Just bought good or no

I just won an auction on eBay for a crown razor Co straight no cracks in scales and looks to just a little rust on blade comes with original box paid $11 for it good or bad thanks in advance for you input

Pics? Link to the auction?

I can't copy pic or know how to get you the link other than tell you to go to eBay but the auction ended when it comes in i will take pics and post are they good razors and if it is in as good of shape as pics was it a good buy

You should be able to find a listing #. If you click that # then cut and past that it should work. If you link the page that says this listing has ended then you end up with the non descript page you're talking about. Sorry I can't be more helpful with where to find the listing #, I always find it difficult to find when I need to find it.

131543175863 that is the item #

Crown Razor CO Antique Straight Razor IN Original BOX | eBay
Not a good beginner to use but ok to practice restoring
What was you intended use

Bout time to go to the beginner's section and learn what you already needed to know.
Learning can be costly!
~Richard
For quick:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ne-2015-a.html
and then:
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Good hunting in the future!
~Richard

Ouch. It's going to take quite a bit of work to get that shave ready, more then likely.

But for $11, might be fun to try and restore it, as mentioned, if you want to go that route.

I was looking for an old razor and I got it for 11 bucks didn't hurt my wallet

It will take a little restoring, but once I started doing restores, I really got a better understanding and feeling for everything razor and hone related.
It adds an extra dimension to the experience and makes you more knowledgeable, which are all good things.

Have fun, enjoy and don't be afraid to reach out for help if needed

Thanks and will

It looks like it will be fine.
Heck I would be happy for $11.00!

That's what I thought it's my first old one and I hope it turns out good but if not I will have a nice piece of SR history

If you are up for the challenge to restore it then I wouldn't see it as a bad buy. I have brought many razors for less than pretty looking blades and with a little effort you have the same thing for less cost. Unpin it sand it back and polish it up. You will learn a lot real quick. Good luck with it

Nice size blade and I like the shape, it does appear to have a lot of rust, especially at the pivot. Nice price but in the future stay away from anything with rust like that you never know how deep the rust goes.

That razor will have to be unpinned to remove the rust, and even then you may still have some pitting. The good thing is there is very little rust near the edge.

Look in the library for Repairing and Restoring Straight Razors, on how best to do the repairs. It will be a good project, and can be done with just a few tools. Ask any questions in the Workshop forum.

They are good razors and can be made to shave well.

The reality is that you don't have to bother restoring it. As long as you can get it honed properly, you can shave with it for the rest of your life as it is--ugly but functional.