Thread: what is the cost per benefit ratio is for razors.

The steel itself is the cheapest ingredient in a razor. Then comes forging, grinding, heat treatment, more grinding, honing, decorations, scales... then distribution costs, marketing costs, profits along the chain....

Some of these could be done in volume and cut costs, others are done one at a time.

As one example the grind of a Bergischer Lowe requires far more skill than the grind of a basic or middle range Dovo.

And then there is supply and demand - two razors that cost the same to produce or the same razor at different vendors or the same vendor at different times may end up selling for different prices, purely due to differences in demand and supply.

I read the title of this thread and couldn't help but think...Do you mean before or after full blown RAD kicks in?

It's like anything else, you pay more for what you WANT than what you NEED. More if everybody else WANTS it too :<0)