Thread: MONITORING PRICES: W&B for barber's use/only

@ Ichinichi: OK, for this time we can include your 6/8!

@JimmyHAD: the range you mention (90-200$) is not so distant from the present one; in this case, I'd say that prices increased of the 50% (now 120-300$).

Originally Posted by clavichord

@ Ichinichi: OK, for this time we can include your 6/8!

YES!

I haven't been following them long, but from my observations, the 8/8+ for barber's use in good to great condition have been fetching $225 to $300, $180-$225 in mediocre condition, and in fair condition, $100-$120.

The ones with "celebrated hollow ground" etched on the blade without the for barber's use, sized between 7/8 and 15/16 or so, in good condition have been fetching around +/- $100 but seem to be dependent on advertising. In mediocre or fair condition, these almost seem to slip through the radar and you can generally snag them for <$40 and sometimes much less.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to snag a for barber's use due to the prices, but I have a few of the celebrated hollow grounds.

I don't know why everyone gets worked up about the prices for these razors. They are what they are. People are bidding back and forth and some are willing to pay more than others. Finding these razors in good condition with original parts seems to be only a few a month tops, and everyone seems to love or at least want the choppers, so you have a lot of demand for something in short supply. Of course the prices will be high

Sure, pjrage, I completely agree! For me it's OK if prices will grow and grow, or simply "flow"; this is the market. The idea is just to take a picture of what is happening following this particular "indicator" represented, in this case, by W&B 8/8 for barber's use. No moral message!

Man, I should have started with this straight razor stuff 1 or 2 years earlier when I look at those prices this month
When I started last summer, I didn't even know what an 8/8 W&B is
But 200$ ist just too much for me.

I got my FH "For Barber's Use" a few weeks ago. Pictures were bad, the auction didn't say what was stamped on the blade. It was about $55. Here's the ebay picture.

Thanks for providing a dip for our graph!!

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Pictures were bad, the auction didn't say what was stamped on the blade.

Holli, I remember that blade! I thought she was a point-less and didn't bid. So she's in great shape, right?

Also, I forgot my second Barbers' Use (and I don't know how this is possible ): 8/8 and original scales/pins. March'09 > $82. Free shipping!

Here's the ebay picture.