Thread: Any idea why this went for so little?

TI quarter hollow for 15 bucks. Seems in good shape to me.

I have one of these and it's my best shaver period.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5004&rd=1&rd=1

1) TI razors are still being made
2) A good amount of hone-wear
3) Some pitting
4) Small blade

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

1) TI razors are still being made
2) A good amount of hone-wear
3) Some pitting
4) Small blade

Thanks Ilija. Now I wish I bid on it. The 69s TI still makes are now half- not quarter-hollows, and they have plastic handles. I don't care about pitting, and as far as the size goes these are heavy razors; to me a small wedge is a plus, exactly what I look for. Damn.

Ilija, how much hone wear does there have to be for it to become more than a cosmetic issue? Does it start throwing off the honing angle and hence the bevel, beyond the point where spine-taping can compensate?

For starters this blade looks like a full hollow not quarter. Razors are designed so the spine and the edge wear at the same rate so the angle is always the same. Using a tape when honing is cosmetic and it's more likely to throw off the angle in the long run. I've seen blades used by barbers having more than twice as much hone wear before being thrown out and ending up in an antique store.

I'm rarely confident about the grind when looking at ebay pictures (unless there's a shot from the end of the blade like JL Storm's avatar), but I definitely would not have guessed that this was a full hollow.

The double vertical stabilizers are a good indicative. If it started off on the heavy side and got honed down to a small thickness, I can see why it would look like a thicker grind.