Thread: W&B For Barbers Use

+1 to Jack of diamonds, a guy messaged me on Ebay telling me a razor I restored wasn't restored lol. All because I didn't ruin the frosting, remove the perfectly fine original pins, and oiled (not buffed) 100 year old horn. It is still a matter of perspective and that razor still made me all giddy lol

Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds

The last time I was out looking for a vintage blade to restore, the owner of the shop I was in was actually upset that I was intending to shave with the razors! "But that would ruin the historical value!!!!" ....
... For them, it is about owning history and has nothing to do with razor functionality.

Let's just say we're living through history. What if you were to become the first man to step foot on Mars and you shaved with the same straight razor that somebody famous from history who did something famous and because of it, is now superfamous shaved with, wouldn't that fact increase the historical value of said razor?

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Let's just say we're living through history. What if you were to become the first man to step foot on Mars and you shaved with the same straight razor that somebody famous from history who did something famous and because of it, is now superfamous shaved with, wouldn't that fact increase the historical value of said razor?

I suppose, yes, it would raise the historical value of the razor. And that could be a great thing.

However, a wise man once told me. " A coin is only worth what someone will pay for it." that being said, ranking historical value + functional value + rarity + condition ... I find it hard to truly price something like that. For myself, I wouldn't buy historical razors just for the history.

If the razor is worth the money to the buyer then that is all that really matters. I was just trying to bring to light that people pick up shavers as collectables too and not just for shaving.

P.s. I will notify my old astronomy professor that I was told I could be the first to walk on Mars.

Sincerely,
JackofDiamonds

Well perhaps that is queen Victoria's leg and bikini area trimmer. thus it has great importance and also a frown but aside from that it is probably a great shaver somebody enjoyed the hell out of it.

I've bought worse. Can it be sharpen ? Sure. I think. Bid on it? Yes. Now at more than I want to pay.