Thread: No razors or hones in perth

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Hi hollow, how are you? I guess the moelrsl here is rapport, a good on will help both parties

Jay-suz mate! was that even in English?!?!

Originally Posted by hollowground

I guess you're right Ed, I was in just after her husband died and spent 1/2 an hour or so chatting & moved a couple of heavy bits for her...they're both nice enough ladies if you can get them to engage but not very knowledgeable on the shaving stuff value unfortunately..they seem to think that just because its old it should command top dollar!
The female that runs the shop at the end of the row is even worse...she wanted $30 for a rusty Bengall that had a crack that ran from edge to spine and a hole completely thru the blade about 1/8" from the edge...when I explained that it wasn't even worth trying to restore, she said "why would you want to, its an antique and worth more as it is..its got the box (incorrect one) and everything!"

You can't argue with that type of logic..

I haven't been for a while, but the place I check out usually, the two ladies there have just that sort of logic...


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Jay-suz mate! was that even in English?!?!

Mick

Mostly, just some very poor English. I have been quite tired of late, and a phone keypad isn't the easiest thing to type on.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Mostly, just some very poor English. I have been quite tired of late, and a phone keypad isn't the easiest thing to type on.

Yeah I know mate. I'm just poking some fun.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

Yeah I know mate. I'm just poking some fun.


Mick

DUDE! you are so frickin random man!

Then there are those that pop up on Flea-bay, with descriptions such as "rare bengal" with a starting price of 110 and no bids. From what i've learned over this site and many others is that there are massive amounts of these around which should keep the price down for those collecting (and using) local imported ones (although imported a long time ago).

Originally Posted by Robbied

Then there are those that pop up on Flea-bay, with descriptions such as "rare bengal" with a starting price of 110 and no bids. From what i've learned over this site and many others is that there are massive amounts of these around which should keep the price down for those collecting (and using) local imported ones (although imported a long time ago).

Australia does seem to be the "Bengal Repository". When I first joined this forum everyone said 'you live downunder,
so there should be plenty of Bengals for you to buy' !!....
Took me a while to work that out. We also have more than our share of Blue Wonder straights.

What is the experience of our other, more experienced Aussie collectors ?

These were "all bought" from Aussie vendors. I've seen a lot more here, but they were far too rich for my blood.
We have a healthy community, so the bidding can be fierce !!

Well I don't really collect razors, but when I have been on the hunt, I found, out of about a dozen or so razors that, only one Gotta 120 and a Bengall was of any sort of restorable quality. The rest was over priced rubbish. I bought the Gotta. If I could find a Bengall Wedge or an 8/8 hollow (or wedge) I wouldn't pass it up if I had the ready cash.


Mick

I think maybe some of the eBayers (that claim to have experience in antiques) are just guessing. They figure that anything this old must be rare. The most i've paid so far has been under 25 per razor, and the blades have been reasonably bright (water stains etc). The expensive one I mentioned before looked like it was found in a fish pond. So far my sharpest eBay find has been a Mercator, just stropped it and shaved, magnificent.

I just missed out on a triple pack the other day, including what appeared to be a wedge, albeit with a chipped toe. Thought it would be a great project.

Originally Posted by MickR

Well I don't really collect razors, but when I have been on the hunt, I found, out of about a dozen or so razors that, only one Gotta 120 and a Bengall was of any sort of restorable quality. The rest was over priced rubbish. I bought the Gotta. If I could find a Bengall Wedge or an 8/8 hollow (or wedge) I wouldn't pass it up if I had the ready cash.


Mick

I have bought a few razors on ebay locally, and not paid much for them, was several years ago, have not been to any antique stores for awhile, so will look with interest. Was in Tassy a couple of years ago, bugger all razors and all rubbish for stupid prices.

Cheers and Merry Christmas

Heelerau