Fat Boy prices

[maxman]

So just for fun, i'm watching 2 Ebay auctions in the last 2 minutes go whizzing by.
They were both for Fat Boy's.
The first one went for $79 (I think) and the second went for over $80.
Is it just me, or is this a crazy amount to pay for one of these?


(on the plus side, If I sold mine, I know it will sell for good money!)

 

[shamus]

Whatever the market will bear. These Fat Boys and Adjustable Gillette's are quality razors. They're made of solid brass with nickle plating that will last for years. If these same razors had to be manufactured today what do you think it would cost? IMO...Well over $100 easy. We are not talking about some flimsy razor here by real quality.

In due time I bet other Gillette razors will also get way up there is price. Supply and demand will be the determining factor in the prices as they become harder to find in good shape.

Even though I sold off my Gillette adjustable razors, I still feel they are worth every penny that people pay for them. The price will only get higher as more people discover the quality shaves that they deliver.

Cheers.

 

[c0ry]

So just for fun, i'm watching 2 Ebay auctions in the last 2 minutes go whizzing by.
They were both for Fat Boy's.
The first one went for $79 (I think) and the second went for over $80.
Is it just me, or is this a crazy amount to pay for one of these?


(on the plus side, If I sold mine, I know it will sell for good money!)

Were they cased? Mint? If so, I can understand. If they were uncased, I don't really get it. I understand they're good razors, but I own two Fat Boys and didn't pay more than $30 for either of them.

 

[Pumpkin]

So just for fun, i'm watching 2 Ebay auctions in the last 2 minutes go whizzing by.
They were both for Fat Boy's.
The first one went for $79 (I think) and the second went for over $80.
Is it just me, or is this a crazy amount to pay for one of these?


(on the plus side, If I sold mine, I know it will sell for good money!)

Ebay prices aren't really the best guideline as to prices...some people get carried away without proper research (here in the BST), or you can get a couple of people in a bidding war.

I recently listed a Slim (that I had picked up as part of a mixed lot) as a means to fund my newly acquired SRAD. It was in "good" condition without a case and it went for almost $60!! SWMBO keeps asking if I'm planning on selling anymore of my rotation

 

[Greyfox]

I have a mint cased one that you could not buy for $79. It will cost considerably more than that to get me to part with it.

 

[DFrancis]

And yet mint cased Fatboys are going on the BST for about 60% of those prices.

 

[prophetic_joe]

And yet mint cased Fatboys are going on the BST for about 60% of those prices.

Not true. According to the BST post by thirdeye we would consider mint cased to technically be a razor never used, with instructions and unopened blade pack. I have yet to see one of those on the BST. However you are correct we do have quite a few near mint cased Fatboys showing up periodically on the BST for anywhere from $50 to $80. I think the lower priced ones being sold at the lower price more from the members generosity than anything else. If that same member took his photos and razor to the bay he would make considerably more.

 

[maxman]

I understand that condition and collectability (is that even a word?) factor into the price, but I paid $35 for mine with a case in excellent condition 3 years ago.
Everyone wants one, but do they know why?

 

[DFrancis]

Not true. According to the BST post by thirdeye we would consider mint cased to technically be a razor never used, with instructions and unopened blade pack. I have yet to see one of those on the BST. However you are correct we do have quite a few near mint cased Fatboys showing up periodically on the BST for anywhere from $50 to $80. I think the lower priced ones being sold at the lower price more from the members generosity than anything else. If that same member took his photos and razor to the bay he would make considerably more.

Ahhhh The highest price I've seen was a mint cased one for $50, I thought that was the high-end. I wonder what the next razor with crazy prices will be.

 

[Pioneer]

I understand that condition and collectability (is that even a word?) factor into the price, but I paid $35 for mine with a case in excellent condition 3 years ago.
Everyone wants one, but do they know why?

I paid $20 for mine, not perfect, but good enough to shave with for me. But maxman brings up a good point. Here's my theory about the Fat Boy craze. It seems that people new to DE shaving believe that FBs are the pinnacle of wet shaving, for whatever reason, so they bid like crazy on eBay, mostly, and rush to get them here on the B/S/T - the other day one went in one (1) minute. (I find that incredible, and, as one poster wrote, people actually hit reffresh waiting for FBs to come up for sale.) Thus, subsequent new DE shavers see this and then they think that FBs are the ultimate shaving machine and they *need* one, for whatever reason, so they in turn do the same thing. It really is supply & demand, as Shamus says, and so back to maxman's point: I think the "craze" has perhaps overtaken the actual utility of FBs. In other words, they're desired simply because they're desired, if that makes any sense. I could be way off base, but this it what it seems to me. Fat Boys have been romanticized - and so, like any material commodity, if it seems "worth it," it becomes worth it (anyone remember the Beanie Baby craze?). FBs have a sort of gold market value that seems, at present, a bit inflated to some. Again, could be off the mark, but that's my take on it anyway.

 

[Go West Young Man]

They're not making any more, prices can only go up as fewer and fewer become available in the market and the internet lets people buy from outside their local area.

 

[Dave Deluxe]

I'm glad I feel no need to own a "Fatboy" model.

DD

 

[maxman]

Thanks Pioneer. You said pretty much exactly what I was trying to say.
It made more sense in my head.

I obtained a Tech as part of a package deal. I didn't want it, wasn't even going to use it. But after cleaning it up and looking it over again I decided it was worth a try.
I got one of the best shaves I've ever had. Now it's a part of my regular rotation.

 

[matato]

I understand that condition and collectability (is that even a word?) factor into the price, but I paid $35 for mine with a case in excellent condition 3 years ago.
Everyone wants one, but do they know why?

I want one, and I know why... it's because everyone else wants one & I want to see what the fuss is about! But with the other 5 DEs, 1 SE, 3 straights, acquired w/in my first 3 months of wetshaving, I shut myself off before SWMBO did.

 

[Deltaboy]

I am still looking for them in small town antique stores and estate/ garage sales.

 

[Mr. Scruffy]

A Pils razor manufactured today sells for $300.

Overpriced?

 

[BEAR DEN]

a pils razor manufactured today sells for $300.

Overpriced?

+1!!

 

[mark_mw]

A Pils razor manufactured today sells for $300.

Overpriced?

Got my Pils for less than that - and none of my DOZEN Fatboys cost more than $45....one of these days, I'm gonna be auctioning all the way to the bank

p.s. All of the Fatboys were Ebay purchases!

 

[wdwrx]

I bought a FB off eBay just this week. Paid $38.50. The photo's look nice, but until it actually arrives I'll withhold judgment. With that said, since i started wet-shaving, I've never actually shaved with a DE, strictly str8s and I don't really have any desire to even try 'em, at least not until the novelty of str8 shaving wears off, or all my blades are dull at the same time, or I'm in a big rush and need to shave fast. I just wanted one to have one. Eventually I'll try it, maybe I'll hate it, maybe it'll be everything I ever wanted in a razor, though I kinda doubt it. Maybe it's an investment, maybe the fad will pass and it'll become worthless. At least I've got it, and the option of using it... or not. I'm just glad I got mine for less than $40.00. There is no way I'd ever pay more than $40.00 though, so I figured the time to get it was now.
Am I contributing to this fad?

 

[Copierguy]

The FatBoys are collectible, you can get a good shave with them but most of all they are just fun to use.

Don't know if this is just a short lived spike in prices or a long term trend.

Time will tell.