Another Haunted Razor On eBay

The ectoplasm is getting a bit thick in that listing!

 

Well the Fatboy I got from you hasn't flown across the room or danced or anything. As far as this particular item on the Bay it's going to sell for way too much based on the novelty. A group on Facebook found it and that's when the price and story suddenly got high and more verbose. I had it on my watch list for at least a week before they found it. Honestly, for $9.99 I would have bought it just to give my "haunted razor" some company. I am a student of the paranormal, as it's referred to, with experience in a lot of strange things. But....once you tell me something has to be kept in a box with a crucifix on it and has had an exorcism done on it - I'm calling you a bold faced liar. Novelty item? Ok. As far as the razor? A beat up, looks like severely corroded Tech that you can find in better shape in at least a thousand other places for equal or less money. By the way - once the opening bid jumped from $9.99 to $19.99 and they put that ridiculous $199.99 buy it now price on it I dumped it off my watch list.

 

Agreed.

In some ways, the story might explain the behavior of the razor if we accept the idea of it absorbing energy at the time of death. Picture it... here's poor Clyde, grievously injured and standing in the bathroom. I think it's safe two assume a) he's not interesting in shaving in his condition and b) he probably didn't store his razor by leaving it on the floor. So, we can probably assume he was standing at the sink and somehow knocked the razor to the floor before collapsing on top of it. The behavior the razor reportedly demonstrates (i.e., flying around the room breaking objects) could be an echo of those last few seconds of Clyde's life. This is consistent with haunted places where spirits appear to be stuck in a time loop.

It's the Pride parade and phallic float part that really strains credibility, if only in its specificity.

 

Good thing he didn't fall on his shampoo bottle!

 

I haven't viewed the bay listing but didn't someone say the razor was corroded to the point of not being usable? I'd question the whole story if it wasn't a functional tool.

 

Best photo from the listing:

Not the best example of a pre-War Tech, but I'd stop short of saying unusable. What I can't decide is whether the condition is consistent with a razor:

• That may have had questionable original plating (my personal pre-War Tech has chunks of plating missing)
• Was probably somewhat brassed in 2004
• Put away without any cleanup
• And then kept in uncertain conditions since then.

I have to say, though, that if this razor isn't haunted, then the seller has gone to ridiculous lengths to auction an item that would otherwise have trouble getting a $0.99 opening bid.

Personally, I suspect no one is going to actually bid on it.

 

Ectoplasm isn't the word that I was thinking, but it is time for taller boots!

 

It's worth every bit of two bucks with free shipping! Adding a bogus story doesn't do anything for me, but I'll bet someone gets it just for bragging rights.

 

The stupid part in all this is that I actually caught myself Googling "Pride parade accident 2004".

 

I think it's just a prank as Halloween is coming up. The seller figures that maybe he can make a few extra bucks for a made up story and have some fun to boot. Also, I don't think you'll ever find a priest ever performing an excorcism on a Gillette tech.

 

I don't believe in haunted shaving equipment, but it is fun to talk about.

 

No pix please!

 

Yeah, those are more the purview of Jersey Shore-wannabees with night vision equipment.

For me, it's been an interesting discussion. Normally, if you heard about a haunted razor, you'd picture a SR with a mind of its own and a taste for blood. OTOH, it's been kind of fun to speculate on the nature and cause of the phenomenon.

 

Read this...

http://straightrazorplace.com/gener...discussion/75957-haunted-straight-razors.html

 

Well, with just under 3hrs to go, there are no bids on it. So, I assume it will either go in a last minute snipe fest or not at all.

Ironically, I just noticed that the seller is in the same town (Corona, CA) as my wife's sister and brother-in-law.

 

There's about 30 minutes remaining on the auction and still no bidders.

 

Wait!!!!!!!

Did you see the auction? It's listed as BIN at$199.95. Is he kidding? It's not the razor that's possessed, it's the seller!

Sheesh.

 

And it's over! With no bidders. Now to see if it's relisted...