Encased Tangs.....

[Chaaaz]

Just snagged what appears to be a very nice razor off eBay, with an encased tang. Not sure if it is horn or plastic of some sort (it's not here yet). I just put a pic up in my folder here on SRP, at any rate. It's the "Wilbert" on page two.

Q. Have not seen that many razors about with the tangs encased. Was just wondering if that was a manufacturing fad at some point, or if it was an indicator of higher-end razors? The ones I have seen have commanded a pretty penny online.....

...any insight on encased tangs? Anyone have any?

[sensei_kyle]

I thought you weren't buying any more razors Chaaaz....

You gots the bug really bad. If you need to make room for any of your new acquisitions, I'll help you store them ink:

If you can access the gallery, throw a picture of it up there. I have never seen one like you describe.

[Chaaaz]

I actually took a couple I wanted OFF my watch list at the last moment, but THIS one was calling my name! I did put a pic of it up on the second page of my folder, Kyle.....the "Wilbert".

I also just received a beautiful old PUMA-SPECIAL, with a PUMA logo'd faux wood box to go with it, and also a CLAUSS Blue Steel squarepoint. Will be honing them up this weekend. Yay!

*sigh*

I do have it bad!

But I can quit buying razors whenever I want! Really I can....just let me get that one more.....

[imported_Tony Miller]

Chaaz,
You can quit I know it! I had it bad too but I quit, it was hard but I had to do it. Next week will be the last week I buy any more razors, or maybe the week after that, surely by July 4th and after that maybe only a few a week, unless something really nice comes along, or I get a good deal, but after that I'm done, finished, nada, no more than 3 or 4 after that in a two week period, not counting anything over 7/8 or gold washed blade round points of course, with a limit 20 or so by summers end with the exception of a few Dubl Ducs and maybe something nice for my birthday, hey, what a better way to end summer than a few (no more than a dozen) new razors so lets add a few more for Labor day then tht's it (for a while) , honest. it's not hard, really.
If I did it you can too.......maybe <g>.
Tony

[Chaaaz]

Must ....hold ....on.......

Then of course, there is the near mint DD Wonderedge going for (when I last looked) for about $250 on eBay!

No, no, can't. Won't.

But there are a few 'gems' out there calling my name!

But must ....hold.....on......! Must .......

[Kelly]

There are a TON of sweet razors on eBay right now. Im trying to get a "feel" for the market of some razors I want to try out some day so my "watch list" has:

• Puma High class
  a very unsual Areuka
  Henckels 415
  Puma INOX
  Puma #63
  Friodur 6/8, 7/8 and 8/8
  Wonderedge (which is only at $158 so far)
  Filarmonica
  Puma 222
  and a Luna Special....

Good hell ......its a good thing Im poor and banned from toys for a little while.

[randydance062449]

Hey guys! You cannot quit buying now! The best time to buy on Ebay is during the Fall and early Winter! The time to stop is after January1! No kidding, a lot of people go on vacation during the summer and after that there is the holiday season. The sellers are still listing but the number of buyers is less!

Hang in there and just make it a New Years resolution to stop, for awhile anyway, after the first of the year. :P

Yeah, right, fat chance, :roll:

[uthed]

Dunno' .... I think I still hold the eBay record for a Wonderedge that I listed days before Christmas 2003 -- NOS with an offer to keen, it sold for just under $500 :shock:

I *do* think summer is slower as peeps go on vacation, but that is also a good time to buy as *other* folks try desperately (lower prices) to *sell* their stuff to *pay* for a vaction .... ink:

After a time, you get to know what is generally available and what is rarely offered at ANY time .... John's recent 8/8 Henckel friodur razor last week was an example of rare!

[Anonymous]

I thought you weren't buying any more razors Chaaaz....

You gots the bug really bad. If you need to make room for any of your new acquisitions, I'll help you store them ink:

If you can access the gallery, throw a picture of it up there. I have never seen one like you describe.

[Anonymous]

I actually took a couple I wanted OFF my watch list at the last moment, but THIS one was calling my name! I did put a pic of it up on the second page of my folder, Kyle.....the "Wilbert".

I also just received a beautiful old PUMA-SPECIAL, with a PUMA logo'd faux wood box to go with it, and also a CLAUSS Blue Steel squarepoint. Will be honing them up this weekend. Yay!

*sigh*

I do have it bad!

But I can quit buying razors whenever I want! Really I can....just let me get that one more.....