Dont these look a little fishy?
4X Palmera 26mm 8 8 Straight Razors Get A Custom Set of Scales 12 28 12 | eBay
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Dont these look a little fishy?
4X Palmera 26mm 8 8 Straight Razors Get A Custom Set of Scales 12 28 12 | eBay
Dont know him personally, but he has been selling razors on the bay for a long time, and often has some nice items.
I do recall when he had that auction, but it was a "your choice of one of these"
I have seen this same ad for "last one" before, but I assume it simply never sold the last time he posted it at the price he was asking.
i think it says only one left again , one with semi translucent horn scalesQuote:
Originally Posted by Magpie
The blades themselves look legit. A little misleading in the way he represents the whole ordeal however. I guess it's always buyer beware and be sure to check for, and read the fine print.
i've bought from this seller many times. Each time has been fine. the ad actually used to have a "how many you want buy" box, but since 3 of the 4 are gone, it does look odd with the "4x" in the title.
He is pretty responsive IMHO and apparently set up a site you can find in some ads.
I was thinking that it was for 4 of them! Also it seems like the blade stamping is poor quality and if you look closely at the pics the finish on the tang is poor, all the Palmera ive seen look high quality! must be me.
Definately missleading, but if you look at the seller other items, looks like a lot of nice razors.
I agree it's misleading.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
i have a couple of these examples (and other palmeras/filles, JMP, etc) and the stampings are fine in comparison to other palmeras or spanish blades, its definietly a different style of stamp font though.
I Know Dom well,He is 100& legit as are the Blades,they came from a dealer in portugal who had a very large cache of them,Some of which I was able to get.
They are the finest razors I have ever used (disclaimer)I have no interests at all in his auction items.
That being said the scales were all wonky form being stored for decades.
I re-did all mine in Ivory.
Pixelfixed, is the finish on your Palmeras, the same as this one?
Attachment 118836
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
pixelfixed, this was my dream 7 day set, plamear 14s in ivory, i didn't know that you had aready did it… drooling all over my keyboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I have the blades all sitting and waiting until i could source some scale stock, but I couldn't get my hands on any. so jealous right now.
martin, i can take a pic of mine
That is one heckuva seven day set!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
The Palmera's are stellar shaver and great lookers, but in a set like this, wow!
No,Mine have a much higher polish (the blades are as they came from the factory) They also had the orig boxes as used at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
My feeling is these were the last batch Palmera made.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...econe/font.jpg
Yes,we had talked a couple yrs back as I recall:)Quote:
Originally Posted by globaldev
her are some pics and comparisons
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q...122_112735.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-S...529_115837.jpg
i added in the other laser etched palmeras for comp. one is so light it can only be seen in an off angle. the other is very dark
Very Nice,perhaps the etched Blades were the later blades,I have both,I also have a German,Vollmer marked Palmera.Quote:
Originally Posted by globaldev
The beauty of these razors to me is the Sq,points are 8/8+ extream bellied hollows,you can actually feel them Flex when shaving and they sing like crazy.
The round points are all 15/16.
i knew you had done three or four, but i didn't realize it was at least 7. ohh, the agony! please let me know if you ever come across some for a torn soul like me.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
He sells per blade, and the Palmera finish is legit, I have seen a bunch of them they all looked like that.
And you have honed a few of them also stefan:)
Here is another Palmera I have never been able to get any info on.
Blade is 7/8,no #14,only 225,fabrique en espana.
Other side is stamped Juan Vollmer et cie with the palmera logo.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...one/palmVv.jpg
great shavers, certainly with I had some extra dough to get one of those big boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Seems like quite a difference between the one i posted and the one from Pixelfixed and Globaldev. But ill take your word for it perhaps a later example of Palmeras as previously mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by mainaman
i saw that also how it looks more "worn". but it also looks like it was manipulated by something like sand paper or it could very well just be the lighting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
I honed a bunch of Bill's Palmeras and the engraving on the tang looked pretty similar. I personally can't wee any problem with the ones currently for sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
He used to sell #14s before as well only he also had horn scale sets added to the razor for people to change the scales if they wanted.
Stefan,I think he is talking about the finish,the stamping is the same.
The finish of the blade?Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Hard to tell from the pics, he mentions hand finish but I am nit sure what that means.
You can see the same changes in the finish on the Filly razors between the end runs and the earlier models.
I also know Dom, and sells fantastic stuff... Here's one of the ones I just got in that he also rescaled in ivory for me, the Palmera 14 this thread is about lolAttachment 120072Attachment 120073
That Ivory looks familiar:)
And here was the reason I feel in love with these blades (Palmera) the first one I bought off of Pixelfixed :-) thanks again buddy! Now I scour the Internet looking for more! Haha Attachment 120074Attachment 120075
Also I received that JNAT from Dom, best finisher to date....
And here's a pic of the 14 next to a 8/8 w&b just for size reference.Attachment 120076
I have all the Palmeras:) you will find no more:)Unless you want to trade that W&B
Actually those Round points are harder to find than the sqs.Glad you happy with it.
Oooo now u want to trade huh! My my my how the tables do turn lol
Yeah, haven't actually shaved with the square one yet, waiting for my tony miller strop to come in... Only the best stropping for my palmeras lol, but the round point one I got for u....best straight shave by far! Actually thinking about doing what u did, loving that 7 day set in ivory.
