Silly vintage prices

[Johnny Beeblebrox]

I've been chasing a Fatboy for several months now and, correct me if I'm wrong, but the prices seem a bit silly bu**er.

Latest winning bids on Fleabay have been around £100 (not incl P&P). Likes of Etsy the same (if not more!). Granted, many of these seem to be from full time USofA Fleabay dealers but the price are excessive in my book.

Or am I wrong?

I'm not fixated on obtaining one, there are many other decent DE razors that come up on BST in this price range (or less!), but it would be cool to have a birth date Fatboy.

So...noting that I'm a Scotsman living in Yorkshire, what sort of price range should I be realistically looking at for a good to excellent condition Gillette Fatboy 1961 G-2 in the UK?

 

[Mike Smart]

I reckon £60 ish would be a good starting point.
i paid £90 for mine but it was in a pristine case with original blades.
iv seen them go for a lot more so i definitely think i got a bargain
Bare in mind if you buy from the states you’ll more than likely incur import duty & that’s coming from a Scotsman living in Scotland

 

[Johnny Beeblebrox]

Thanks for that calibration point.

 

[Rohleder]

Prices have generally been going up for 8 years, they peaked during covid and have deflated to a slightly saner level since.

I think £100 for a fatboy in good condition is fair, £60-£70 I would consider a bargain... Going rate for a minter with case has been £150+ for years now.

 

[Bogeyman]

Trust me, the "Fatboy" is overrated and Gillette quickly went to the better Slim model.

 

[Rohleder]

Trust me, the "Fatboy" is overrated and Gillette quickly went to the better Slim model.

Agreed. Though I think OP wants one for birth year reasons.