Thread: I don't get it? Ebay razors bidded on.

Yeah I was making an offer on a razor and asked if I could get better pictures of the blade, because I told her I needed to know if it could be saved. Her response was "oh, people shave with them?" Apparently people use them in art projects and what not.

TheBigSpender, if you can do that can I come over and have you work you abilities on my balding head?

Just scares me to think people are actually thinking they can shave with them. I am sure even with the best pictures and a trained eye, flaws and irregularities can be missed.

I'd consider this:
Vintage A Witte Classic Red Celluloid Handle Germany Straight Razor 3 4" | eBay

Although well used, to me it looks like a straight shooter. Maybe a better trained eye could say different

I wouldn't buy this:

BUBBIEG0027 001 Vintage Barber Focus Razor Works Razor Merscheid Germany w Box | eBay

Check out the heavy scale rot barely noticable because of the poor lighting.

Both of these have a buy it now of $25. Even if both of them are for something else other then a school project, At least the first one appears usable

Is straight Razor mania,newbs buy this crap thinking they will become the next resto King,you see this garbage every day on SRP.

Originally Posted by dash8guru

Just scares me to think people are actually thinking they can shave with them.

At this point, it appears that no one does. LOL. No bids, no sales.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Is straight Razor mania,newbs buy this crap thinking they will become the next resto King,you see this garbage every day on SRP.

When I was new I bought a handful of these too. I didn't shave with them but I used them to get started honing. The ones I bought didn't have a ton of active rust but many of them were roughed up pretty good. But all I wanted them for was to get some practice with the hones. Preferably you don't spend too much on them. Later I packaged them together and sold them to another member who used them for the same purpose. I would never start learning to hone or restoring on anything that I thought I might be disappointed to ruin. I don't do restoration work but if I were going to try putting one on a buffing wheel for the first time, I would want it to be junk until I had a feel for it. And then of course there probably are a few fools who think they can put a polish on a turd.

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Yeah I was making an offer on a razor and asked if I could get better pictures of the blade, because I told her I needed to know if it could be saved. Her response was "oh, people shave with them?" Apparently people use them in art projects and what not.

No, we play music with them....

What gets me is how many spines in scales people sell, bid on, and buy.

I have bought a few really bad razors for the scales, but I won't pay more than $5 for them except for a razor that I paid $10 for for a set of ivory scales.

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

I have bought a few really bad razors for the scales, but I won't pay more than $5 for them except for a razor that I paid $10 for for a set of ivory scales.

$10 isn't bad at all for a nice set of scales, especially when you've got a razor they would be perfect for.