Thread: eBay User, show yourself!

Ok, so I was planning a hostile takeover on a pretty nice W&B razor in an otherwise relatively plain razor lot. I wait until the last minute and snipe the auction only to be outbid with 6 seconds left!

So, if any of you are eBay luvshavin, I have to say for a bit there I was hoppin' mad until I realized I was going to do the same thing that was done to me....

Enjoy your razors, and I hope the W&B cleans up nicely since that was going to be my plan anyways!

luvshavin has been around a long time. He is a buyer, seller and collector. I always try to snip with 3 seconds left.........lol. As we all have learned, never take a razor on ebay personally, you end up spending way too much. Have fun. Lynn

yea, I know alot of people don't like snipers on Eboy but personally I've found that if you do it the "respectable" way someone else will just nickle and dime your bid and wind up outbidding you by a buck or two. So I've found that bid in the last few seconds is the way to go.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

yea, I know alot of people don't like snipers on Eboy but personally I've found that if you do it the "respectable" way someone else will just nickle and dime your bid and wind up outbidding you by a buck or two. So I've found that bid in the last few seconds is the way to go.

I learned that the hard way the first couple of times I tried to be "nice".

I always use a web-based sniper (Bidnapper) for everything except 'buy it now' stuff. That way my bid goes in at the last second and no lost sleep. There's other services out there, that's just the one I've been using for the past few years.




Wayne

I have been browsing the "straight razor" category of ebay regularly for almost 2 months now (it's a nice past time) and certain names have become a bit familiar to me. hotwirez, jeauxmaru, razors_n_stuff etc. On some occasssions, i have half the mind to write something like " hey there, i noticed that you've bid on an item that i'm interested in too, are you a member of straightrazorplace btw? if you really like or need this item i won't put a bid..."
I believe there's absolutely nothing wrong in a bidding war (whoever wants it bad the most and willing to shell out the most cash wins) but i also believe that a little diplomacy and consideration (perhaps esp. with co-SRPers) should benefit everyone more in the long run. Plus it feels more "civil" to me =).

Originally Posted by adjustme69

As we all have learned, never take a razor on ebay personally, you end up spending way too much. Have fun. Lynn

Good advice =) instead of engaging myself in a bidding war, i try to practice p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e instead. The market in 'the bay' seems to be rather brisk, but still once in a while, a rather overlooked auction comes and you get a good deal =) i think i did rather good on this one and i'm sure others have had even better deals: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6589009247
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I'm a tad bugged by the collectors who just have more money than everyone else on the planet and buy all the nice used razors. They don't shave with 'em, or even look at them. They just out bid us and throw them into the closet for the day they want to update their collection. I don't get it at all. Its like the guys who go to the pawn dealership and buy a mounted head and hang it on their wall. Otherwise, for guys who really use the stuff, its snipe heaven. I always just bid the most I'm willing to pay for a razor and wait and see what happens. Luckily I prefer purchasing new anyway.

I'd like to chime in here.
While it's annoying to see a lot of nice razors end up in just a few hands, it's really inevitable and just part of collecting in general. Straight razors are probably underfollowed and undervalued. They are really cool items that hold a lot of nostalgic value and they are dirt cheap. My firend collects watches and the cheapest one he has is probably 100,000.00. He recently discovered Japanese knives and bought 10k worth of hand forged kinves saying that this market is may undervalued. The knife guys couldn't believe it when he basically scooped up the world inventory of one maker.

I do find it unethical to collude with other buyers to keep the price down on an ebay auction. I recently pulled a very expensive fly reel from eBay suspecting this very thing.

Yes, sniping is the optimal strategy for time limit auctions. I do it too.

Originally Posted by Korndog

He recently discovered Japanese knives and bought 10k worth of hand forged kinves saying that this market is may undervalued.

I am beginning to grow interest in kitchen cutlery myself, and when browsing the web, I coudn't believe my eyes when I saw the prices on those japanese knifes either... I mean, the average good quality razor goes for the same as the top of the line hand forged damascus and carbon combo... The diference in prices is the market... Not many people need straight razor, but quite few, and all pro chefs need a descent kitchen knife.

Nenad.

p.s. Larry, I am eyeballing my first exotic chefs knife, expect some Q's from me

Originally Posted by superfly

I mean, the average good quality razor goes for the same as the top of the line hand forged damascus and carbon combo... The diference in prices is the market... Not many people need straight razor, but quite few, and all pro chefs need a descent kitchen knife. Nenad.
p.s. Larry, I am eyeballing my first exotic chefs knife, expect some Q's from me

Yes, it's really strange that the knives go for as little as they do compared to straight razors. A 240mm Cowry-X Gyuto by Hattori is perhaps the top chef's knife in the world and only goes for about a grand. Feel free to ask me anything about these knives. Pickapepa (sp?) on this site is VERY knowledgeable as well.