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11-16-2012, 03:34 PM #1
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Thanked: 10I didn't mean to discourage anyone, was just wandering if that high of a price is normal. I've only recently become aware of the reapers and seen a few of them at auction in the last few months. None were in that kind of condition but I was trying to figure what the draw was for everyone.
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11-16-2012, 03:48 PM #2
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Thanked: 3222I think Jimmy gave you the answer and condition is key. Condition is the end all and be all for serious collectors. As you yourself admitted none of the $100.00 variety you have seen were in as good a condition. You have to compare apples to apples.
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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11-16-2012, 03:50 PM #3
I have never seen a reaper anywhere near $100 that needed a cleanup or a little more work. Usually for that price the scales are toast and/or the blade has very serious issues.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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11-16-2012, 04:13 PM #4
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Thanked: 13234Yeppers,
Reaper scales are Catalin and very susceptible to Cell Rot.. Most have warp
To find a Reaper with bright Yellow scales and no warp is very rare, then comes the normal blade issues for older razors,, Consider that you see about 20 Wonderedge razors to every one Reaper in the wild and you can see how the good ones get up there fast...
Wanna see a nice Reaper ???
That is what a really good one looks like see how the scales are still Light Yellow and haven't started the decay... This razor has not been restored
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11-16-2012, 06:58 PM #5
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Thanked: 480Dont forget, there was also the DD "Lifetime" which was NOT a reaper. just a more modern "safety" type hair shaper thingy. I see those all the time for under 100
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11-16-2012, 07:01 PM #6
Just IMHO, and based on only having one ...... they are not better shavers than a dubl duck special #1 or what have you. The one I had was a good shave but the tang was skinny with no jimps, and it had a 5/8 or maybe 11/16 blade. Took a good edge but not better than any other 'good' Solingen razor of that vintage.
I sold mine because I didn't like the skinny tang. It was awkward to hold for my thick fingers. It is a cool looking razor and a collectible. I'm just saying this for all of the guys who haven't had one and want to know what all the excitement is about.
Last edited by JimmyHAD; 11-16-2012 at 07:06 PM.
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11-16-2012, 11:09 PM #7
The original Bresnick Lifetime was a precursor to the more well known Reaper. The Vesuvius if I recall correctly.
No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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11-17-2012, 12:07 AM #8
I've seen good condition Reapers, which are very rare, fetch $600-$700.
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11-18-2012, 03:18 PM #9
Here is a link to a thread with the razor TBS is referring to, http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...im-reaper.html
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