Thread: Should I buy one of these razors?

i bought a red imp wedge 132 mint for $35 from a guy off ebay a couple months back. the emblem on the scales is perfect as is the blade..

Originally Posted by 59caddy

i bought a red imp wedge 132 mint for $35 from a guy off ebay a couple months back. the emblem on the scales is perfect as is the blade..

Very nice! Did you post photos in the show and tell?

Originally Posted by BingoBango

Very nice! Did you post photos in the show and tell?

no, i am still trying to get my photo skills perfected
let me see if these come out ok

Just a few hours ago I bought a Wade and Butcher with broken scales but a decent looking blade and a Red Imp 133 with a crack on the pivot end of the scales for $37.77 on ebay.

Here's my personal take, now that I have a few shave ready razors, and a few to play with.

A used razor, in pretty good shape, shave ready but not a major name - I'll give $35.00 to $50.00. So a Wade and Bucher ordinary razor that I can clean up the blade and replace the broken scales with a set I already have is worth around $20.00 plus $15.00 for having it honed. Same with the Red Imp. Remove the pin, super glue the scale, repin and send it to be honed. So each of these razors, finished and ready to use I've given around $35 - $40 for. I consider these middle of the road name razors. The Wade and Butcher is not a "For Barbers Use" or heavy wedge and the Red Imp I only wanted because I have a 132 and needed the 133 to finish the set. And that the 132 is my current personal favorite shaver.

Just my two cents.

Zacsdaddy