I saw this and about crapped my pants. $5300US for an unsharpened NEW razor?
New! TAMAHAGANE High-end Straight Razor: IWASAKI-SANJOU | eBay
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I saw this and about crapped my pants. $5300US for an unsharpened NEW razor?
New! TAMAHAGANE High-end Straight Razor: IWASAKI-SANJOU | eBay
What do you mean, "for real"? They've obviously put a real ad on eBay.
If you mean, is it priced beyond what the market would justify? Yes, I think it is. If it were an NOS Tamahagane folding straight, 1-2K would be somewhere in the right ballpark. But for a tamahagane Kamisori, the usual prices run 50,000-80,000 JPY, or US$600-1000.
The fact that this is a "New" razor is interesting. I know that Mizuochi-san does make some Tamahagane razors, but very very rarely, and only for direct orders. I find it odd that this one is on eBay.
Very cool razor. I have no idea if the price is justified, but for that much money I think I'd like to fly to Japan and meet the razor maker himself and purchase directly.
Wow $5300 and I get to hone it myself so it's just the way I like it. I'll take 10!
Hey, man, I'm behind you all the way. Someone ought to have several of something that rare.
I think he asked 3500 the previous time he posted it , apparently the more times it is relisted the more expensive it gets ???
Gentlemen,
At $5,300 plus $14 shipping I can go out and buy myself a Rolls Royce. OY!
New! TAMAHAGANE High-end Straight Razor: IWASAKI-SANJOU | eBay
....regular price on rasurpur.de is about 600 EUR/800 USD (tax free) so what I am missing with above????
You missed an already existing thread on the topic asking the same question. I'm going to merge yours with theirs.