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    Default $300 Safety Razor...

    I'm a little heartbroken...I saw this guy and immediately the line in Wayne's World popped in my head:
    "She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine"

    I bid more than I ever have for a safety razor, but in no way was I prepared to go as high as it went.
    Unfortunately I've never seen another like it.

    Antique METROPOLIS SAFETY RAZOR Mint in Case Silverplate Open Comb w/ Blades | eBay

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    Very nice, but way overpriced IMO. Again, YMMV.

    Funny but if it was a straight at that price, I'd say it was high, but not overpriced, depending on what it was.....then again, I still haven't spent that much yet.

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    I have never used a safety razor, but that one is definitly a beauty.
    I would gladly shave with it.

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    I have to kind of agree...
    It blows my mind, to be honest...there are amazing and collectable safety razors out there to be had for under $100 if you look for a bit. I was willing to go $135...but good lord. Never in a million years $300.

    On the other hand, I had no problem paying that for a Livi new grind...so I guess, as always, value is in the eye of the beholder.
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    I thought I'd never buy any razor anywhere near that price, but then my wife casually mentioned that she got a great deal on a Dooney and Burke purse in that range. I realized that maybe I should treat myself occasionally. My Hart Steel arrived shortly thereafter.
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    Am I just a straight homer if I feel straights should worth more because actual craftsman actually work on them versus something totally machine made?

    Maybe if someone hand-forged me a safety razor in the fires of Mordor...maybe then I would pay $300...and call it my precious

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    To Dfriedl...I had the same experience this weekend. Except I had bought a razor earlier this week and my guilt was immediately washed away by her purchase of a alpaca cloak yesterday. (even felt better that I had already used the razor and she would have to wait till autumn to use the cloak!(:-).
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanjewell View Post
    Am I just a straight homer if I feel straights should worth more because actual craftsman actually work on them versus something totally machine made?Maybe if someone hand-forged me a safety razor in the fires of Mordor...maybe then I would pay $300...and call it my precious
    If I'm not mistaken, those Metropolis razors are pretty damn rare, especially in that condition. Add in a rabid collector base and $300 doesn't surprise me at all.

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    I used to collect DEs, particularly slant A.K.A. twisted head, DEs. I have quite a few Gillettes too and thought I knew something about DEs, but that is a new brand to me. Never saw or heard of it before. A very attractive looking design.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus View Post
    If I'm not mistaken, those Metropolis razors are pretty damn rare, especially in that condition. Add in a rabid collector base and $300 doesn't surprise me at all.
    I wouldn't doubt it...but if that's what the going rate is, I'm fine admiring from afar...
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