Thread: Nice Henckels, but $536.99?!!!

Very nice razor. The ending price is even a surprise to me, Mr. "Mint or NOS vintage razors ARE worth hundreds and hundred and hundreds of dollars".

I say good for the seller and I'm honestly happy for him. He must be thrilled.

Chris L

wow, I would have said it's worth $45 or $50 tops. Even my (hoglahoo's opinion of value)*2 + 50 rule is blown away in this auction

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

wow, I would have said it's worth $45 or $50 tops. Even my (hoglahoo's opinion of value)*2 + 50 rule is blown away in this auction

18 months ago , that would have been the price . I stopped buying razors because I have more than I'll ever need , and I'm not willing to pay what I think are ridiculous prices for some razors . I think you can still get excellent "no name" razors for under $30 , if you look hard enough , and know what to look for .

Well, this is why I am glad that our razor reviews are mostly expert reviews, ie the authors usually know more than one or two brands (more like several identical razors of the same model). This greatly helps to put things into perspective. I pity the guys who are starting their straight shaving careers at the moment. When I started (more than two years ago), there was an abundance of quality razors at decent prices. Okay, back then trying to buy a W&B wasn't the brightest idea, but you could even get Dubl Ducks for a price that bore some relationship to their performance. Right now, it seems like you won't ever be able to manage a really good shave if you don't own a Filarmonica.

Well, duh. That's simply bollocks. An experienced shaver can shave with anything, so recommendations should be taken with a shovel of salt. Either way, beard preparation and stropping play a much more important role for a beginner. Much more. As in "so much more that grind, width and point of a beginner's razor hardly matter at all".

As an aside, a very personal observation: There is a correlation between join date, post count, and razor ghetto slang, and it is often guys with less than one year on site, 5000 posts, and talking about "Jnat's", "Filli's" and similar monstrosities who encourage beginners to buy razors they absolutely do not need. I know this is standard practice at at least one other forum, and maybe it helps boost these guys's egos (who, incidentally, are often self proclaimed "honesters" who regularly send their messed up honing attempts to one of our Honemeisters), but I find it appalling.

Regards,
Robin

I think the same razor but with bad photos and without the fresh buff job would sell for less than half.

Quinton is a great seller and delivers a first-class razor, so whatever price you pay, you are getting a super blade.

As for the price, well, look at it this way.

Many times when you buy a razor on eBay, even from Quinton, you are hoping that not too many people have seen it and that you'll get it for something less than the full "market" price. And when you do score a great razor at a ridiculously low price, does Quinton complain or post messages on SRP about how crazy the price was that he was forced to sell at? Of course not.

So when Quinton gets the benefit of a bidding war and sells a blade for much, much more than anyone would rationally pay, this is how where he makes his money back on all of the other blades that didn't sell for as much as they should have. In fact, I say to the buyer "Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy that excellent razor" and to Quinton "Congratulations on an excellent sale" because purchases like this actually subsidize all of the other blades that Quinton sells and enables at least some of us to continue buying blades from him at far more reasonable prices.

Mere madness.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

As an aside, a very personal observation: There is a correlation between join date, post count, and razor ghetto slang, and it is often guys with less than one year on site, 5000 posts, and talking about "Jnat's", "Filli's" and similar monstrosities who encourage beginners to buy razors they absolutely do not need. I know this is standard practice at at least one other forum, and maybe it helps boost these guys's egos (who, incidentally, are often self proclaimed "honesters" who regularly send their messed up honing attempts to one of our Honemeisters), but I find it appalling.

WHEW!

I thought you were talking about me for a second, but then I saw the part about "honesters" and I knew it couldn't be me. I can't get a blade to cut a tomato, let alone whiskers.


It was a close one, though, since I've been on the site for less than a year, have over 1,000 posts, and frequently recommend Filarmonicas to people looking for recommendations. Good thing I'm still 4,000 posts short.

In all honesty though, as a guy who shaves exclusively with a straight razor, who has shaved with +/- 50 different razors of vintage, NOS, new, and refurb status, a recommendation is just that. A recommendation. If somebody can't figure out their own budget and blows all their dough on a Filarmonica or a 536 dollar Henckels, that's their fault, not the fault of the recommender. There are plenty of posts singing the praises of no-name razors that can be had for under 50 bucks.

I agree that beginners shouldn't be dropping that kind of money on a razor. Starting out, there are lots of great options at a far lower price point.

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

An experienced shaver can shave with anything, so recommendations should be taken with a shovel of salt. Either way, beard preparation and stropping play a much more important role for a beginner. Much more. As in "so much more that grind, width and point of a beginner's razor hardly matter at all".

100% agree !

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

As an aside, a very personal observation: There is a correlation between join date, post count, and razor ghetto slang, and it is often guys with less than one year on site, 5000 posts, and talking about "Jnat's", "Filli's" and similar monstrosities who encourage beginners to buy razors they absolutely do not need.

What's a Filli?

Originally Posted by BeBerlin

I find it appalling.

... you are too kind ...

Filly aka Filarmonica, currently very overpriced on the bay. One of the better brands of razors though.