2:

This is getting absurd. wow

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yeah max its all your fault the common man cant get a filly!! JUST KIDDING.:)

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Originally Posted by akhorosh

But, would you pay $610.00 for this razor?

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I guess everybody will have it's own opinion on this, but I, for one, would not pay that money for a Filly Nr. 14 para barbas duras. They are good but, IMHO, not worth that much. For that money, you get a couple or more of equally good straights.

I prefer my #14 Doble Temple honed by Sham over the #14 EPBD. It's double-plus wonderful, but I still prefer the Wusthof I bought from Sham.

Today I bought a #13 DT on the bay for $202 to round out my collection. Sorry to whomever I beat for that one, but I was willing to go to $250.

I guess I am part of the problem :)

That is quite a bit more than I paid for a lightly used Livi Takeda Damascus 6/8ths. And I would much rather have the Livi.

I do have a Barbas Duras, but it is a 13 and cost less than half of this 14. Plus you don't see a 13 Barbas Duras every day.

While the razor is no longer made, the demand seems out of proportion. The sellers are sly foxes, and I don't suppose we as a group have done anything to lessen demand.

But my razor buying days are over for a while. The HVAC unit in the house went south this last weekend! I won't be driving up the prices on anything for a bit.

What about prices for Filarmonica Medallon series?
I see them getting sold on EBay for around $500.00.
Are they better shavers then regular Filarmonica DT 13?

I guess it depends on how much you want a Filly! :)

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Originally Posted by Stubear

I guess it depends on how much you want a Filly! :)

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+1 That is all there is to it really!
I'll bet that 50 bucks is all it would take to get a good shaver, perhaps even less.

My best Filly cost me half of the EPBD, but I still wanted the EPBD asap:)

My fear is that it's really gonna start to cost me a pretty penny when I start to look at the fine customs out there..
That $1450 Livi for instance..
RAD is fun:)