Thread: Rare Razor prices

Originally Posted by schmoozer

IMHO, You may talk about ripping off the scales but in reality if you found this at an antique shop for $40.00 you would be laughing all the way to the bank...

No I wouldn't. I wouldn't have bought it because the blade is meh.
And if I would, I would rip off the scales or give them away, because I cannot see anyone paying anything worthwhile for scales unless they are ivory of one kind of another.

The thing with collectibles is that you can't set a fixed price on any of it, whether you're talking about razors or baseball cards or stamps. I know there's pricing guides out there for most collectibles, but those are based on recent average prices, not an any intrinsic value.

As a shaver, as several people have pointed out, that blade wasn't worth more than a tiny fraction of what it went for, and NO razor is worth more than a few hundred dollars at the very most.

However, there could be two guys out there trying to build a collection of a particular era or style of razor, and both needed that one razor to complete their collection.

In a case like that, the only limit on the selling price, is the depth of the wallets involved.

Why is no razor worth more than a few hundred dollars? Aren't there new TI's selling for $500+ right now?

Originally Posted by schmoozer

Why is no razor worth more than a few hundred dollars? Aren't there new TI's selling for $500+ right now?

Because I didn't say that. I said that no razor is worth more than a few hundred dollars, as a shaver.

Somebody paying $500-$1200 for a TI or Maestro Livi isn't paying that much just so they have something good to scrape the hair off their face.

Don't get me wrong, if I could afford such an item, I'd own one. No bones about it. But, I'd be buying it more for the luxury and prestige of owning one than I'd be buying it as a tool.

Agreed, as a shaver, I don't know many razors that are worth more than 100 dollars, but if you take custom work and artistry into account you'll find people willing to pay tons more than that.

Speaking merely for myself, I wouldn't pay anywhere near the prices that some of these things are going for... but I don't value the scale designs nearly as much as I do the blades. I don't need a rare razor, but I do like great shavers that look nice.

Originally Posted by Del1r1um

Agreed, as a shaver, I don't know many razors that are worth more than 100 dollars, but if you take custom work and artistry into account you'll find people willing to pay tons more than that.

You hit the nail on the head. That's precisely what I'm saying.

Got it, thanks! User versus collectible. I think everyone has a different line splitting the two.

I picked out 6 I am going to send in to get honed.
Stilleto - top left this has a small nick in the heel but looks like it needs to get straightened out anyway.
Krusius Brothers
Devon - bottom left
Ford & Medley - top right
Worchester
JA Henkels - bottom right