Thread: Flying Dutchman by C.S. Bresnick

so the amount of money a razor sells for determines how rare a razor is ?

Originally Posted by sharpshavefun007

so the amount of money a razor sells for determines how rare a razor is ?

No. A rare razor is a rare razor no matter the going price. Same holds true for a "common" razor.

Originally Posted by sharpshavefun007

so the amount of money a razor sells for determines how rare a razor is ?

I think that rare is one thing and demand is another. A Wonderedge isn't rare but usually fetches a heck of a price IME if it is in decent shape. OTOH, an obscure Solingen marque may be far more uncommon, even rare, and bring very little in an auction.

My remark that the Dutchman brought $15.00 was sort of sour grapes. I had it in my watched items and planned to bid but got distracted. Two that I know of have popped up in the last couple of weeks. They may be the only two extant in the world or there maybe thousands of them out there.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I think that rare is one thing and demand is another. A Wonderedge isn't rare but usually fetches a heck of a price IME if it is in decent shape. OTOH, an obscure Solingen marque may be far more uncommon, even rare, and bring very little in an auction.

My remark that the Dutchman brought $15.00 was sort of sour grapes. I had it in my watched items and planned to bid but got distracted. Two that I know of have popped up in the last couple of weeks. They may be the only two extant in the world or there maybe thousands of them out there.

Must have been that hole in your head that distrated you!






It's a bad addiction, my friend!

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Must have been that hole in your head that distrated you!

Good point .. not my head but the observation....

I didn't see the ad so I don't know but often times when these older bresnicks go up they are listed as bresnick only. Many people don't associate bresnick with DD so without DD on the listing they go under the radar. I've gotten some rare birds for a song with only a couple of people bidding.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I didn't see the ad so I don't know but often times when these older bresnicks go up they are listed as bresnick only. Many people don't associate bresnick with DD so without DD on the listing they go under the radar. I've gotten some rare birds for a song with only a couple of people bidding.

That is exactly what happened here. The razor was listed as a Flying Dutchman/Bresnick.

so you say there's around 22,000 or so Flying Dutchman razor's in the world?
I guess that would be why it only went for $15.00. Wow! Thanx for the input.