Thread: Gold Dollars..which is the best?

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

At a coulpe of bucks a razor I cant see much in the way of quality.

True. However, at $3-5 (or less, if you look closely), what could possibly go wrong? Granted, you'll have to buy 100 razors. Then again, 1/3rd is typically shave ready out of the box. You can simply throw away the rest, and make a killer deal.

If... you want a razor that is soulless, classless, and, generally speaking, nothing but a tool. No history, no craftsmanship, nothing. Yet, good steel what holds an edge as well as any other razor I know.

Would I buy one? Absolutely not. Because I hate tacky razors, and the scales on these things are simply horrible.

I find the Filarmonica has the tackiest scales I've ever seen but that doesn't stop them being a now very sought after razor.
Let's not forget that many of the razors that now command such high prices were once just everyday priced tools.
Not all, but very many.

I digress, I shouldn't defend the GDs though..I simply wanted a little more information on other models.

Well, this thread will escalate quickly. May I gently point you in the direction of the FAQ?

We believe that Gold Dollar razors are cheap. Apparently, they can be made to shave to some degree and with significant skills, but are not in general quality razors made from high quality steel. We therefore feel that we need to mention that we do not consider them to provide good value for money.
Since SRP is a site dedicated to the art of straight razor shaving and getting the best shave possible (not about getting the cheapest shave that is still somewhat acceptable), we have decided to limit the discussion of these razors to one master thread.

Oh. Someone broke the FAQ page. Maybe someone should roll back the latest changes, and make the link to the master thread accessible again? Here it is: http://straightrazorpalace.com/557882-post1.html

But it's closed.

Originally Posted by Daniele

But it's closed.

Read through it and you will find out why. They are controversial and there is benefit of beating the dead horse over and over. If you like the edge good for you, others think those razors are crap. There is nothing to argue about as it is YMMV type of thing

I'd say GD 300, heavily modified. HEAVILY!!!

Other then that melt em down for scrap!!

Just kidding I love gold dollars they rock

No they suck

They are the best

I wouldn't scrape butter on toast with them..


This is why they get closed ^^

Fair enough...I'll keep searching, or email the company and see if I get any sense back.

Thank you peoples for your time.

I have only seen 4-5 models in the GD. Your right, it is hard to locate info on them. But I believe there are about 10. These are the ones I know of by searching.
I own a 208 that I fiddle with now and then. 66-100 are $1.68-3.56 ea.
200-300 are$4.36-5.86 ea. 800 are $29.67-41.57. And the 900 averages $99.00-109.00

66 ss alloy
100 ss alloy
200 SS alloy
208 cs
300 ssalloy
800 ss advanced alloy ?
900 440c German steel

WWW.gdl.cn

End of discission.

That's great lethalgraphix, very helpful and gives me something to search on.
Thank you so much.

Originally Posted by Daniele

That's great lethalgraphix, very helpful and gives me something to search on.
Thank you so much.

Added the factory website for you as well. Enjoy