Thread: Hello - the Curse/Luck of EBay?

So obviously I'm new. I've been on the fence about straight razors for a few years now (DE shaver) and for some odd reason got the itch to finally take the plunge and of course what do I do? Go straight to eBay and purchase 2 straights.

Of course after I do this I realize I should probably research some more and that's when I discovered this site! Hello.

Thats also when I discovered the big bold advice to never buy off of eBay when you are new to straight razors and don't know what to look for. I also read that was some peoples favorite threads to read and laugh at so I thought what better way to introduce myself than to show you guys my completely ill informed guess purchases.

Will I be sad if I got taken for a ride? Sure. But I didn't spend a ton so I won't feel awful. Anyway, what everyone likes see around here. Here are the two razors.


Straight Razor 1

Straight Razor 2

There you have it. My two spur of the moment Ill advised purchases. I will most likely be lurking around a lot and learning from the more experiences guys, so thank you all in advance for all the great info that is here.