Thread: I think I bought a bad razor...

Originally Posted by leadduck

money. A decent razor would be a Gold Dollar. I haven't used one myself, but people speak highly of them and they're inexpensive. While I usually wouldn't recomment eBay to a beginner, you can get one there for well under $50.

I went that route. It cost me 20$ for the razor, an extra 20$ to get it honed. I learned to shave with this razor, it can give me a good shave.

Then I bough a razor for 20$ off the classifieds (shave ready). It shaves just as close, but it`s SOOOO MUCH smoother than the gold dollar. The build quality just doesn't compare to the gold dollar, you can tell that guy's who built these things years ago were incredible craftsmen. The gold dollar is an ugly beast, the craftsmanship stinks.

So my suggestion is to be patient and look at the classifieds often, as well as whipped dog's site. Then jump on an inexpensive vintage razor when it comes up.

Good luck mdchap01 !!

+100 on the SRP classifieds here! I've only gotten two razors in a few months from them, but both were super deals on sweet, shave-ready razors. Nearly everyday I see incredible deals on our classifieds, including all those beautiful, underpriced Sheffields Brando posted that got snatched up in less than a day. I'd have loved one of those for my first Sheffield!

What seems to happen is that guys with hundreds of beautiful razors sell off a few at great prices just to get some cash flow for a new purchase, which is great for the rest of us building our rotations. Happy Hunting!

I went the shavette route for a couple of months until I saved up for my first straight razor and things went just fine. They make good travel razors too. What has been said before is true regarding how they are harsher than a straight razor. Also, beware not all blades made for shavettes cut the same... I found that out the hard way with the Walgreen's brand double edge disposable razors blades that fit my shavette... Good Luck

Ivan