Thread: Wow, that's an expensive Robeson

I know altima55 is a good seller, but this is a very expensive Robeson, particularly considering how plain it is.

Good Lord! Its been said many times, but prices in general are getting completely out of hand. Maybe we shouldn't "spread the word" so aggressively.

Jordan

I agree, kind of weird. Altima55 has now sold a Goldedge with no goldwash for over $500 and this Robeson for over $200 this week.

I really wonder what's going on, other than the obvious?

I think my plan I'm tossing around is going to be something I'll implement: Limit myself to a dozen great shavers to keep more or less for my lifetime and have a thirteenth spot to rotate in and out one razor at a time and that's it. Then, if this runaway train ends up going out of control into IMO silliness, I can step off, enjoy awesome shaves for as long as I can hold my razor, and have fun.

Chris L

Wow... this guy is laughing all the way to the bank.

It looks like there is no shortage on ebay , of people with more money than brains . Of course , it's more fun when you win it . A year ago , that razor would have gone for around $60.00 , tops .

Wow, in 12/06 I bought a Union Cutlery razor from Altima for $25 and an essentially NOS 7/8 Friodur with bone scales for $167....Now look at the market. I'm glad I got what I did when I did

Jordan

EDIT: Of course there are probably guys who've been in this for many years who were laughing at what I paid. I guess its all relative.

I just hope that in 5-10 years, the market that we're a part of doesn't price us right out of actually wanting to shave with these things.

The general public could care less about straight razors and most men think the idea of actually shaving with one (I would venture to guess that even some strict non-shaving razor collectors as well) is ridiculous. IMO let's just hope that down the road the average or above average vintage straight doesn't cost $500-$1,000+ making it then much less viable for the average man to actually want to use these things for their intended purpose as opposed to having them sit in a shadow box on someone's wall next to that person's other collectibles.

Chris L

Cost a bit to fill this then?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROBESON-ShurEd...QQcmdZViewItem

Tony H

I just had to buy at least one of altima's razors and I was embarrassed that I shelled out $76+shipping. Now it doesn't look like a bad deal. The 6/8 "Yea Olde English Razor" Sheffield is still among my top 3 shavers 4 months later..

Folks, this happens to all hobbies. A hobby will start with about 2000 communication interested fans. The item (Model trains, plastic airplane kits, vintage glass, telephones, it don't matter) will be low cost but unvaried. Then, due to the communication, new enthusiasts will come in and items will become varied. More announcements will proliferate about the latest "thing" and it will cost slightly more. Now there is "advertisement" huge anxious concerned people acquire the "thing", they investigate its history, classifications arise, shortages of classes is noticed, experts list the variants of the shortages, totally dis-interested individuals start speculating monetarily on the variants and exhorbitant entry level costs drive the fans out. Look at the price of quilts, men's knifes, fishing lures, reels, rods, perfume bottles, telephone pole glass insulators and my HO gauge box cars ($25.00 each, give me a break!).