Thread: Mastro Livi Razor Club

You got me by 5 dollars congrats. I hate when eBay tells me what amount I lost out too lol it would be so much better to not know.

It looked kind of plain but I thought it was still below market value. I didn't realize how good the razor is until the Razorguy told me it is very rare. I was surprised there was only 3 of us bidding. I have a 6/8 on order so I really didn't want to go over my highest bid. Hope you have better luck on the next razor auction.

It was a great deal but I just bought a Mastro Livi so I told myself I'd go to a certain point and no higher it just so happened to be 5 dollars lower then you lol

Is this your first Mastro?

You know I felt the same way. I have a custom on order and really wasn't sure I wanted to go above a certain point. At the last 30 seconds I added $15 to my final quote and it was enough. This will be my Third Mastro. I won a 6/8 Spanish point on eBay, I have another 6/8 Spanish point on order and the one I just bought. I keep saying this is enough until the next one. I convinced myself they are a good investments. The first one I bought on eBay was a real steal. This one is also a good deal. The custom, well I am paying the going price but it is what I wanted on a razor. I managed to sell off a Boker, Aust, Genco and some other shaving products so I rationalized it wasn't costing me that much.

Originally Posted by jkatzman

I didn't realize how good the razor is until the Razorguy told me it is very rare.

We should say every Mastro Livi razor is rare. As a matter of fact they all are unique pieces as they are entirely handmade and Mastro Livi does not like to copy or make razors he already made in the past. He himself believes his razors must be unique pieces. Not to mention to copy others! Grifetto is the only exception, of course and, in this case, it is a very different razor in many ways.
In your case, that razor is quite rare because Mastro Livi has rarely used stabilized poplar for making scales and, for this reason, there are not so many around with such scales. As far as i can tell, a RWL34 blade, with that design and 6/8 in size, has been rarely made by Mastro Livi as most of his clients - including myself - seem to like larger sizes, such as 7/8 or 8/8.
It would be great to see all the three Mastro Livi razors you have once you receive the one you have ordered.