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12-06-2012, 04:01 PM #1
Eh, they ebb and flow. Many of the guys here speak of the good ole days. When filly's and other razors were had at reasonable price.
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12-06-2012, 04:08 PM #2
This has been going on for quite some time.
I don't look much these days at razors but a few years ago you would find around 1200 or so listings. That has mushroomed to over 6K now. Much is a lot of junk with guys hoping for a quick profitable sale. Like everything else the supply of quality stuff is more limited and as more guys desire these razors the price will continue to climb.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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12-06-2012, 05:05 PM #3
I was watching that one too. At six minutes left is was $88. I knew it would sell for more than that, but I did not see the $550 price tag coming.
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12-06-2012, 05:17 PM #4
For the filly or big meat choppers, don't waste your time w/ ebay. You can keep an eye out on the classifieds here and pick one up ready to go for the same price vrs. having to pay to have it restored, or materials to restore it yourself + what you paid on ebay for the thing, and god help you if it needs a regrind and you can't do it yourself; that's another $100+ right there. Anyone looking to bid $300 on these unrestored, and think they're going to get their money back plus a profit is few, far, and in between as far as that happening. Those are the ones usually getting it for themselves, which even to resell it will lose money for what they have in it. I just pass on em', that's just me. Once the hype and fascination dies off, and the prices drop I may partake, regardless of how long it takes.
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12-06-2012, 06:21 PM #5
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Thanked: 480Filly razors, and W & B both have been climbing more and more. Are they worth that kind of money? who is to say? But every day that goes by, there are fewer and fewer in excellent condition. And as us users take the NOS and turn it into 'used" there will be less and less. It was not all that long ago that NOS DublDucks and Fillies would show up on the bay every few weeks. Not so much now.
I suggest making friends with people here, and buying trading amongst ourselves.
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12-06-2012, 06:54 PM #6
I haven't been involved in the SR world that long, but I've been on ebay since WAY back... Part of the problem is that the NIBBLERS are driving the prices up. 45 bids? Seriously? I'm seeing these things get pushed way out of any sort of reasonable price LONG before auction end because they throw a silly proxy bid instead of just placing the auction on their watch list. Basically, it's a bunch of people who don't really know how ebay works, much less how to WORK IT.
Last edited by Furcifer; 12-06-2012 at 07:09 PM.
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12-06-2012, 06:58 PM #7
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Thanked: 6Totally agree. The forums are the best place to buy. I find everyone here is more honest and open where an ebay seller might try to hid a flaw
I see the 'nibbling' bring up the prices a bit, but the razor in question went from 88 to 550 in the last 2 minutes so this is hardly a case of people gradually pushing up the price. I've seen these auctions go way out of hand on several occasions. Ultimately its up to the buyer who wins to determine their maximum sale price. Does nibbling put the price up a bit? yes, is it the reason we see these crazy 5-600 bids on these razors? Hardly.