These tend to be on the cheaper end of Schick injector razors. Something wrong with them? https://www.ebay.com/itm/275871652253
To answer your question directly...no, there is nothing wrong with them. Older is often more desirable. E and G Schicks are often plentiful (not a few models specifically, but overall) and are fantastic. Models that are newer (I and later) are maybe less desireable as collectors (there are some singular exceptions- Schick sticks, tennis wraps, etc) but they're all plentifully available and cheap. All work just fine, imho.
I'd buy it, but I already have one. and as @jtspartan mentioned, you can get many Schick razors at cheap prices.
Schick and Gem razors tend to be less 'desirable' than Gillette (type) razors, mostly due to lack of blade choice, and that they don't appear to be as refined as Gillette razors. In the Gem/Everready's case, the wide head and short handle deter many shavers. Shinyitius affects all hobbies, and a complex and shiny Gillette Fatboy is a better looking design than other razors. The lightweight utilitarian Schick just can't compete with the glamorous types.
Gillette was also marketed harder and had the prime eye level spot on the shelves. The Gem, and Schick single edge razors give a more comfortable and smoother shave to me than a DE ever did. The blades last longer too. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
Great razor ....... Plentiful razors are generally inexpensive even though they shave great. Examples : Gems Ever Readys Gillette Flares Gillette Super Speeds Schicks Kronas These are all great razors. BTW if it's covered in soap scum it will probably sell cheap no matter what it is.
With increased selling fee's on Ebay it's hard to find anything at a low price. I feel bad for the sellers, it's getting hard to just break even after adding on shipping charges. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
I've noticed some sellers with a reasonable price on the razor, but then they jack up the shipping charges to compensate.
I have one like that, but I remember I followed the Dummies guide to get the best variant. I have no idea without researching what variant that is in the link. Re: eBay fees, to me, it makes no sense to charge a seller a fee based on an amount that includes shipping. I heard that they caught on that sellers were charging more than the cost of actual shipping, so they wanted their piece of the action. So, eBay took the easy way out with their solution, which only encourages sellers to jack up the price of shipping even more. A better solution would have been to establish some kind of system to validate that the shipping charges are in a reasonable range. Since many sellers use eBay and USPS tools to purchase shipping labels, there should be a reasonable way to automate this. Plus, when a buyer rates a transaction, whether or not the shipping fees are reasonable is already a parameter. There is also "handling" fee that factors into a total shipping charge when you make a listing, and this includes, but is not limited to, packing materials. For some reason, shipping labels, even when the postage is purchased at point-of-sale at the Post Office, no longer displays the amount paid, which is unfortunate. I sell something on eBay once in a blue moon, and most of the time I've underestimated the shipping charge. When I figure out the actual revenue I made on a sale, I'm usually bummed -- and that does not even take into account the amount I actually paid for the item originally. I've come to the conclusion that it is often not worth the hassle for "small-potato" items.
It's called gouging. I've heard sellers try to justify it by saying they have to burn gas to go to the post office, they have to buy bubble wrap, etc etc etc. I don't buy any of that because I scrounge, and if I have to go get a box from post office, well, that's my fault for not grabbing three the last time I was there. Now if they want to be honest and say up front that the winner is paying their seller fees, you can bid or not but at least that would be honest.
When selling, I don't add handling fees as I always recycled packages from items I received. But a while back, Ebay sent me a huge box with shipping supplies including envelopes of varying types and sizes, rolls of packing tapes, tissue packing paper, etc. When I price items, I do a good search and see what others have, as prices fluctuate. And usually I price them under what others have in the same condition, but always a little higher than my lowest price. Some pay full price, some will offer a price, and if it's about what I want, I accept. I always make sure that what's sold, I will still make money on it. Or if selling items I bought in lots, they're usually because I want something in it. And when selling the rest, I make sure I at least break even, sometimes more depending on the item. That way what I keep I really don't spend anything on it, but usually with a little profit. And that has happened a lot.
My buying/selling ratio on eBay over almost a quarter of a century is roughly 999/1, I estimate! I rarely sell. I really don't care what the shipping cost is -- I base my decision to bid/buy on the total price. I of course look at completed sold listings for high and low prices, and for things I buy (I'm talking about for all my hobbies, not just wet shaving), I generally know what's relatively rare and what is not. I also have a pretty good idea how much something is worth -- to me, that is.
They are trying to cover the Ebay seller fees that have increased since the Ebay/PayPal separation. Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk
Unless the shipping is insane, I just look at the total price I have to pay. Lower price with higher shipping also lowers the taxes.
