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  1. 01-10-2007, 05:01 AM #1
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    Default Think I snagged a good deal here...

    Just sniped this tonight:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWN:IT&ih=004

    I'm thinking these won't be newbie-friendly blades. They look like they'll be fun to work on. Maybe I'll just have to keep one or two of them.

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    So you're the one lol. I put in a semi-serious bid of 20ish but I wasn't too sorry to see the other guy outbid me and you to snipe him. I recommend giving the middle one away to a newb. The other two will make either great rotation shavers or re-sale pieces.
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    They do look quite nice yeah. Newbie blades for sure.
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    Ilija,

    The seller had two bidders asking if he would ship to Canada, and I was wondering if I was bidding against you and X. I guessed right.

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  5. 01-10-2007, 02:58 PM #5
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    E-bay is all about who's willing to pay more. I don't really mind it if someone bids against me. Since I got all the razors I really need for a personal rotation, sometimes I'll put in a real final bid fairly early on and won't lament the fact that someone outbid me.. Most of the razors I bid on these days will get sold anyways.
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  6. 01-10-2007, 03:10 PM #6
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    I know what you mean. I've just started using Gixen.com, which is cool because I can just set a bid and forget about it. When I was bidding early it seemed like the razors would always go for $.50 more than what I bid--very annoying. This way I just pay what I want to pay and no more.

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  7. 01-14-2007, 02:27 AM #7
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    Well, Ilija, I hate to rub it in, but these razors came today... I'm quite pleased. They're all in pretty good shape. The W&B, properly listed, probably would have gone for more than $50. The scales are horn and in pretty good shape, and the blade had only a few small rust spots--most of the discoloration was just water staining. It may go to Joe for a regrind later...

    The other big Sheffield is nearly a wedge, and it was almost shave-ready. It had a nice bevel and shaved arm hair, so it won't be hard to get it up to par.

    I think I'll sell the third razor to a newbie and keep the others. They'd make great restoration projects someday.

    No more gloating, I promise.

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  8. 01-14-2007, 03:08 AM #8
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    Lol in any case I'm happy for ya Josh
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