Thread: 2 historic TI's for sale

Got this link from B & B:

http://rasurpur.de/rasurpurshop/them...id=44&source=1

Site in German, I am willing to help with translation.

They mention having two historical TI's in stock! Will be shipped in 24 hours they say.

Just noticed that further down there's an English translation of some of it.

Yep, look good but at slightly less than $800 it's certainly not an easy purchase.

True, but OTOH these might be the last available new from a retailer. Some might even consider them to be an investment.

Ahh an investment yes. I would consider the purchase of one of these an investment.

However, I also consider it 800-more-dollars-than-I-presently-have, which may be the point Jfala was getting at.

On a more practical note though, these TI Pierre Thiers Limited Edition are commonly referred to as TIPTLE no? How long have they been for sale, in general?

Only 450, original blanks created in 1884, that's a pretty special group of razors.

These are supposed to be hand forged, hand hammered etc bij Pierre Thiers himself. Apparently he left a legacy of 450 blanks that have almost sold out.

Look here as well: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...light=historic.

399 euro = $534 were did the $800 come from, did I miss something

I think when Classic had them they were $429. I used $1.38 and came up with $550 on the Euro conversion.

They are really great shavers in any case.

Lynn

the easiest way to convert currencies is to Google it. For example:

"399 eur to usd"

and you will get:

"399 Euros = 538.4904 U.S. dollars"



Nenad

Originally Posted by heliguy

399 euro = $534 were did the $800 come from, did I miss something

Looks more like GB Pound to USD conversion.

Originally Posted by adjustme69

They are really great shavers in any case.

Lynn

Okay Lynn, quantitatively, what does this mean?? Would you say the original PT forgings are better shavers than, say, the soon to be released Silverwing you've been testing?? It's cool! It's historic! And I'm all behind that but strictly as a shaver....? I have a TI and I love it. It's a great shaver, even at my skill level. And I am definately buying another but should it be (at any cost, while they are still available) a PT forged one?? Or will another TI shave just as well??

Thanks!

Ken
(disclaimer - and yes, I realize honing, stropping, angle, prep... let's just say overall technique make a huge difference in the quality of the shave - I'm just asking you opinion of the razor itself)