here is a vintage norton razor hone on ebay, just thought you guys might want to know about it....
Norton Razor Hone Very RARE Combination Stone Behr Manning Highly Desirable | eBay
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here is a vintage norton razor hone on ebay, just thought you guys might want to know about it....
Norton Razor Hone Very RARE Combination Stone Behr Manning Highly Desirable | eBay
Wow, I wonder who owns it. :shrug:
This is something I have been wondering for a while - are Norton barber hones really, really, REALLY good, or is this just another flavour of the month collector-driven high price thing?
EDIT: I should note that I have no interest in buying one (once my Zulu Grey arrives, that will be it for me for hones at least for a while). I'm just really genuinely curious.
I suspect that the OP owns it & did not bother to read the rules before starting the thread.
Just noticed that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
To the OP: if that is yours, just a heads-up that advertising one's own auctions is frowned upon on SRP.
I dont have one nor do i want one but the reviews for this hone are outstanding!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cangooner
oops, sorry bout that, i haven't been dealing with the internet long now, i was just thinking that maybe someone would be interested....should I delete it? oh, and yes, it's a very good hone, i found this in my grandfather's shop and used it a couple times before i found out it was so sought after...i have a straight razor and it really did a fantastic job, but that's just my opinion..
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ummm, how in the world do i delete this thread?
I don't know if that is something that users other than moderators can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by tralay
Tralay, you didn't even bother to check in with the desk clerk, you headed straight for the continental breakfast. Attachment 110754
hahaha, I tend to find myself in those kinds of situations alot HirlauQuote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
My opinion is that you should keep it for yourself and that can be the first piece in your hone/stone collection. Heck of a way to start out!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by tralay
C'mon and join us on the dark side... hehehe
Simple solution. Pres edit exchange what you have written for something like "sorry my fault" and send it.
Just looking at dates:
Is it just consequence that you have no SRP registerred history untill you posted your hone on bay and what I consider as advertisement here?
I'd have to assume, from selling a friend's frictionite stones, that the best thing you can do with any small razor hone is make sure the listings can be purchased in australia...
...because the guys who want to use them to touch up an axe will pay a lot more for the stones than anyone using a razor will. At least most of the time. Every stone I got decent coin for went to guys using axes, specifically in australia. The one stone that I didn't open to international shipping (a #00) didn't really sell that well domestically.
Presume that the folks paying $900 for a norton hone are also going to use them on axes during competitions.
+1 for that, check out this thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveW
http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...bay-story.html
just to let you guys know, the hone went for $1,052 today to a guy from canada
The Canadian dollar is stronger than it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by tralay
Not to be a skeptic. What stops some dude in china with a computerized lathe from knocking one of these off so often and passing them on for that months gas money?
Not to be cheap, but if you can't do it for 100$ bucks it might not be worth it.
Perhaps lack of the available abrasive of this quality.
They would be hard for the chinese to duplicate. It's not the looks that are different than other razor hones (on these or the frictionites), it's the feel and the edge.
I wonder if the canadian buyer is a proxy buyer for someone in australia, or if they're just an enthusiast.
Every frictionite hone I've sold that was open to australia went to australia. This last week, I sold a big #00 (selling all of these for a friend), and it went to wisconsin, and when I looked at the details for the sale, the address was just a US address receiving packages for an email address of an aussie. Some enterprising australian has realized they can get a good deal if they can have someone receive packages for them in auctions not open to aussies (in this case, i didn't, because the big #00s - 8 inches long - wouldn't fit in a small flat rate box.
it would be really hard to duplicate the box that it comes in, plus the pictures would have to be legible and it would be extremely hard to get one to look like a real norton....I don't see it happening....in fact, just the box itself would give it away im pretty sure
all of the manmade hones i bought and resold for good money
have always ben to a buyer in that country.
