Thread: Won this on Ebay. Is it worth $20

Looks great! add a pro hone and you will be away laughing.

My opinion on all of the non-premium razors pretty much has to do with level of wear and how straight they are. Not that a razor with a little bow can't be a straight shaver, but the straighter the razor, the easier it is to hone mindlessly when you do hone it, or strop it on something that's harder like horse leather.

If you get that and it's dead straight, you'll have a good shaver if you want it. If you go to sell it somewhere, I wouldn't be surprised if you get about what you paid for it. When I had RAD, as a cheap shaver, that's mostly the kind of thing I was looking for - $20, a chance it'll be dead straight, and in need of a little bit of honing and nothing else.

Here's a useful personal example of 'worth'.

In the '90's, I lived in Camillus, NY about two miles from the building that housed Camillus Cutlery. I knew they'd made razors and I've seen them go through eBay from time to time, but I'd never quite worked up the interest at the same time one was available.

Recently I saw one up there in okay shape, maybe a little rusty and smallish, but I was pretty sure I could fix it up into a good razor. But other stuff happened and it slipped through without me bidding on it and sold for $15.

Then, last week that exact same razor showed up again with a BIN price of $30.

I grabbed it.

They show up from time to time and I probably will have a chance to get a better one later and maybe for less, but in this case I was happy to spend a little 'extra' and get the thing I wanted with no uncertainty.

Thanks for all your input guys. I was hoping I didn't over pay. It's in excellent shape and straight. It is dull and I will send it out to be honed when I receive the other razor I just bought, a wade and butcher special, so I can send them both at the same time. Can any one give me some history on this razor? When was it made, etc?

Just because a razor is not "highly sought after" does not make it any less desireable. Genco, Robeson, Geneva, Thistle, etc, may not command the high prices of a DublDuck or a Filly, but all make great shavers. Tell me what razor you have seen, made of quality steel, with little hone wear, was NOT worth 20 or 30 bucks? I think we have a bad habit of pricing ourselves out of our own market!

Wester Bros razors are highly underrated. I've owned several, and they are fantastic shavers.

It looks very clean and barely honed, which will be a great starter razor. Send it off to one of the pro's to be honed and you will be very pleased.

I just got it back on Friday from being honed. I will shave with it tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

I just got it back on Friday from being honed. I will shave with it tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it.

So , how did the shave go ?

Literally just finished shaving. It was great! I think it was a good buy. Looks great and shaves great! I was worried about doing damage with the square point, as it is my first, but it did nothing more than usual.