Thread: Am I missing something

I have aquired a number of straights from ebay. A few of them were quite nice but I never got a deal on a good razor there. That is until today. A really nice Wade that I can't figure out why it went so low. The link is here eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices . My question is, am I missing something. This Wade should have gone for double what I got it for.

No you did very well. Nothing wrong with her. The higher prices usually go for the 7/8 and larger. Yours is a good deal and a beautiful razor.

Originally Posted by frspecht

I have aquired a number of straights from ebay. A few of them were quite nice but I never got a deal on a good razor there. That is until today. A really nice Wade that I can't figure out why it went so low. The link is here eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices . My question is, am I missing something. This Wade should have gone for double what I got it for.

Sometimes you just catch em' when none else is looking . I have gotten a number of steals recently myself. Dont Question it, just enjoy! Congrtats!

That's a very nice razor indeed, and you've done well. The seller is a class act and a member here.

That's low you say? I remember razors like that going for half that and people saying it was too high.

I won't tell you I saw an 8/8ths 'for barber's use' for $45 at an antique store last week. In the coffin. A couple scratches on the blade and one of the scales was cracked bit easily repaired.
I passed on it because I couldn't talk them down to $30.

Originally Posted by bharner

I won't tell you I saw an 8/8ths 'for barber's use' for $45 at an antique store last week. In the coffin. A couple scratches on the blade and one of the scales was cracked bit easily repaired.
I passed on it because I couldn't talk them down to $30.

Of course at the antique store you usually don't have 100 other guys looking over your shoulder letting everyone know what they would pay.

You're missing nothing. That's an expensive razor in my account. Just because you think others would pay more doesn't mean there is always demand. Further, not everyone wants restored razors.

Scipio+1 There is a special nich for restored razors. A true collector who buys razors for any number of reasons wants an original razor that has not been reground or restored. OTOH, a user of straights might rather have a razor that all the work has already been done for him or her. I also feel that because of the economy and world status, that the bottom is soon going to fall out on the super high prices people have been paying for W@B razors. They are like diamonds, not rare, and the price is controlled by popular demand. I think that the working man in this country is about through paying out the nose for such items no matter what they are. Just MHO Best, wildhog