Thread: Newbie Checking in

Originally Posted by Stickeelion

well this is a vintage one that I'm looking at on ebay 22hours left on bidding and it's only $26 so far however I've been told restoration will be about $130


I have a feeling the price (here in australia) is going to end up at least $140+ for just a razor then you have a strop and all the other stuff to go with it

Ignore the price now, wait until the last 10mins of the auction, it will Change dramatically at the end. Have you looked at the classifieds in this site? I know I have mentioned them a few times, and I don't want to sound like I am trying to push you, but the razors there are sold by shavers, who have a reputation to keep.
Bear in mind that unless the razor you buy new is sold shave ready, and by that I don't mean factory sharpened, but actually hand honed you will be up for another $25+ to pay for postage and honing once you receive the razor.

Ebay buys are chancy even if you know what to look for. Chances of getting a cheap, good condition razor are slim and the last 30 sec of bidding usually see the price go up by a third to a half. You will then need to get it honed as well. You can get a decent honed razor in the classified for 50 or a new one for 100. After that price increases for cosmetic value as the shave won't dramatically increase.

Ebay as stated is a hit or miss deal many "pretty" and/or "big name razors (puma, DD,wb and the like) sell more for bragging rights and the prices go up noticeably the last few minutes. a nice clean blade by a lesser hyped maker often goes for near the opening bid. properly honed and stropped there is no difference in the shave.

of the 3 razors you listed go with the Dovo.... the other 2 are very nice if they are vintage models but the current production ones often are not quite good.

enjoy,
jim