Puma 89: BeBerlin

**Slartibartfast** · 06-10-2010, 02:22 AM

Thanks Logistics. No longer will I hear, "Where is my Pumi 89?", "Someone find me a Pumi 89", "Surrender your Pumi 89".

**BladeRunner001** · 06-10-2010, 02:50 AM

That is awesome Travis...I salute you. What a way to surprise Robin. You da man

Robin: All I can say is congratulations!!!...that is one swell razor

. Enjoy it.

Great forum BTW...this is why I joined SRP...No, not for freebies, but for the camaraderie and friendships. This makes me a proud SRP member

Thanks Travis for a renewed faith in humanity and friendships,

It made my day,

**Blue** · 06-10-2010, 03:06 AM

What a fantastic gesture!

**gugi** · 06-10-2010, 05:30 AM

Way to shut him up Travis!!!

**heirkb** · 06-10-2010, 05:40 AM

Was this the one on eBay I sent to you, Robin?
If so, glad to see you got it after all! Either way, congrats on getting a Puma 89.

**BeBerlin** · 06-10-2010, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by heirkb

Was this the one on eBay I sent to you, Robin?

No, it wasn't. Thing is, I had one, gave it away, then thought, 'eh, you never really tried it, but it was nice while it was there.' Since they are everything but rare, I thought it shouldn't be a problem to get another one. The only problem was that since they are Pumas, you have to pay a ghetto markup. People will pay prices for them that bear absolutely no relation to their performance. Yes, they are nice razors, but so are hundreds of vintage Solingen razors whose brand names are not hyped.

So I went hunting for one in the USD 100 price range (a price I find reasonable). There was one in really excellent condition, including tang protection and coffin, for which I was willing to fork out USD 200, but it went for USD 250 and would probably have gone higher had I kept bidding. Utter madness.

So, this one has a 50% ghetto markup, but is still reasonable. I would not, under any circumstances, have paid what that one cost if it hadn't been that particular razor, and I strongly advise no-one else does. This is a good razor, but so are many others.

Anyway, I'm glad Travis put me out of my misery. Whingeing does not become me.

Thanks!
Robin

**onimaru55** · 06-10-2010, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by gugi

Way to shut him up Travis!!!

Brave Sir Robin finds the grail ... with a little help

Congrats gentlemen

**Mikael** · 06-10-2010, 08:34 AM

Nice one! Very nice

**Stubear** · 06-10-2010, 08:58 AM

Thats very kind of you Travis!

Hope you enjoy the razor Robin!

**Lynn** · 06-10-2010, 01:57 PM

Travis, simply an awesome gesture.

You do exemplify what this place is all about, all the time.

Thank you!!

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