Excellent observations on Ebay, Quick. I could not agree more. It's lost its appeal a bit for me since all of yooze are watching it all of the time now..

I go mainly for stones vs. razors and agree the deals are when they're mislabeled and the seller has no idea that they are selling a vintage cottie or Thuringian. I've purchased coticules for $15-$20 shipped. I got a great condition Imperial hollow ground razor and vintage coticule combo both for $27 including shipping on an auction site.

It's amusing to me that there are new razor sellers on Ebay. There used to be Altima55, Philotrix, Mr. Berens and a few other non-USA sellers and that was about it. Now I see more with a seemingly endless supply of razors selling on Ebay.

I'm to the point in my razor possession and collection where I have far more razors in need of some resto than I have time. Therefore my acquisition appetite is very selective (and therefore not as exciting!!). I stopped at 4 antique stores yesterday and found nothing worth buying. Too expensive or too crappy.

It seems Ebay razor sellers are getting more savvy in that they're setting a minimum bid; maybe that doesn't make much difference in the end, but it keeps people like me from bidding at all on a razor in need of work that may already be set at $15 + shipping.

Chris L