Thread: Is this another unlucky purchase...?

Hello good people,

As you know there still few more vintage straight razor left out there (considering that 75% worldwide resources was purchased by this forum members :-) to be purchase. Someone from etsy offered me few vintage razors and honing stone. Send few pictures and items look be OK. I paid $60 for all items and I thought that it is good purchase. From pictures I can see that razors are in mid- to good shape conditions. Honing stone looks to be not damaged or broken.... however I couldn`t sleep so I decided to write to ask experts if my $60 was just flushed to toilet.


Now what I got....
1 - Ringdove Razor - Fromm Bros. New York, N.Y. Germany 6 - Mother of Pearl - 9 1/4".
2 - Tuckman Soligen - Germany (double duck spec. No 1) - 9".
1 - Marx & Co. 12 Slingen Germany - 9".
1 - Capelle H Dwe Co. - Chas. K. Randell - 9 1/4".
1 - Sharpening Stone - Franz Swaty, Vormals Mareburg. Austria - 2" x 5 1/4".

I guess 9 1/4" means blade length... Anyway please comment and be honest with as I would like to know your opinion since I had already few failure purchases from eBay....

Hey there....as you may know valuations are not allowed here on SRP so without pictures it's difficult to say if the razors and hone you bought are in good enough shape to be used. If you can post pictures I bet ppl will chime in on the condition of the blades. GL

Proximus, Without seeing the items it's impossible to tell. Chances are for $60.00 you may have a fair or even good purchase. If the Franz Swaty is in good condition and any of the razors are decent you're probably not hurt. But, even if all are unsalvageable, it's a not a large price to pay to remind you to research first! Hope you have a great purchase!!

Regards,

Howard

Hello good people,
I will find some camera with macro option, take pictures and posted for your assessment.

Regards

As everyone already said, it is hard to assess without photos and we don't do appraisals on SRP because these things are a matter of opinion. That said, the swaty alone, if it is in good condition, is worth almost what you paid for the lot. So if one or two of the razors are in good shape, along with the stone, my opinion would be that you scored.

It is unlikely that 9 1/4" refers to blade length. If it does, send it to me and I'll see if I can handle it. If you do that and don't hear from me, that will mean that I tried to shave with it and am recovering from my injuries.

Originally Posted by proximus26

3. Razor-Duble Duck Special #1
Very small wear to spine, scale is in good conditions however pins need to be tightening. Blade has water stains and dust and tong has discoloration, like platinum/black color. I think this is soap and water which remain after shaving. No rust at all.

Looks like a great buy!!! The discoloration is actually factory blue-ing. I would try and keep it if you can.

look a good buy.
Love the marx&co.. ihave one and thats a realy great shaver.

You got off cheap.

+ 1 you got a great deal. Congratulations.