Thread: Help in selling a collection of antique razors

Thanks for posting those pictures, Bill. We hope to see more. If you could take photos a bit closer up and maybe not more than 3-4 per shot, that would help. I like your webpage with the zoom option.

I think you'll find that we're a helpful bunch here at SRP and also an honest bunch, brutally honest if need be.

In the pictures you've posted, I see 5 razors that are in my opinion, more or less worthless. Four razors that have massive chips to the edge that are unrepairable. The scales coupled to those razors are worth little if anything on their own. While there are certainly razor collectors that are interested in ornate scales first and steel second, far and away our community values blades in addition to, or even more than scales.

Unless a typical SRP member involved in restoration work purchased a significantly damaged blade specifically to use it's scales on another razor, it would be a true statement for me to say that almost to a member, you would not find an SRP member buying a straight razor with a large part of the blade missing and paying any amount of significance just to display the scales.

There is a razor with bone scales where the scales are cracked and unrepairable. So far that's 10% of the total collection that in my opinion is worth little if anything. But, there are what appear to be some nice razors in the lot as well. We'll look forward to more pictures as soon as you can get them.

Chris L

You do have some potentially nice blades there. It will be clearer when you get closer shots. For the most part, heavier and wider are going to be very popular. Boker, Wade & Butcher, and J. Elliot are all respected makers and will be attractive if they have good blades or easily restorable blades. It looks like a nice collection and it will be well looked after by members here!

Good Luck,

-Rob

Originally Posted by Chris L

Thanks for posting those pictures, Bill. We hope to see more. If you could take photos a bit closer up and maybe not more than 3-4 per shot, that would help. I like your webpage with the zoom option.

I think you'll find that we're a helpful bunch here at SRP and also an honest bunch, brutally honest if need be.

In the pictures you've posted, I see 5 razors that are in my opinion, more or less worthless. Four razors that have massive chips to the edge that are unrepairable. The scales coupled to those razors are worth little if anything on their own. While there are certainly razor collectors that are interested in ornate scales first and steel second, far and away our community values blades in addition to, or even more than scales.

Unless a typical SRP member involved in restoration work purchased a significantly damaged blade specifically to use it's scales on another razor, it would be a true statement for me to say that almost to a member, you would not find an SRP member buying a straight razor with a large part of the blade missing and paying any amount of significance just to display the scales.

There is a razor with bone scales where the scales are cracked and unrepairable. So far that's 10% of the total collection that in my opinion is worth little if anything. But, there are what appear to be some nice razors in the lot as well. We'll look forward to more pictures as soon as you can get them.

Chris L

Chris, thanks much for your helpful comments! I will do as you suggest and put up more pictures tomorrow. I will be leaving home until this evening, so I won't be able to respond to any posts or PMs until then.

Bill
If you do list them on e-bay don't forget to put a post in the Auction Talk forum with a link to the page to let us all know so we can have a look and bid on any we my want
Malcolm

Yep, good suggestions. I see at least several razors I wouldn't mind trying out myself. If you want most money and can put in the effort, sell them individually.

Just to let everyone know now that we are all aware of the situation and have given advice any further talk should be as a classified if he wants to sell the razors.