Mastro Livi 60 Year Commemorative Razor

Saw this razor on the bay (I am not seller nor do I know seller) and thought someone on here might be interested.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274374610119

Goodness those scales !

The razor the scales everything about that razor says to me car crash, bloody awful.

The box is a bit dodgy too :)

Yup, NCAA (No Class At All) to my eyes.

Bob

Having owned one Livi razor, I wont own another... even if it does look like it came out of a clown car! :D

Does nothing for me.

I’m sure Mastro Livi has a following but I have honestly never liked the looks of his razors, like I said I’m sure there are those people That do but not for me especially this one, as @celticcrusader said “Bloody Awful”

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That razor turns me off. No thanks.

The more I look at that, I think of a "claymation" razor.
The dots swirl around as the words shift and transform into a squiggly, caterpillar, mustache that the blade chomps at while scooting around the screen.

If that anniversary razor is his best work....
No way, not here!!

Pete <:-}

We are talking ebay here where scams and scoundrels make a profit. While there are those who are legimate and are just trying to sell their wares, there lurks people who will take advantage of you, if you allow it. What was it that PT Barnum said? Oh yea, "There's a sucker born every minute" This is the case here. Don't be fooled by this razor!

Yeah I wasn't a fan for sure, but I generally don't find his razors my cup of tea. I didn't expect such a uniformly negative response though.

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Originally Posted by NittanyGator

Yeah I wasn't a fan for sure, but I generally don't find his razors my cup of tea. I didn't expect such a uniformly negative response though.

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Here is a good example of why you may be seeing so much negative talk. This was a Livi blade I used to own... Gotta love the geometry. Really, really poor quality here.

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Originally Posted by Aldwyn

Here is a good example of why you may be seeing so much negative talk. This was a Livi blade I used to own... Gotta love the geometry. Really, really poor quality here.

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An asymmetrical kamisori grind there. What’s your complaint? :p

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Originally Posted by Johntoad57

We are talking ebay here where scams and scoundrels make a profit. While there are those who are legimate and are just trying to sell their wares, there lurks people who will take advantage of you, if you allow it. What was it that PT Barnum said? Oh yea, "There's a sucker born every minute" This is the case here. Don't be fooled by this razor!

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What makes you say this? Just curious.

I do not like that at all.

Sets off all the alarms, on my "POS" radar.

Come on guys, it’s only about 500$ USD shipped. You can’t buy much razor with that, maybe four of these: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/363003792374

Gold dollars ain't looking so bad now are they? :p

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Originally Posted by randydance062449

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What makes you say this? Just curious.

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I actually know some folks that intentionally post false ads and pictures just to see if they can get away with this. When they get the money, they change their accounts up and reconigure their emails. These folks are my neighbors and have the attitude if people are dumb enough to fall for a scam, they dereserve everything they get. The day will come when they get what's coming to them and I'll just smile and wave at them as they are taken to jail.

If it seems too good to be true, then it's probably too good to be true.

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Originally Posted by Johntoad57

I actually know some folks that intentionally post false ads and pictures just to see if they can get away with this. When they get the money, they change their accounts up and reconigure their emails. These folks are my neighbors and have the attitude if people are dumb enough to fall for a scam, they dereserve everything they get. The day will come when they get what's coming to them and I'll just smile and wave at them as they are taken to jail.

If it seems too good to be true, then it's probably too good to be true.

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yep my ol man used to say that to me

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.....What was it that PT Barnum said? Oh yea, "There's a sucker born every minute"

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Don't forget the W.C. Fields corollary to the Barnum theory: "Never wise up a chump or give a sucker an even break."

That thing looks like it fell off a cucoo clock.

I don’t think he even has a website anymore ...unless it’s listed under something other than mastro livi

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Originally Posted by Johntoad57

We are talking ebay here where scams and scoundrels make a profit. While there are those who are legimate and are just trying to sell their wares, there lurks people who will take advantage of you, if you allow it. What was it that PT Barnum said? Oh yea, "There's a sucker born every minute" This is the case here. Don't be fooled by this razor!

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Eh, you will not see me talking disparagingly about other makers, but that razor really looks like a Livi, including the writing on the scales which was done with a burr tool like a dremel.
I am not seeing anything that would make me say it's not a Livi.

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Originally Posted by Bruno

Eh, you will not see me talking disparagingly about other makers, but that razor really looks like a Livi, including the writing on the scales which was done with a burr tool like a dremel.
I am not seeing anything that would make me say it's not a Livi.

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I concur. It definitely looks like Livi's razor. BTW, I personally own one of his, absolutely love it, and use it in my constant rotation (in spite of the fact it's one of the hardest to hone). Said this, I do think he has a lot of garish and crudely designed razors (to my personal taste of course - YMMV), and the OP's one fits right in with them.

The razor is real. Razorguy who was his business partner posted a SOTD on another forum back in 2017 with this exact razor.
Not really difficult to find, just google the razors name and you will find the picture.

You have to go to the livi knife business site his son runs, you can still buy razors and equipment through it.