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11-06-2009, 06:43 PM
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OK, RAD is too rich for my blood
Just cruised ebay for tonight's offerings:
1) The first 3 listed Fatboys are each over $100. None are mint, none have boxes.
2) A 195 is listed at $995.00.
OK, I think I'll move onto something more pedestrian, like collecting Ferraris.
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11-06-2009, 06:44 PM
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Wow...pretty high.
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11-06-2009, 06:45 PM
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Keep your eyes on the B/S/T forum here......consistently better deals are to be had.
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11-06-2009, 06:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bill mcdill
Just cruised ebay for tonight's offerings:
1) The first 3 listed Fatboys are each over $100. None are mint, none have boxes.
2) A 195 is listed at $995.00.
OK, I think I'll move onto something more pedestrian, like collecting Ferraris.
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And I got mine in excellent condition from a member for $40, the B/S/T forum pretty much can't be beat.
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11-06-2009, 07:00 PM
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I like your Ferarri idea, I would like the F430 please.
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11-06-2009, 08:34 PM
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I have noticed that many eBay prices are getting pretty high. If you do find a great price there, then best of luck!
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11-06-2009, 08:48 PM
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The Ebay prices are very high, but it is a market, eh? I suspect, and suspect only, that many of them, and many was a deliberate choice, are being bid up by shill bidders. B/S/T is a better place, but if a member needs to get the maximum price then it is on the Bay.
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11-06-2009, 08:50 PM
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Chairman of the Bathroom
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You just gotta cruise the listings with an eye towards value. I went through the buy-it-now listings and just got an E2 Fatboy for <$9.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3#ht_500wt_944
Unless there is something seriously wrong with this shaver that I cannot tell from the pix, I would chalk this up in the win column. But most of what's on the bay is waaay overpriced.
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11-06-2009, 08:52 PM
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Razor Rajah
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Don't even seach rhodium aristocrat then.
There are a lot of great deals out there, the BST here is better though.
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11-06-2009, 08:58 PM
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Chairman of the Bathroom
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I am still looking for a decent fatboy executive, I think it unlikely this will come from ebay but rather from B/S/T. But let's face it, no one on this board would sell a fatboy for $9.50 shipped.
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11-06-2009, 11:03 PM
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Well I guess that you need some luck at a garage sale or flee market.
/Alexander
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11-07-2009, 12:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bill mcdill
Just cruised ebay for tonight's offerings:
1) The first 3 listed Fatboys are each over $100. None are mint, none have boxes.
2) A 195 is listed at $995.00.
OK, I think I'll move onto something more pedestrian, like collecting Ferraris.
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My mine a 1962 250 GTO while we're at it.
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11-07-2009, 12:15 AM
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It's all for the kids!
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I wouldn't pay what they are asking for those FB's without being NOS but I've actually seen 195's sell for that. They are extremely rare.
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11-07-2009, 12:15 AM
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Wow! It's getting pretty disgusting how all goods and services seem to be getting more and more expensive, yet no one is making anymore money.
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11-07-2009, 12:19 AM
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Deferential goat burner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by memoryleak
My mine a 1962 250 GTO while we're at it.
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yeah, im really regretting PIFing my spare one 
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11-07-2009, 05:20 AM
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Lord of Lather
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SlagleRock
I wouldn't pay what they are asking for those FB's without being NOS but I've actually seen 195's sell for that. They are extremely rare.
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Show my naivete here....195? You mean bottom dial FBs right?
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11-07-2009, 05:47 AM
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One of a Newbie's worries with the initial burst of RAD is not that he'll buy more razors than he needs, but that he'll pay more than he needs for individual items.
The most I've paid so far on eBay was $29.02 including shipping for a 1948-50 SS, shaveworthy condition but some wear. The least was $7.74 including shipping for a Gem Micromatic, apparently shaveworthy, but with very noticable brassing on the top door. Maybe both were too much, maybe some others were too much. Will certainly look at B/S/T if another buying fit hits.
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Last edited by Slivovitz; 11-07-2009 at 05:49 AM.
Reason: clarity
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11-07-2009, 05:49 AM
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It's all for the kids!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ru4scuba?
Show my naivete here....195? You mean bottom dial FBs right?
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Yes it was the prototype prior to the Fatboy that never made it into full production. There probably aren't but a half dozen members of the board that own one. Highly sought after and very hard to find. I've actually seen two of them go for $900 plus on the Bay in the last year or so. I wouldn't drop that for one but to me that is probably the Holy Grail of vintage Gillettes.
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11-07-2009, 07:11 AM
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One of the hallmarks of RAD is the sense that it's all going bad in a hurry. That the good deals of yesterday (literally) are gone forever.
You need to step back and use a slightly longer time frame. The OP's been doing this since August, according to his join date. Just relax and watch it flow by for a while. There are a great many of these razors in people's bathroom drawers that haven't even entered the market yet.
And get out to the estate sales yourself, if you want some fresh air. 
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11-07-2009, 07:39 AM
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Lord of Lather
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SlagleRock
I wouldn't drop that one but to me that is probably the Holy Grail of vintage Gillettes.
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Great...you've just put me on a "Quest" of sorts.
I'm sure there's one out there at a flea market right now for $5 bucks!
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