Thread: When Shave Ready is misused

It may be the sellers have no real concept of what shave ready means to a user and they add that qualifier to every straight they sell because every straight they have seen for sale has been described that way; it's just some words that are part of the standard description of a straight razor. It doesn't make it right but it's more of a willful ignorance in some cases.

Of course, they could just be dicks

Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by human folly... Shamelessly cribbed, likely misquoted but possibly relevant.

My definition of shave ready when I see it posted is can cut the tape of the package it came in.

The Gentleman in the Gentleman's site.

Originally Posted by Christel

Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by human folly... Shamelessly cribbed, likely misquoted but possibly relevant.

Originally Posted by Christel

Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by human folly... Shamelessly cribbed, likely misquoted but possibly relevant.

I hear what you're saying and agree with that thought.

Having said that, ignorance, or the lack of knowledge is no excuse to use a term that you do not understand in order to simply sell something.

Now, if someone does their own honing, and may not be that experienced with it, but hones it the way they hone their own razors, I have no problem with that person claiming shave ready - to them it is. Whether I then think it is shave ready becomes a personal preference.

Simply using the term because you've seen other sellers use it, and not understanding what it actually means, is disingenuous and misleading and I don't believe the motive is honorable.

What do you mean, those aren't shave ready? They look just like my razors...
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I'd love to own this razor to send in for restoration.

Originally Posted by RezDog

C V Heljestrand MK No 31 Straight Razor Eskilstuna Shave Ready | eBay
you can add this one to the oh really it's shave ready is it

I didn't see the "Shave Ready" part anymore, but hey look Insurance is included with all shipping



I honestly saw a razor like that once on ebay and the description said "Looks to be factory original I was told is was made to shave around Moles on the face" Honest that is what the seller wrote

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I didn't see the "Shave Ready" part anymore, but hey look Insurance is included with all shipping


I honestly saw a razor like that once on ebay and the description said "Looks to be factory original I was told is was made to shave around Moles on the face" Honest that is what the seller wrote

You rascally ol' polar bear, you've made me spit out my coffee!

Haha, I saw that one too!