I'm watching all of these NOS Filarmonica razors going for $300 plus on the Bay. Then, I read that they are good shavers, but not the best of the vintage variety necessarily. Next, I see that they actually have subpar scales.

So, by the time you get one of these guys, ship it off to get scaled by a good craftsman, ship it back, you are scaring the heck out of the kind of money you can get a Chandler, Harner, Earl, Williams, Ellis, etc. straight...

What value is there that I'm not seeing?

Thanks!