Ebay Purchase...Good value?

[jrmhng]

Hi All,

RAD is in full swing and swiped these guys in the last second. I had some trouble getting a value on the Schick repeater. Can someone more experience let me know what the value of these three should be?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260650735061&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

[Xezmer]

I would say so. Nice!

 

[klm099]

Tuckaway : 25.00 to 50.00 depending on presence of hairline cracks
Slim: 15.00 to 22.00 if above average condition
Schick, 10.00 to 15.00

but boy, did you overpay postage, 15.00 to mail less than 8 ounces

nice razors, the tuckaway and slim shave great
ken

 

[jrmhng]

Thanks for your help!

Oh wow shows how little I know about razors. I really should stop bidding on these things.

I had a max price of 45 and this is how I came to the number

Schick - 20-25 as per previous listing on BST which started at 45 and went down to 33 but didnt sell
Slim - 20

And some insignificant value for the Tuckaway as I had no idea what that was. Boy I should do some more research!

I emailed the seller and he was he just put $15 there as a placeholder and shipping should be $10. That is reasonable because it is from USA to AU.

 

[luvmysuper]

Nice score.

That's not your run of the mill Schick, they are a bit more expensive than the 10 dollar bakelite handled Injectors you usually see.
I would have paid what you paid for the Tuckaway and the Slim alone.

Congrats.

 

[jrmhng]

Nice score.

That's not your run of the mill Schick, they are a bit more expensive than the 10 dollar bakelite handled Injectors you usually see.
I would have paid what you paid for the Tuckaway and the Slim alone.

Congrats.

Thanks.

Just wondering, does the repeater take the same schick injector blades?

 

[GoldenBacon]

Very nice find!

 

[luvmysuper]

Thanks.

Just wondering, does the repeater take the same schick injector blades?

Yes, theoretically, though some have claimed that the modern blades are thinner than the vintage ones, and thus, some of the older razors don't hold them as firmly.

You'll have to try to see.

Here's a great pictorial explanation;

http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1892326

 

[Slivovitz]

Thanks.

Just wondering, does the repeater take the same schick injector blades?

On my B type repeater, which is like yours, I had no trouble using the modern blades. On the C type, they were loose, and I had to mash the blade holder a bit to make them stay in firmly. Of course, that risked damage to the razor. Different people report different things on this. On some of these, previous owners may have compressed the blade holders a bit to make the modern blades fit, or perhaps they were originally good, and some of them have just loosened up over time.

[Edit] Oops, looking again, that is a C type you have. Well, same comments apply. You should be able to use modern blades, but will need to see if you need to tighten up the blade holder or not.