Thread: Establishing a good relationship with vendors.

Just wanted to share something nice that happened to me over the weekend. I had recently bought a bunch of $25 or less razors off of Etsy for use a honing practice razors at the Seattle meet. It was a mixed bag with some pretty nice examples and some....not so much. After receiveing the items I made sure and leave feedback on the transactions and asked that they let me know if they had any other shaving related items in the future. I heard back from one vendor on Etsy who said she had a damaged razor for sale and asked if I would be interested.

These are the pictures she sent me.


While the scales are obviously shot, the blade looks VERY promising! I probably could of gotten it for less, but I offered her $30 (including shipping).

So the moral of the story is to try and cultivate your network. Go to Kinkos and have them print up a batch of business cards with your name, email, and a statement "I like razors and shaving things!" Or something similar. Give them out to antique store employees or your local barber. Shoot someone who runs a website business an email and ask what they have. If you give a few minutes of effort you can really stand out in someones mind as "that one guy show likes the old barber stuff". If they know they can get a sale without having to write up a listing description or have it sit on a shelf for an extended period of time they will be very pleased.

I will post up some pics after I receive it and give it a once over with some Blue Magic.

Matt