Thread: German officer's razor?! Oh please.

Here is his response to my question, asking if he had any documentation to support his claim and justify his high asking price:

Hi,

the provenance of the item makes it most likely that it belonged to a Wehrmacht
officer rather then a regular soldier. It came to us as part of a lot of captured German
gear and there were many razors but most were common type safety razors that were
distributed among regular soldiers. There were few straight razors like this one of
different brands that were privately bought as was often the case with some officers
who even had their uniforms tailor made in order to take advantage of higher quality
materials and craftsmanship.
So, it's possible that it didn't belong to an officer but it's very unlikely. Thanks for
your interest.

Ivo

- globalantiques

Originally Posted by burns420

Here is his response to my question, asking if he had any documentation to support his claim and justify his high asking price:

Hi,

the provenance of the item makes it most likely that it belonged to a Wehrmacht
officer rather then a regular soldier.

Ivo

- globalantiques

"most likely" is not provenance . The seller needs a name , and real proof of who the razor belonged to , and it's chain of progression into his/her hands .

And then after I responded, he sent me this:

Hi,

I'm not talking about value but about statistics. Out of 100 or so razors, only half a dozen were
of this type. These are not made for the Wehrmacht, thus guaranteed private purchase.
Considering the limits regular soldiers had on personal items to bring with them, it's highly
unlikely that one of them would bring his own razor and not use the one provided to him by
the military.
We have documentation for our entire purchase of the German warehouse, $200,000+ in
captured German equipment. However, we're not providing as proof to our claims because it's
internal company information. Our reputation, 20+ years in business and lifetime authenticity warranty for all our items speak for themselves.
Feel free to make and offer that seems fair to you. Consider that we offer free shipping and
eBay-PayPal fees also affect the price. Thanks.

Ivo

- globalantiques



I guess I should have realized, FREE shipping and 3% paypal fees more than double the price. Man, I have so much to learn.

I think I would make an offer . It looks like a very nice razor . But my offer would be the based on the amount I think the razor would be worth without the so called , "provenance" .

Oh crap ! I just looked at the pic of the razor again , and saw those scales . Don't buy it ! The scales aren't right , they're too short for the razor , and look like they've been butchered . $10 , for the blade , would be my offer .