Ebay ripped me, don't care though...

[Christopher_loaf]

I thought I was buying a vintage shaving brush the guy's grandfather used to use. I thought it was an ever-ready red and white model but there are NO markings on it and it still had a good bit of soap in it. Looks to me like a burma shave brush. This is why I don't care, I've been wanting to buy one of that color anyway and restore it. It only cost me like three bucks so again, my displeasure only stopped when I saw it had no markings.


I wonder why people are deciding to make their own brushes these days? For me, it's so I could actually use something I made with my own two hands. What are some other reasons out there? No doubt it's the same.


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[Galius]

I think the modern Berma-Shaves are still also sold as Ever-ready, so technically the listing may have been correct...

 

[Leche]

I think the reasons are.

1. Old school handle that isn't made any more. They typically don't produce styles like that.
2. Customizable knot in the handle you want. Best, pure, silvertip. High loft, low loft, mid loft.
3. You can choose to leave a rich patina or polish it to a high shine.
4. Great brush for relatively cheap.

 

[jwhite]

I'm doing it so I can get the style, color combo, and knot I want, which is unavailable new.

 

[mmack66]

How did eBay rip you?

 

[Christopher_loaf]

How did eBay rip you?

The guy said it was a vintage brush...so when I said eBay, I wasn't actually referring to the organization eBay proper, I was referring to the seller. The brush doesn't look vintage, there are no markings on it at all. The bristles were full and relatively clean. It wasn't advertised as an Ever-Ready, nor did I think it was...just hoped it would be more vintage than say...1996-2008. Again, it MAY still be, but it looks too new to be.

 

[ari95]

I haven't done a restore yet, but if I were it would be to have a cool brush with a handle that someone else used in the past.