Thread: Madison razor?

Ok so a local guy on craigslist has a razor it says madison and says thats all it says but i dont know Please help he only wants lie 15 dollars for it so i mean im going to by it i would just like to know anything about it. it is a round point

Does he have any pictures of it? It may not be worth the fifteen dollars he's asking for it. That being said, I'm not very knowledgeable about razor brands, and wasn't able to find anything. I'm sure someone more ingenious than me will come along to help.

Vintage Madison Straight Razor with Original Madison Box | eBay
That is the razor on ebay so idk

Vintage Madison Straight Razor with Original Madison Box | eBay
I need helpi hav no clue what it is. is it worth the buy?

Worth it is subjective to the person doing the buying. Meaning the only person you can ask on the open forum, is yourself.

We aren't allowed to do valuations either. Sorry. Value is in the eyes of the beholder..err..buyer.

Without saying anything about the price. It seems like a decent little razor. If it speaks to you, I say go for it. Someone should, because it seems the current owner is cutting paper with it to test sharpness.

OTOH: You can get shave ready razors from the classifieds for just a little bit more...Tough call.

From past experience I would say get one that is sharp already or include that in the price if it is your first razor or you plan on using it. As for the razor itself it looks nice enough. It needs some work cleaning around the pivot pin but it doesn't look like it's been honed to death.

I mean from what I can tell it looks fine. I can't quite tell but there may some chipping on the blade that would have to be honed out. I'm assuming you would send it out to be honed anyway though?

Originally Posted by muncyboy

he only wants lie 15 dollars for it so i mean im going to by it

With shipping it is more like $23.00. Dunno anything about it.

Go for it! It will need a proper honing for certain, but its a cheap enough investment. Heck, send it to me, I will hone it up for you.

FWIW you'll pay about $24 for the razor once you include shipping then you'll need to send it out for honing. it quickly becomes a $50 razor. I'd lean towards a razor from the classifieds which may be a better value and come shave ready. That being said, though, there are very few razors in that range in the classifieds right now.