Thread: Wapi's cost what?

Originally Posted by dave5225

Let's see , you can get a shave ready Dovo from SRD for about the same money that the Wapi went for . Which proves to me that some ebay bidders have no common sense . I haven't bought anything from ebay for the past 3 years , because of crazy bidding , like this . Sure , you can get some good deals if you spend enough time looking for them , but I don't have that much free time .

Wapis are NOS, harder to come by than a couple of years ago.

Originally Posted by rjezuit

Look a little bit back in the completed listings. Someone paid over $200 for one.

I have got a few living in my closet :-)

Originally Posted by Kees

Wapis are NOS, harder to come by than a couple of years ago.




I have got a few living in my closet :-)

Sell them on ebay!

i was somewhat interested in checking one out until i read all the mixed QC reports...now, no way

The wapis werent near as bad as the Gold dollars, but they had their issues. Great shavers though once fixed(if needed).

The Wapis had a heel problem, although different from the GD's and DA's, it wasn't the form it was in the steel about 30-40% of them after a few honings had the steel in the last inch or so of the heel just fall apart... It was almost like they had a temperd edge and an un-tempered center..

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The Wapis had a heel problem, although different from the GD's and DA's, it wasn't the form it was in the steel about 30-40% of them after a few honings had the steel in the last inch or so of the heel just fall apart... It was almost like they had a temperd edge and an un-tempered center..

Hush Glen! Kees and I were just about to abscond some obscene profits. I curse your fingers man!

Originally Posted by syslight

Hush Glen! Kees and I were just about to abscond some obscene profits. I curse your fingers man!

May his stones go soft!

Rolls back the hands of time...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...g-my-wapi.html


Note the difference in times.. Back then any honing problem was Overhoning

I never had any issues whatsoever with any of the Wapis I bought. They honed in about 2 minutes and I still have one left that I shave with now and again - same edge as I put on it over 5 years ago and still fine. All of mine were the SFK stamped shanks, which I seem to recall were a different (better?) batch or something... sorry, memory is not what it used to be and I couldn't be bothered using the search to find out if I am right or not - I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong

Based on my experience with them, they shave in the same ballpark as any Dovo I've come across, and have a similar proportion of quality control issues. The only issue I have with the Wapi is the scales - certainly heavy and out of balance with the blade - but you do get used to it and many people simply rescaled them anyway.

The cheapest Dovo you can buy in Australia is about $120. So although 80 bucks for a Wapi seems just plain wrong to me, I can see why they might fetch that price. Makes me glad I bought mine when I did though....

James.

mine are also the SFK models. no honing issues and the scales sort of grow on you after a while. guess i was lucky.