Thread: Shops in London selling straights?

Originally Posted by rowdi

Totally agree they are at the mercy. And absolutely supply and demand do not match at all. My point is they'll lose to the web

From what i gathered yesterday they are at the mercy of suppliers who are unreliable an order could come anytime in the next 6 months!

a small niche market indeed but one i have become a part of! hahaha

It's not just brick and mortar stores, it the entire supply, the web stores as well.

Dovo, Thiers-Issard, all of them are back ordered, in some cases years! I know of one place, that has over 800 razors on order for the last year, and they maybe get 6-10 at a time. And when they arrive and are made available, they're usually gone within hours, at the most a couple of days.

One web store had a nice TI Wolf and Sheep 6/8 that I have, they got a few more in a couple of day's ago, they were sold out in hours. Even the Dovo Best Quality razors come in and they're gone fairly quickly.

I waited 8 months for a new Dovo Bismarck, gave up and found a virtually brand new one with a 3" strop on E-Bay. So, as the saying goes, I wouldn't hold your breath.

So, this isn't a local phenomena, it's a world wide thing, and quality control issues for the big makers have become an issue.

One place though you're sure to get a blade, and they make nice ones, is Revisor...my two cents!!

Cheers!

fair enough i can imagine haha

ill check em out

thanks

Sounds like a trip to the Scottish Highlands are in order for you guys! There MUST be some out of the way shops up there that have tons of outstanding and overlooked blades. Of course, a few rounds at St. Andrews and a few nights in some town pubs is always a good way to pass the time when the shops are closed. Call it a business trip for sure but one has to find a way to spend the "down time".

The last time I was at TOBS in Jermyn street they had about 25 straights on display.
But as you have already seen, mostly one size and one brand.
None of them have been honed, more than what the maker did, the lady told me..

same thing except about 10 haha

Originally Posted by AirColorado

Sounds like a trip to the Scottish Highlands are in order for you guys! There MUST be some out of the way shops up there that have tons of outstanding and overlooked blades. Of course, a few rounds at St. Andrews and a few nights in some town pubs is always a good way to pass the time when the shops are closed. Call it a business trip for sure but one has to find a way to spend the "down time".

sounds good I'm in

Originally Posted by rowdi

sounds good I'm in

I just found out a guy at work sold his grandfathers razors, some still new, about 20 in all to an antique shop for a pound a razor. I nearly hit the floor and I no longer speak to him

Originally Posted by DaveTheGeordie

I just found out a guy at work sold his grandfathers razors, some still new, about 20 in all to an antique shop for a pound a razor. I nearly hit the floor and I no longer speak to him

Damn him! haha

Definitely not one of those horror stories you want to hear unless you are the Antique store.

Bob

Originally Posted by DaveTheGeordie

I just found out a guy at work sold his grandfathers razors, some still new, about 20 in all to an antique shop for a pound a razor. I nearly hit the floor and I no longer speak to him

They might have been gold dollars, you never know.