There was 5 other people bidding on it. I guess because it had the case. I just used Gixen and put a top price of $56.50 and crossed my fingers. I didn't think it would go any higher than $40, because it's the rarest and least desirable of the Shake Sharps. I didn't expect the last bid to go within $5 of my snipe. My set is now complete. I have a cased gold, cased chrome, and a cased bakelite. I also have a loose chrome one that I'm thinking about having replated in Rhodium.
From what I've seen on ebay, the Bakelite's turn up about two or three times a year, as opposed to the gold and chrome ones, which show up about once every month or two. These razors aren't quite Darwin rare, but they will rapidly become that way if people keep snatching them up. I'd kind of like to see Shake Sharps start selling for their actual value, which ought to be in the $70-100 range. Unfortunately, I think their appearance will keep the prices low. They just don't look like a high end razor, even though they out shave every razor I've ever used, with the exception of the Cooper Monobilt, which is rarer than the aforementioned Darwins.
Once I get this razor, I will finally be able to answer the question of whether the first generation Shake Sharps had a bevel in the hone like the later model did. I didn't exactly lose sleep over it, but if I ever died before owning one, it was a question I planned to ask Peter at the pearly gates.

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