30 razors...

Hello all,

In a week or so there will be a sale that has 30+ vintage razors plus other barbershop stuff. Here is a pic that was sent to me.

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Now my question is... what would you guys pay for these razors? I do not know the asking price yet and I can pick and choose, I do not have to buy them all. But...I have a number in my head for the 31 razors shown. Lets see what the rest of you think. I will post my number after a day or two.
BTW, all the boxes have razors in them.

Going by past auctions with bulk (10+) razors and only 1 photo I would not be surprised if it fetches upto $200.

I am not one to take a risk without seeing more pics and asking questions so I wouldn't/won't be bidding.

A conservative estimate based on 10.00 - 12.00 a razor and the other items, I would say around $400 to $450. Of course, I may be far off but there are some nice razors there.

Fred

Probably about $300 unless there was something really special, but I'm not in aquisition mode.

The scales look nice..how's the blades?
I wouldn't bid high unless I saw the blades. I figure that pic will fetch ~ $300

I don't think Randy is talking about an upcoming auction, I think he means the HE has the option of potentially buying all, some or none of the razors.

I'm going to say $200. IMO with a "lot" of razors, unless they can all be inspected closely, I'd figure I might overpay on some and underpay on others. Maybe I'd get lucky and underpay by a lot of a few, but to me, that's a potential benefit for the buyer. Maybe that's a low figure......but I'd rather offer low.

Chris L

It is a sale, not an auction. Thankfully I will be able to open and inspect each razor. From prior experience with razor lots I will estimate that 40%-60% are dogs. Once I bought a lot off Ebay, 40+ razors, and only 6 were any good! :cry:

Oh Lord ... I love the look of the little one with green scales

:) Ok it's the green scales thats attracting me to it but hey !!!!

I say pick and choose the ones that look good. Don't pay any more than about $15 per razor unless it's rare or in mint condition.

On that photo $150. More info- more accuracy. As you say - 50% could be rubbish but an individual one with a little work may be worth all that money. Close ups of blade and description of condition, to come back on, required.

Well, one thing is for sure, you will have to spend a lot of time to take any of those razors and turn it into something that can compare with a brand new $80 carbon steeled DOVO which takes about five minutes of honing/stropping to make good.

So how much should you pay. Given your investment in tools and your time at say $40 per hour. Also if you need to sell them, their sales value, your time to photograph and sell them including packing and posting.

Well financially, I don't think your going to make much money if you get them for free.

But if it's a hobby, I'd pay no more than $250.

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Originally Posted by English

Well financially, I don't think your going to make much money if you get them for free.

But if it's a hobby, I'd pay no more than $250.

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For some reason I always assume it's a hobby unless noted otherwise. It seems to me like it would be hard to make money off of used razors, but maybe someone has found a way?

Anywhere between $150 and $300 would be what I would expect to see as a price tag. I wuldn't go more than $200 but then I've always been a cheap SOB. Especially with that picture.

Hard to tell. Depends on quality of blades, scales and the brands. I only recognize a DORKO box so if the DORKO is of good quality that alone would warrant a USD 100+ price. It also depends whether you buy them to keep or whether you want to sell them on.

Randy,

Pick a good one out for me: 6/8 or +, impeccable 1/2 hollow grind, nifty scales, etc. I'm good for a buck two eighty, easy.:roflmao

Do any rare earth hones come with that treasure trove?:hmmm:

Cheers,

Morning! :)

The sale was worth it. 22 razors were not worthwhile but 8 of them I purchased.
2 6/8 German full hollow grinds
1 old frame back, screw in front of spine
2 9/16 Dorko wedges, same model
2 4/8 wedges
1 3/8 wedge
( I have yet to actually measure them )
Total $72

All are in "good" condition, none are VG or better. But none had rust on the edge nor serious rust or serious pitting.
I did travel 180 miles roundtrip plus 4 hours of my time. So there is some additional cost there and there wil be sustantially more time invested to get then cleaned up and shave ready,... whenever I decide to do that!:)

It was a sale just North of Wheeler, Wisconsin, about 4 miles, on Cty Rd FF. Maybe I can take some pics soon.

Thats a lot of trouble you've went to randy .... hope everyone appreciated that ..

I can't wait to see what the Dorko's look like , that little beaut with the green scales couldn't have been up to much then ..

thanks again Garry