Thread: Talk About Your Ebay Razors

Yes, but are they worth so much more than other similar razors?

Originally Posted by adjustme69

Don Walters once told me that when Puma's went up to $180, he started selling Henckels. He thought very highly of both brands. So do I. I have about 6 Puma's and they are really super nice shavers. Up in my top 10 for sure. Lynn

I actully just picked up a Henckels #50 from ebay. It looks very nice and everybody knows about their quality knife blades, so I figured it would be a good second to my Dubl Duck for now at least. My worry now is that I've grabbed a stainless steel blade and will have trouble producing an edge. I also imagine that the tensile response of the stainless blade will not be as pleasant to shave with as the carbon.

Does anybody have any information about which blades Henckels makes as stainless and which are carbon? email me please.

I picked up a few Friordors on Ebay and they were terrific shavers. They hold an extremely sharp edge a long time, and they're not especially difficult to work with.

Originally Posted by xman

Does anybody have any information about which blades Henckels makes as stainless and which are carbon? email me please.

Speaking only in generalities, the better razors were made with 3 pins. I see a lot of those go by without bids. Many times you can snag one for less than $10. Clean it up a little and you have yourself a $75 razor. Just look for damage in the photos or the description. Ask the seller if you are not sure. Don't mess with damaged razors unless you are already pretty good at restoring them.

Do not get in a bidding war. Our testosterone gets us into trouble every time. Put in what you are willing to pay right from the get go. If it goes past that, find another one.

I only snipe for my razors. That way, there is never a pissing contest. I just snagged a beautiful Case. Check it out...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3AIT&rd=1

You can see that all 399h did was drive up the price. He kept trying to just barely get past the previous high bidder. These people usually just wind up giving up, but only after causing damage. Wrong mentality. Don't pussyfoot. You want something, take it.

The previous high bid was around $76 which belonged to 413larryj. He had put up to $84 for a bid. Enter 399j again. Finally, he gets a pair and bids $88.77, which put the high at $85. Now we get twayneb with a snipe bid of $89.77 and that takes care of ole 399j... again. twayneb did ok, he just didn't put enough money on it. For about 6 seconds, he thought he made the score of the week.

I was the spoiler, but three days ago I put in my snipe bid of $236 and change because that is how much I was willing to pay for it. Had I put that bid right from the beginning, both 399j and 413 larryj would have bumped the price up a couple bucks at a time until they both gave up around $140... maybe. The point is I would have paid a lot more than the $90.77 I did pay because of the bidding war.

Give it a shot once or twice... it's addicting

That is good advice. I learned that a while back when I got beat for a razor I wanted. Now I figure out what I can afford and snipe that at the end. I got a beautiful Puma 4/8 a few weeks ago by doing that. :twisted:

After reading this site which is great...I realize how dumb I am. I got three razors. One is stainless and the other two are from Pakistan. Will I ever learn.

ebay can be a difficult experience for a newbie, but it doesn't have to be. It's all in the attitude. I learned long ago that it's ok not to win all the time, you can usually find another item later on and try again. I used to get upset if I got sniped at the end of an auction, but now I pretty much expect it and bid accordingly.

A couple of things I wish I knew then that I know now...

1. look at the spine in the picture to assess honing wear,
2. some pitting is OK as long as it's not near the edge
3. look in other categories for straights, do a broader search than just in the straight razor category
4. an ugly duckling sometimes turns into a swan...

This is a new one on me, Item number: 6550000689 I have seen knives with a titanium coting but a razor? Tell me has amyone come up with a titanium that will hold an eadge?


mason

Originally Posted by Ruckeriii

This is a new one on me, Item number: 6550000689 I have seen knives with a titanium coting but a razor? Tell me has amyone come up with a titanium that will hold an eadge?


mason

All of the other razors this person is selling are pakistani junk. This one probably is also.
I would not pay $1 for that razor.

A differnet one......?

I bought one on eBay a while back... it was a "Dixie Blue Steel", if that means anything (LOL)
It was listed as "shorty blade with regular sized handle".
I was curious so I put a $5 bid in and got it.
When it arrived IO laughed to myself... it was a "shorty" blade alright. There was a very old note inside the original box that said, "put out back. dropped on floor in shop.... chipp.... ade" (some couldn't be read)

The toe had obviously been chipped out at some point, but you can see a mark (like gun-blue) where someone marked the razor to where they wanted it cut.
It has been made a 'semi-round' point (most of these I think were square points, but I am no expert)... kind of crude looking....
BUT... a little time on the Norton and my old barber hone and it is a very nice shaver! It's a 4/8ths blade and being short, very manoeverable!

I am happy with it for $5.

- Gramps