Thread: Are there deals in the future?

Are there deals in the future? - Sure, but they won't be happening as often. The SRP classified is the best bet for deals as there is no possible way for people to compete for razors. If you want a nice vintage razor, watch the classifieds like a hawk. Also, Revisor sells very nice vintage razors in great condition for great prices - check them out:

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Antique shops and other countries are probably good bets to find nice vintage razors. I bet Solingen, Germany has nice vintage razors in nooks and crannies. For Filarmonica Razors, visit Spain and Latin American countries. That is where all of the NOS eBay Filarmonica razors are coming from. Your next vintage razor find may be a vacation away.

Popular antique items are expensive - get over it. It comes down to supply and demand.

Supply Down + Demand Up = High Price -> High School Economics


And it is always the newbies fault - in everything. Doesn't matter if it is in straight razor usage or working in a lab. A newbie screws up in lab - it isn't shoddy training, poor work culture, or unrealistic expectations; it is the newbie. Newbies make great prey, always. There is nothing easier than to blame something on a newbie.

All of these newbie straight razor users must not really want to use straight razors. How could they possibly truly want to use straight razors? The idea of it is absurd. It is just a huge conspiracy to prevent you from getting a cheap NOS vintage razor on eBay, simple as that.

I also get a kick when "experienced" straight razor users that own 20+ nice vintage straight razors complain about not being able to get a cheap NOS vintage razor off eBay. Don't you have enough razors? If you think about it, you are worse than the newbies because not only do you play a part in increasing the demand, but you also do a double whammy on the supply side of things as you horde razors and continue to buy them. Newbies didn't invent RAD, SBAD, SCAD, SSAD, HAD, SAD, etc..

As far as newbies trying to make a quick buck doing crappy restores on razors go, I don't think that is in the majority of newbies at all. Most newbies don't even know what equipment to purchase, let alone trying their hands on straight razor restoration. Most newbies are worried about butchering their faces with their new found hobby. I will say that I am against anyone trying to make a quick buck ruining razors with shoddy restorations, though.

As a newbie, I really didn't want to buy a vintage razor. I didn't want to deal with the variables, and I didn't want the responsibility involved in taking care of a piece of history. I did eventually pay a premium to buy a vintage razor though. I changed my mind because I realized that current manufacturers do not make a razor I want to buy right now. Also, current manufacturers play a role in this as well. They simply don't make as high a quality product as the vintage razors are. Also, the quality in newly produced razors is going down, with prices going up. It is sad to say that Dovo razors made in the 1990's to early 2000's can be considered "vintage" razors. Previous Dovo razors were triple-pinned, had deep tang stamps, and nice razor grinds. Now they have gotten rid of triple-pinning razors, use cheap laser etching on tangs that almost makes the marking look printed on, and have poor razor grinds. I know this because I bought a new Dovo razor, following the go-to advice for newbies. Take a look at the pictures posted on vendors websites, those are not the Dovo razors you are actually buying. Anymore, the only people that are making quality razors are the custom razor people - Zowada, Livi, Harner, Chandler, etc.

When I first came to SRP, I couldn't believe how welcoming people were. It seemed like newbies were not judged, but were welcomed. This is still mostly true. My natural human instincts told me that people who do cool, unique things prefer that others do not do the same cool, unique things, otherwise how would those people still remain to be unique. I am starting to see the nice atmosphere deteriorate a little bit. Everyone should be open to criticism; however, I hope the place does not become toxic to new people. As I see it, SRP's main goal is to promote the art of straight razor shaving. This can not be done in a toxic environment for new people.


Sorry for the long post and rant. I am just in that kind of mood.