Thread: Peres Razor

So I thought this razor looked great, almost brand new from the looks of it and there ended up being 0 bids. All things considered, I also thought the price seemed pretty reasonable too.

Ebay item: 290525385833

Is there something I'm missing or is it simply not a desired brand? If there is something subtle here could someone tell me so I can know in the future?

Originally Posted by ats200

So I thought this razor looked great, almost brand new from the looks of it and there ended up being 0 bids. All things considered, I also thought the price seemed pretty reasonable too.

Ebay item: 290525385833

Is there something I'm missing or is it simply not a desired brand? If there is something subtle here could someone tell me so I can know in the future?

Seller has only have + feedback's and sold a lot razors. Only reason i could say this happen is not popular Brand.

I have honed a ton of these razors and the D. Peres are simply under the radar. Every one has been easy to hone and an excellent shaver. There are many other brands that get talked about more. Nice purchase.

Enjoy!

Lynn

People always talk how razor prices are going through the roof however that really only applies to the popular brands. There are tons of razors that are every bit as good as the popular brands but are unknowns yet are great shavers.

I have a peres frameback and it's a great razor.

I, too, have a D.Peres (honed by Lynn) and it is a great shaver.

Sometimes a sellers starting price is just too high. It may very well have sold for more than this starting price, but I think sometimes bidders just won't start out that high.

Originally Posted by aroliver59

Sometimes a sellers starting price is just too high. It may very well have sold for more than this starting price, but I think sometimes bidders just won't start out that high.

I completely agree. Unless it's something really desirable a starting bid normally doesn't really take off if it's over 20 or 25

No matter whether his razors are liked or disliked, we all should know about Peter Daniel Peres. He was an outsider who had his own cutlery business at the age of 16 in 1792, but was not allowed to go into business in Solingen because he was not a member of any guild. He wrangled with the Duke of the time, arguing that he wanted to start a pocket knife company, and these were not subject to guild rulings - the Duke agreed and Peres eventually built the first water powered pocket knife factory in the Weinsberger Valley in 1801. He imported the finest Sheffield crucible steel for his knives. He also thumbed his nose at the guilds by employing unskilled workers.

He realised that at that time Solingen could not compare with Sheffield for quality and finish. He spent 8 years experimenting to crack Sheffield's closely-guarded 'black-polish' treatment, and eventually found the answer.

His firm appears in a document by Bernard Levine titled "Hardware and Cutlery Firms circa 1896 - 1898 Whose Knives were Likely Used in the Klondyke Gold Rush."

He seems to have been quite a character!

Regards,
Neil

Great info, Neil. You are a wealth of knowledge. I always enjoy reading your posts. Thank You.

Thanks for all of the info. I'm kicking myself for not placing that bid, I just didn't have the time to make a rational decision. Next time I see a nice one pop up I think I might give it a shot - I'm very partial to blades with etching