Thread: Superb Ebay Bargain

About 3 weeks ago I found a cheap Duble Duck Satinedge 5/8 spike for sale on Ebay, the pictures weren't that great but I thought I'd take a chance and snap it up on Buy Now for $40. Well it arrived in the mail today and I was amazed to see it was in almost new condition, with a little tarnishing all over. I got the Dremel out and gave it a light polish and this is how it came up! No rust or pitting or anything.

I was planning to clean and hone this myself but it's so good I think I'm going to send it to one of the honemeisters as I'm scared I'll ruin an almost perfect razor.

What do you think, not bad for $40? It needs a new pivot pin as it's a little loose, and a decent honing. But it's basically NOS, it doesn't look like it's been used.

Very nice piece and a great cleanup job!

Thanks, it wasn't that dirty really but it cleaned up nicely. I think the pivot pin could probably do with being replaced as it's quite loose and the blade isn't central between the scales - I need to talk to Bill about it!

Try tightening it first. You can even use a regular hammer if you're really careful about it and just gently tap the pin from every angle. Gentle enough that if you hit your thumb, it won't hurt. It takes quite a few taps but it works.

Great find. Like I always say if your patient and lucky bargins do come your way on Eboy.

Thanks. I gave it another clean and polish yesterday and noticed a really small nick in the blade, either it was there before or I did it with the Dremel tool. I managed to tighten the pivot a little, so I've now sent it off to Lynn to have a decent edge put on it. Hopefully it'll become a regular part of my rotation.

I'm sure he'll hit it a few times if the pivoting action is still a bit loose. It doesn't take much time/effort.