Thread: Dubl Duck Reaper, insane starting bid!

Guys, maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I think the razor in this new auction is actually the same as the one in this auction from March:

RARE Old DUBL DUCK Lifetime GRIM REAPER Straight Razor - eBay (item 350331031208 end time Mar-30-10 19:04:08 PDT)

It's hard to say because the photos from the old auction have been removed (which is why I always post a full photo here PLUS the link so that the photo gets preserved). If it's not the same razor, then excuse the mistake, but the leather case looks really familiar to me. It might also explain why there's such a high opening bid -- because the seller just bought the thing a month ago, saw what it was, and now wants to sell it at a profit.

Personally, I've never seen the sense of these Reaper razors. When they are on eBay, they are never in great condition and always have scales so warped and pins so loose that, on any other razor, they would get replaced immediately. So why do people tolerate it on these razors? I mean, look at it this way, even when people pay an arm and a leg for one of those NOS EPBDs, at least they are getting a really nice shaving razor in the deal (even if the price is a bit high). So why pay the same premium for some non-working POC?

Anyway, that's my $.02. Feel free to flame-roast me now!

Originally Posted by JeffE

Guys, maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I think the razor in this new auction is actually the same as the one in this auction from March:

I don't think it is the same one. For one thing, IIRC, the pouch on the former auction had the fold over closure while this one is torn off. Finally, checking the end date of the auction and looking at the feedback archive of both there is no corresponding feedback between them.

For a straight razor shaver it is probably not worth the $ for one of these but if a guy had the collecting bug, shaver or not, and has a collection of ducks the lack of a reaper is a large hole in the collection. FWIW, I like my reaper way more than my wonderedge when it comes to shaving. OTOH, I wouldn't want to pay the freight for that one.