Thread: $5-10 eBay razors....

Originally Posted by weldor

What's the deal with these things? There are so many of them listed and that's so cheap compared to buying new from SRD or even buying from the classifieds on here.

Are they just cheap simply because they are not "shave-ready" 99% of the time?

Is it a really crappy alloy steel that won't take a good honing?

Sadly today, like my third or fourth week of using a straight razor (I only shaved once every 2 or 3 days) I accidentally nicked my blade on the sink faucet while rinsing it off. Twice.

I'm thinking of buying one of these ebay razors and a hone (I don't really know which, people have said norton4/8k is all I really need as a beginner) and giving it some practice before I attempt to repair the chips in my brand new dovo razor.

If you're talking about new razors on ebay , selling for $5-$10 , they are pure junk . They are not shave ready 100% of the time , and never will be . They are good for stropping practice , because they're not sharp enough to damage your strop . Pretty much everything is wrong with them , the steel , grind , and bevel .