Thread: Look at this auction. Shave ready?

Vintage Straight Razor Shave Ready on eBay.ca (item 190390717177 end time 27-Apr-10 18:12:51 EDT)

There is rust on the spine. I doubt it is shave ready.

Doesn't make sense to me, to hone a razor to shave ready without removing the red rust, and that blade is very rusty. Can't tell much about the bevel from the pictures, since it is only partly visible. I would avoid it unless you are into restoration.

Ha! Classic sign of someone who knows nothing about razors (and is, ergo, scamming you to claim this is shave ready) : "The blade is 3" long"

Originally Posted by Croaker

Doesn't make sense to me, to hone a razor to shave ready without removing the red rust, and that blade is very rusty. Can't tell much about the bevel from the pictures, since it is only partly visible. I would avoid it unless you are into restoration.

That is what I'm saying.

Surely a good way round this whole "shave ready" thing would be to email the sellers of suspect razors, asking for a video of them shaving with the razor and telling them you wont bid until you've seen that video or the shave ready claim is removed?

If we all banded together, we could stop this sort of thing..!

But yes, I agree, this razor is not one you should be looking at unless you are into hard core restoration. And you also dont know how deep the pitting is under all the crud, so you may find that the blade is unusable or at least very scarred once you've cleaned it up.

Are you current on your Tetanus shot? I think that will determine the "shave readiness" of the blade.

Originally Posted by Stubear

Surely a good way round this whole "shave ready" thing would be to email the sellers of suspect razors, asking for a video of them shaving with the razor and telling them you wont bid until you've seen that video or the shave ready claim is removed?

If we all banded together, we could stop this sort of thing..!

But yes, I agree, this razor is not one you should be looking at unless you are into hard core restoration. And you also dont know how deep the pitting is under all the crud, so you may find that the blade is unusable or at least very scarred once you've cleaned it up.

lol a video would be great. I opted to use the "Ask Seller a Question" option and told them they could be liable for damages if someone actually tried to shave with it. I cannot stop laughing.

Originally Posted by dartmn9

Are you current on your Tetanus shot? I think that will determine the "shave readiness" of the blade.

It should say shave ready for some.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

Ha! Classic sign of someone who knows nothing about razors (and is, ergo, scamming you to claim this is shave ready) : "The blade is 3" long"

Yes, but it did pass the "hair splitting test".

lol and the shipping charges are crazy. $23 US to Canada where I've payed very little more than $6 many other times from the US. They must have a $15 handling fee.

It says nothing about a COMFORTABLE shave. With good face prep, a little stropping on many varied strops and LOTS of pressure, I'm sure you could shave with it...followed by a styptic, and alum block and a few dabs of TP. Come to think of it, that was my first SR shave

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