Thread: Nice W&B, Buut...

Yeah, but a big wade and butcher has cachet that a blade made in solingen that was branded for and sold in a hardware store for exactly one month in 1917 just doesn't...

I'd love to see what a 10/8 Reynolds would fetch on the bay if it exists. They are like the eBay leper of Sheffield wedges for some reason. Maybe ppl don't like the steel being a bit harder..

There is still leftover pitting on the blade, so for those who are after a ground and finished razor it's still just as valuable as the untouched blank because its current state is in between.

I don't think that a couple of silly offers qualify as a good measure of value, but that's why we don't do valuations here - everybody makes their own as they see fit, especially when it concerns other people's money and does not affect them personally, plus those who have the least amount of experience tend to act as the biggest authority.

It's much nicer to get things in their raw state. You just get the most complete picture of what you are dealing with and you also remove some potentially nasty variables from the mix. He also hurt his bids by not throwing it on a scale. Sheffields over 8/8 always will fetch stupid money... The days of picking one up for $300 or less on the net are over..

His finish looks the way it does because he disregarded the importance of sanding in creating a crisp result and went straight to the buffer..

Well, as far as cachet goes most w&b have next to zero cachet with me, and a blank that doesn't seem to have been intended to ever become a razor for sale doesn't either.

I have no idea what the future of the straight razor market will be, but I've been around long enough to know that today's hot item may not be so hot few months down the road and then could become hot again.
At some point people were willing to pay over 1k for used filarmonica epbd in excellent condition, right now brand new ones on ebay go unsold for $400.

I personally have a few big sheffields somewhere in the boxes but just for variety and completeness. With the restoration they've probably cost me few hundred dollars a piece, but that only means that those particular ones were worth that much to me.

As far as raw state goes, that same seller had to take $2.25 for a Barber that would likely shave circles around most w&b - just because it was in its nice untouched state
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261813297026
That must hurt, but it shows how silly the market valuations can be.

Hi everyone,

Im glad that my razor have brought you guys some attention on this forum. Im also glad, of both the positive, and mostly negative feedback on my so called restoration on this blade. As this blade, did look really bad before i restored it. Everyone is not a professional restorer, most people that do the restorations are acutally doing it for fun, or just for a hobby.

Regarding the value on this particular razor that i have posted on Ebay, can be discussed, as most of the people here wants to find a tresure for 1$, or otherwise, pay the price that is asked on Ebay, as we all know - tresures are not for free.

Im glad that i became a member here, now i can help you guys out with some questions regarding my restorations, so you guys don't have my make time consuming speculations on my razors.

Mind printing this out and taking a photo of the blade on it?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...,d.cGU&cad=rja

IDK what the restoration situation is where you are, but imo any large sheffield needs an experienced hand as all of that flat shiny material is really unforgiving to inconsistencies and flaws. I think had that blade been measured formally in the description and stated that it took a stable edge/the geometry was good, it would have gotten more. It was more a case of presentation of the data than anything else. PPl have to be conservative on costly facts that are blurred. Like if the razor had good geometry but everything else were as shown, I'd be factoring in the cost of a trip to someone like mark or glen for full on work and horn and that doesn't come cheap. If the geometry were off, I'd probably try to contact someone like Brian Brown or beg Bill Ellis to have a look/sort it out and that would be more expensive still. The what ifs hurt you more than anything in the final yield.

Originally Posted by kcb5150

IDK what the restoration situation is where you are, but imo any large sheffield needs an experienced hand as all of that flat shiny material is really unforgiving to inconsistencies and flaws. I think had that blade been measured formally in the description and stated that it took a stable edge/the geometry was good, it would have gotten more. It was more a case of presentation of the data than anything else. PPl have to be conservative on costly facts that are blurred. Like if the razor had good geometry but everything else were as shown, I'd be factoring in the cost of a trip to someone like mark or glen for full on work and horn and that doesn't come cheap. If the geometry were off, I'd probably try to contact someone like Brian Brown or beg Bill Ellis to have a look/sort it out and that would be more expensive still. The what ifs hurt you more than anything in the final yield.

Thank you for your detailed explenation and good advices.
I personally know, that a razor like this, would wield much more profit if it was professionally restored, but you have to look at my side of the situation - i do want to restore razors, as a hobby, and if the geometry or the original geometry is affected due to this, will still atract sertain customers that wants a big restored blade. If "professional" users, or collectors does see this as a negative restoration, they would not bid on it. But its a personal choice ofcourse.