Thread: OVERPRICED !!

Seems like ever since Sweeny Todd came out, prices spiked. Sounds silly, but it seemed obvious to me. Now the prices seem to have stabilized a little but still too high IMHO. The deals are still there, just harder to find. I keep hoping I can blunder into an estate sale with a gem or two but with even those are disappearing. STR8 razors are getting less common since the estates are "younger" and less likely to have razors. Sounds silly to some, but I have fond that a little sad; illustrates STR8 shaving is a lost art that we are helping to keep alive!

I am hoping they will come back down some but I have sensed a new-found interest recently. I'm not sure why unless, due to the economy, folks are trying to be more frugal which is laughable when RAD/HAD sets in!

I saw the same thing at an antiques place on Portobello Road here in London.

I wander in, ask if they have any straight razors and, after a few blank looks and questions, they produce an old Sheffield razor. Couldnt see the name for the rust on the tang, plain black scales and no edge on it at all. Totally dull.

It looked like a good restore, and I reckon with some TLC it could have been a pretty good shaver. So I was thinking maybe £20 - £30 for it.

"How much?", says I.

"£275", says the shop keeper.

"Bye bye", says I as I walk out the door.

People just have no idea what these things are worth. And lets face it, you're not going to pay nearly £300 for an antique razor that needs work unless its something really special or rare.

I got a limited edition Wacker for WAAAY less than that. £300 is top of the line TI prices, and, frankly, getting into custom razor prices.

As other posters have said, its after films like Sweeney Todd that people suddenly get interested, and a few major magazines have done articles about straights as well. Cue silly prices and a load of frustrated SRP eBayers...! :-)

I went to an antique store and saw some off brand razor, with corrosion so bad the blade was almost powder. And he was selling it for 100 bucks. Then he tried to play pushy salesman. It was pretty funny.