Q: Why have I stopped collecting?

Pjotr said:
That's what a collector would say. But I guess getting confirmation that your collection has just potentially quadrupled in value must be satisfying.
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It would be IF I thought I was likely to get that value ...
 
How much value would that case add to a full set of whatever it was meant to contain? More than the asking price of the case itself?
 
Mong. said:
How much value would that case add to a full set of whatever it was meant to contain? More than the asking price of the case itself?
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It is the case for a British Aristocrat #21 set -

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I reckon that the case would add about $100 - $120 to an uncased razor but then again I may be out of touch the way prices have been lately.

Certainly at $170 delivered it is going to be a punt as to whether you would cover costs IMHO - and the whole game is just getting so expensive!

To give you another example of what I mean, I have one of these in better condition.

No way can I afford to drop that sort of cash on a razor - unfortunately those buyers never seem to be around when I'm selling too :(

Crazy stuff
 
Mong. said:
How much value would that case add to a full set of whatever it was meant to contain? More than the asking price of the case itself?
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Oh I like watching sabbatical brothers go at it ;) *grabs the popcorn*
 
Mark1966 said:
To give you another example of what I mean, I have one of these in better condition.
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$3k? I remember when Copierguy on B&B shelled out ~$900 for that 1-5 Red Dot Toggle around 5 years ago and I thought that was ridiculously high pricing. And then this heavily used, coating rubbed & plate-loss uncased example sells for $3K?

That's not crazy, that's lock 'em up and throw them in the padded cell bone-fide insane.
 
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Yes and why are those people not around when I'm selling!

$900 for that by Copierguy was a bargain ...
 
Imagine prices in another 5 years...
 
borked said:
Imagine prices in another 5 years...
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Yes and no ...

I think that there is a point reached where it just gets out of touch for too many people. I mean even now, knowing what that Toggle sold for recently would you pay $2,000 for one or think that might be a bit of a gamble still?

Alternatively would I drop $3k on the one Copierguy has? Despite knowing its rarity I'm not sure that I could.

The $3k recent sale was also a BIN. It meant that one person convinced themselves to drop that cash - they might just be crazy and the only one. At least in an auction you know that there are two people prepared to pay around the final value.
 
LOL
 
Mind you, I have two cased Milords (which @borked has seen) and I paid about $120 delivered for the pair, and they are being listed as lower quality cased examples for $150+.

If someone here wants to buy a Milord for $150, they can PM me :ROFLMAO:
 
Monsta_AU said:
Mind you, I have two cased Milords (which @borked has seen) and I paid about $120 delivered for the pair, and they are being listed as lower quality cased examples for $150+.

If someone here wants to buy a Milord for $150, they can PM me :ROFLMAO:
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Of course, the usual unspoken truth is a deal could be cut with the right number and type of vintage blades :)
 
eggbert said:
Still some nice looking bits going cheapish though if you have contacts in other countries
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=291380508498
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=151586149566
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Well I have both and both are still a long way from being over so price will increase. The British #66 set is nicer than the recent one on eBay Aus but postage from France can be steep. I could never understand it but some sellers could ship to you for 5 euros while the cheapest others could do is 25 euros - a BIG difference.
 
Mark1966 said:
Well I have both and both are still a long way from being over so price will increase. The British #66 set is nicer than the recent one on eBay Aus but postage from France can be steep. I could never understand it but some sellers could ship to you for 5 euros while the cheapest others could do is 25 euros - a BIG difference.
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Use shipito.com @Mark1966 [emoji6]
I've been told that they have an Austrian postal address in Europe and then forward it to you from there.
 
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