Thread: Why the crazy markups?

[quote=stupidyank;212669]sorry but I respectfully disagree,

I think that honing is not something that should cost 15-20 dollars per razor, in some exceptional cases it should cost this. From what I've seen it takes about 15 minutes for an experienced honer to set a bevel and bring up an average Ebay razor to shaving sharp, and I doubt the average SRP member is making $80.00 per hour.


I'm sorry but that is just wrong, 15 minutes ????? you shave with it, not I, nor any razor I would put my reputation behind... I just honed up a C-MON this morning, which I considered a fairly straight forward honing, and that took just over 1 1/2 hours from start to finish... If you add a warp of any little bit, that can double the time... Just to qualify "Shave Ready" I mean honed, polished and stropped, to a point that I would put that blade on my face and shave.... JMHO of course and quite a few satisfied faces including my own..... then again perhaps, I am the one who is wrong, and I take way to much time to make sure that the edge is as perfect as I can make it... But when somebody pays me to hone a razor for them, I am going to do the best job that I can possibly accomplish, and I am not going to be watching the clock.....