Old TI razor - worth anything?

Hello guys.

I'm relatively new here. I've been reading a while, but this is my first post. I recently came across an old TI razor. I got it at a local flee market. The seller believed that it's about 30-40 years old. It's quite nice and in great shape.

I've got a few questions that I hope you can help me with: does anyone know if this could be worth anything? New TI razors are pretty expensive... Would an older one be more expensive or less? I'm really debating whether to use it, sell it or keep it in a safe location... If it isn't worth much today, it would make a good razor to practice on. However, if it has value, I might want to be more careful with it. Here are some pics:

http://ftp.pages.infinit.net/seurat/IMG_0141_1.JPG

http://ftp.pages.infinit.net/seurat/IMG_0142_1.JPG

http://ftp.pages.infinit.net/seurat/IMG_0143_1.JPG

http://ftp.pages.infinit.net/seurat/IMG_0144_1.JPG



Thanks!

Guy

Nice spike which irregular on a TI these days. I don't see many TI's for sale on ebay and when they are they ussually go for a little bit more than most razors, but I say shave with it. That's what it's there for. I'll even hone it for you if it needs it and you don't have the gear. Best shave you'll ever get the straight razor.

X

Get rid of this razor immediatly! Sen it to me and I will gladly dispose of it appropriately. Sen me a buck for my trouble.

Nahhh You wouldn't want that one. I will be glad to take it off your hands and give it a good home. :D

I think you should treat it nicely either way. Maybe worth about $60-80 on Ebay. . . maybe less, maybe more. Its not so valuable that you need to put it in a safe somewhere. I'd get it honed and shave away. Just my opinion, I don't see anything specatular about it. Its in good shape though.

Thanks for the feedback guys! It's good to see that people have a good sense of humour :D

Considering that I paid $10.00CDN for it, I guess I didn't do too badly :) The seller had it with a bunch of trinkets. At the time, I didn't know that TI was a respected name in straight razors. I knew the name because of my passion for knives, and knew that their knives were generally good. The guy was asking for $15, but immediately accepted my $10 counter-offer. I figured that it had to be worth at least that much. I was quite pleasently surprised when I looked up the brand on the net (that's how I found this forum, by the way).

Being a knife enthusiast, straight razors have always represented the ultimate in terms of sharpness. I'd been thinking of getting one for a long time now.

So OK, I'll use it.

Of course, I'll probably have a question or two along the road :) Don't worry though, I'll use the search first ;)

Thanks!

Guy

Glad you found us Guy,
Having spent some time with knives, you'll probably pick up honing easily enough, but realize from the start that it is a much different technique than is used for knives and the hones are much finer as well. The hone of choice around here is the Norton 4K/8K combination.

Read a bunch, feel free to ask questions (even if you don't do a thorough search first ;) ). As you've already noticed, the guys (and girls) on this forum are great. Very knowledgeable and always willing to lend a hand. Join us for a Sunday night chat--typically starts in earnest about 6:30p Central Standard Time.

Cheers,
Ed