What was your best suprise score from da 'Bay?

[ctakim]

So what was your best surprise finding on the Bay when your purchase arrived in the flesh? Examples might inlclude the cased Fat Boy that came with a Red Dot, or something like that.

My best finds so far are:

1. The Milord in the mis-matched case that I thought was a 40's Super Speed. I was buying it for the case.

2. The Red Tip Super Speed in the case that was near mint NOS, with no paint chips.

Any others to share?

 

[Gruder]

A Ranger Tech, corner of the case barely visible in a lot containing more junk than anything. Ah, that was a good mail day.

Fun thread!

 

[Darjeeling Express]

One seller piffed me my first single edge Ever Ready 1912 fancy handle! I put it away (was a little scared of the d. thing), then DIrving got to work and well ....


Ctakim, fabulous concept for a thread. This is going to be a good one.

 

[ctakim]

And well...the rest was history!! I know you love those SEs. I have a number in my collection that mostly were in lots of other Gillettes. I still have to try using them!! I will eventually!

 

[just1nsturm]

This thread deserves pictures

 

[prophetic_joe]

Got a minty Gold Executive Adjustable for next to nothing. cost roughly $4 no case though.

 

[ctakim]

A Gold Fat Boy Adjustable is an Executive, correct? That would be sweet! I'm away from home now, but I can add pictures to this thread in the future.

 

[merwtje]

The Red Tip turned out to be Made in England

 

[Henrique]

A New Standard without a hint of a crack.

 

[Darjeeling Express]

And well...the rest was history!! I know you love those SEs. I have a number in my collection that mostly were in lots of other Gillettes. I still have to try using them!! I will eventually!

OMG, do I have to send you some SE blades to get this going? PM me your address, you nut. Let's go already.

A New Standard without a hint of a crack.

Henrique, please give us the details of this serendipitous event!

 

[D.Irving79]

1911 gem junior. cased. $1.04.

this was of course over a year ago.

 

[Henrique]

Henrique, please give us the details of this serendipitous event!

Made me google for that word.

Just plain luck, I guess. I bought it from french ebay early on my modest RAD.

Back then, I wasn't aware that this type of razors were prone to crack because of the hollow barrel, so I didn't even ask about it.

IIRC the razor cost about 10€. I wrote in french asking if he would ship to Portugal, about the payment method,, etc and the seller was always so polite that I would bet that he is an elder.

I would say that the razor is near-mint. The box is right for the model but only so-so especially on the outside.

Only later I realized how rare it is to find this kind of razor without cracks.

 

[Starfury]

Although it isn't earth-shattering, I did buy a Gillette store showcase, and the seller threw-in an empty shipper for a Silver Big Fellow. The shipper is in extremely good shape. Shippers are very rare in any kind of shape on eBay, and I suppose anywhere else for that matter.

Now all I need to do is find the razor and case...

Cheers.

 

[UncleStu]

Bought an old silly clothes/shoe? brush with zippered "leatherette" compartment on top, because it included a Gillette Tech & some unused Blue blades, for ~$1- plus shipping of course.

BUT: The nickel-plated, frosted head Tech is as nice as any pictures, or razors, I've seen anywhere- period. It's really "as new". the rest of the good news? It's a 1953 Y 2, my "birth razor"!

 

[Darjeeling Express]

Henrique, great stuff.

 

[scottydoint]

You made me think for a while. Then I remember buying a 40's style SS in case with instructions and sealed blades. I thought NOS naturally
Well I get it in the mail and open the box only to find that not only is it NOS, but it is a NOS V3 coded prototype SS.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I already love this thread

 

[VR6ofpain]

Prototypes. Damn.

 

[rodd]

I bought a strange travel set, I have yet to see another like it, that had a Gillette New Norfolk with Tuckaway handle in it. I bid to win, but nobody else bid. I was shocked to see I won it for under $10 shipped. This and the fact that my first cased Gillette set was a Tuckaway pretty much did me in.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=46852

 

[Hanspleasure]

Here's a ranger tech I paid $7 bucks for.. perhaps the Valet scared the bidders away? Old Ebay photo for proof too!