Thread: E Bay Bid

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

leave it to a couple canadians to steal a decent razor from a newbie...

I have no desire to bid, I just wanted to highlight that it might not be a great idea to point out items you are interested in bidding on to 40,131 other people with the same interests.

Well I am new to this Straight Razor lark and e buying so if i lose I lose

Originally Posted by ECD

Well I am new to this Straight Razor lark and e buying so if i lose I lose

Ecd I apologize for having fun at your expense. If you lose the razor let me know and I will pay to ship over all my razors to make up for it.......Crap, there I go again......Stupid Canadian

Epd...since I've seen a couple of opinions requested posts from you (which is great, btw...way better than not asking!)I thought I would mention there is a really helpful page that tells you what to look for and trusted brands.

Originally Posted by dyimages

Ecd I apologize for having fun at your expense. If you lose the razor let me know and I will pay to ship over all my razors to make up for it.......Crap, there I go again......Stupid Canadian

Umm...I lost a bid.

Originally Posted by dyimages

That is not Polite that is just stupid! Oh wait just found this thread
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...tml#post951973
Damn us Canadians are Polite to the stupid side of things!
And for the record no I am not sniping this razor.

Originally Posted by livingontheedge

I have no desire to bid, I just wanted to highlight that it might not be a great idea to point out items you are interested in bidding on to 40,131 other people with the same interests.

Why can't you joke like dyimages? are you even too polite for a little jesting back and forth?

That is very nice Gesture From one of our Colonial Cousins I thought you Canadians Used sharpened axes and cold water for shaving and wore thick woolly shirts & choped down Trees and wore womans clothing and had buttered scones for tea!

Originally Posted by ECD

Well I am new to this Straight Razor lark and e buying so if i lose I lose

It's nice that you have a positive attitude. Since you're pretty new to straights to begin with, many here would recommend to take some time to read the Wiki/Library for razors to avoid. Being new it can be very easy to overlook flaws in some razors on the bay, like excessive hone wear, chips or cracks etc. Take a quick look at these threads for a idea of what I mean:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...d-bidders.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...rbers-use.html

These are just 2 examples out of hundreds out there. Until you know what to look for in a bay razor, you may want to stick with the classifieds and vendors here.

Thanks again to our other colonial chums advice taken will have a good read and look on here for razors as I am getting the collection bug now thanks a lot guys for all the help Ps is there such a thing as a mounting board for straights or display case thanks once again

Originally Posted by ECD

Ps is there such a thing as a mounting board for straights or display case thanks once again

Yes, some people make their own, some people repurpose other items. Such as: cigar boxes, test tube racks, barbecide jars, pipe holders, shadow boxes, etc.