Thread: $699 buy it now - Thiers Issard Historical Straight Razor - Pierre Thiers

Thiers Issard Historical Straight Razor - Pierre Thiers - eBay (item 140276950281 end time Oct-29-08 19:19:10 PDT)


Man that must be rare.....

$699.00 buy it now ....

I got mine half a year ago on ebay for $350 and another owned by some famous author went for the same a few weeks ago. You can also find them here for $450.00 if you are in the USA.

No matter what is said, nothing is worth anything until someone actually pays for it. That's what it is then worth. If a seller decides he/she would like more money that offered, it's still worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. They simply would like to get more for it.

Originally Posted by dward

No matter what is said, nothing is worth anything until someone actually pays for it. That's what it is then worth. If a seller decides he/she would like more money that offered, it's still worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. They simply would like to get more for it.

You mistake price with worth. Worth implies intrinsic value, price is what you pay.
If you pay 700$ for a zeepk, then the zeepk is not worth 700$.
It's price was 700$, it's worth is still 5$, and you've been conned.

well said Bruno. But then can you really say that razor is even worth $300?

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

well said Bruno. But then can you really say that razor is even worth $300?

I think it is a really cool razor. Assuming that Pierre really did forge the blank it has a bit of mystique and the shape is antique with the barber's notch. I appreciate that kind of thing. Mine is a good shaver and there is something about shaving with a razor with some history behind it that is appealing to me.

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

I think it is a really cool razor. Assuming that Pierre really did forge the blank it has a bit of mystique and the shape is antique with the barber's notch. I appreciate that kind of thing. Mine is a good shaver and there is something about shaving with a razor with some history behind it that is appealing to me.

Same here Jimmy!

It will also keep a nice value if you ever decide to sell it.

Here's my puppie.. What's your nr?

Mine is # 215. Wasn't shave ready when I got it. I bought quite a few ebay junk razors to practice on before I took a shot at it. Russell's rolling x thread pointed me in the right direction and I got it good and shave ready. I think it is a keeper and if it is sold it will be after I'm gone.

Very nice razors, I wonder if they please the skin as much as they please the eye. Could you owners elaborate on your shaving experience with these razors? And about their value as a collectible, are they worth more than the regular Thiers Issard razors? If so, is it because they are produced in smaller quantities, because of the odd combination of an old forged blank and new manufacture, because of their superior quality or all of the above? It is probably not because of the quality since the material should be the same as a very old Thiers Issard razor but perhaps the use of new technology has a positive effect. What do you think?

Sorry for the naive questions but I have to start somewhere...

Thanks,

Al raz

Originally Posted by Alraz

Sorry for the naive questions but I have to start somewhere...
Thanks,
Al raz

Al Raz,

To start with part of the value and history of this razor is because they are assembled using blade blanks that were hand forged more than a century ago by the founder and legend Pierre Thiers. Not machine forged using dies but hand forged. This also explains why not 2 of those blades will look and be he same. Yes, there's only 450 numbered in circulation which off course is part of the collectible's value.

The blade itself takes a wicked sharp edge and is an amazing shaver. To me it also gives a very comfortable and smooth shave.

Personally I don't think you should buy them for their shaving properties. There's other razors out there that might give you the same shaving properties.

You should buy this razor solely for the historial background and collectors value. The razor being an amazing and excellent shaver is a big bonus imo.

Hope this helps a bit and I'm sure others will chime in.