Thread: May you give me some tips on identifying genuine DOVO razors?

Is it already sharpened when bought?
What will be found in the package?
Would there be a certificate?

Thank you. I shall post some photographs of the suspected fraud razors for identification.

I do not belive that dovo would provide razors shave ready out of the factory, they would be conditioned to that point by the middle man such as Classic Shaving. Dovo does not sell its products directly to the general public, you would have to get it from a re-seller.

I've bought some 12 DOVO razors. All were sealed in their boxes.
Sharpness: they are "so-so". The're "sharp" but shave with them will result in some pulling. You have to treat them on the Norton 4000/8000 and then on the Coticule etc.
Boxes: three kind of boxes: the cheap ones comes in a black plastic 'coffin box', imitating the card-board coffin boxes.
The 'middle-class' is in a real card-board coffin, dark blue color.
The expensive line comes in a big blue metal box, elipse shape, the razor is embedded in some kind of foam.
Every DOVO razor is oiled and has on the blade a removable plastic foil warning not to touch the bevel.
Last but not least, each razor is accompanied with instructions.
To unseal the boxes you have to cut through a golden sticker with the logo and name of the company

Originally Posted by iwanttofly4

Is it already sharpened when bought?
What will be found in the package?
Would there be a certificate?

Yes, I bought two Dovos new. They come in a Dovo package with a Dovo Seal sticker that needs to be broken to open it.

From the factory direct untouched, it needs to be honed to be ready to shave. If sold by a U.S. retailer such as those who advertise on SRP, many are honing it for you as an extra service. In both cases, a little oil should be laced over the straight razor to preserve it until it has a buyer/user.

There will be a little Dovo notice in several languages in the box as well. If one of the retailers honed it for you, then there will be a note of who honed it. In my case, Lynn, the founder of SRP.

Since two have a similiar reply, I think you have a good idea of what to expect.

Pabster

Dude, John Crowley, you are my hero.

Has anyone ever bought a dovo brand new without a sticker seal? I'm seeing a good price on a dovo silver steel from an ebay seller with good feedback. I have bought from this store in the passed, but never a razor...
The picture shows the razor with the metal blue case, but there is no sticker on it. The picture doens't look like a home made pic though, looks like more a website style pic: here is the listing...
Dovo DOV4580 Straight Razor 3" Carbon Blade 6 25" Closed | eBay

Is it fake?

Dunno, but I wouldn't touch that one with a 10' pole.

because I only want the razor at that price! Thats the whole point of it. at 136 it doesn't amuse me much, but coming in at the cost of a best quality i'm all over it! I don't like pro honed razors... I hone my own. Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and bought it just now.

In fact, I buy razors just to hone them usually haha.

Thank you for the re assurance that it is probably not fake though

I bought one of those from that seller a month or so ago. It's the real deal. All the right seals (intact) and packaging, and with Dovo's traditional dull-as-a-butter-knife factory edge. It honed up nicely and joined the rotation.

I suspect the seller is dumping these close to his cost. His target demographic is more gun-nut than shaving-nut, and supporting the straight-razor ecosystem is challenging. It wouldn't take too many "my new razor isn't sharp" complaints to trash his feedback rating. He may be cutting his losses and exiting the razor biz. Or not. We can only guess.