Nope. Remember high school economics?
why are the Vintage Gillette Fatboy's so expensive?
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i found a combo last week with 9 "fats" and i shoped with 45$$ all nine.
a big deal.so i'll prepare them for use,clean,etc...a long work for...30 days job.
i got two slims too,already for use.23$$
a big deal.so i'll prepare them for use,clean,etc...a long work for...30 days job.
i got two slims too,already for use.23$$
Because they at "phat"?
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
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you got 9 Fatboys for $45?! that a major steal.
It probably has closer tolerances compared to most of the currently manufactured safety razors..
They have a certain rarity and they are great razors! Well worth the 40-50 dollar price tag...much more then that and its a little inflated
Ebay is full of collectors and people bid up the prices trying to "WIN!" razors. I've bought a couple rare straight razors online when I save up some money, but the deals are bought locally.
I just picked up a Fatboy for 13 bucks at a nice old lady's antique shop yesterday. I don't think she knows what ebay is. I asked if the price was for real and she offered to take off the tax too...
She had a slim for 15 as well I could probably pick up for 10 if I tried.
I just picked up a Fatboy for 13 bucks at a nice old lady's antique shop yesterday. I don't think she knows what ebay is. I asked if the price was for real and she offered to take off the tax too...
She had a slim for 15 as well I could probably pick up for 10 if I tried.
I got my fatboy with a leather travel set for around $20 
£10 my money. Felt like the greatest day of my life as I had went out looking for that one that day. I picked up a slim too which I had a case for around $26
£10 my money. Felt like the greatest day of my life as I had went out looking for that one that day. I picked up a slim too which I had a case for around $26 
I just found two together at an antique shop. Once I clean them up I'll re-release them at cost here on the board. I'm all about trying to pass on the Fatboy experience.
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how bout you give us a warning before you re-release them haha JK
For the same reason that divorces are expensive. They're worth it!
They are overpriced, in my view. But they are great looking razors. When I first started DE shaving I was determined to get one, cost be damned. As time's gone by, I've lost the urge. (Funnily enough, I have yet to find a razor that works better for me than the 34c, the first razor I bought, overpaying for it at an Art of Shaving store.) But I'll periodically browse Ebay for Fatboy porn, and I think there is no point in denying the greatness of that design.
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