Thread: When Did You Start Selling Your Razors?

Group,

I have gone from 2 razors in December, to 63 today.

I had convinced myself that I would "clean em, hone em and sell em" Well so far that has not worked out very well.

I love each and every razor I have uniquely. I look at that fantstic WB that Glen just finished and I think, no way could I sell something like that if I had done it for myself.

So I ask, at what point were you able to detatch yourself from your collection and sell them? (if ever )

David

I tend to sell to fund a purchase, when I see something I want more!

At first, I bought two to try and thought I only needed one, so I sold the other. Little did I know...

Originally Posted by Alembic

So I ask, at what point were you able to detatch yourself from your collection and sell them? (if ever )

David

When the price is right!

I have given away a few to friends that want to try straight shaving.
Selling.... I hope I won't have to.


BTW if you want to sell use the Classifieds not this thread.

I will let you know when it happens.

I sold one recently as it wasnt really getting used, but thats the first one I've actually sold.

I gave one to my dad so he could try it out and I've still got all the others lol..! Feel the RAD...

I started collecting straight razors in the 1980s. I started with great enthusiasm once the bug bit me. I was up to about 200 of the things and had begun to get more discriminating. I looked at my collection/accumulation and weeded out all but about 25 and sold the rest to other collectors. This was back when you could find most for relatively cheap.

Fast forward to the last few years. I sold all but two of the 25 I kept on ebay. This stimulated a friend to get into wet shaving. His interest renewed mine and I found myself buying old DEs. History repeated itself ,those who do not learn the lessons, and I am back up to a couple of hundred straight razors. I've sold most of the DEs except for maybe fifty.

I started out with great enthusiasm again and then became more discriminating. The good part about becoming more discriminating is that I only buy better razors and the bad part is that they tend to cost more. I will eventually thin the herd of pieces that are in lesser condition than I go for now and/or pieces that I just don't have that great an attachment to.

What I think you have to watch out for is the "action syndrome". If you have the collecting bug it can be more about the action than the item. When you get to the point where you know every mailman and UPS or FedEx driver on your route by their first name there may be a problem.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If you have the collecting bug it can be more about the action than the item. When you get to the point where you know every mailman and UPS or FedEx driver on your route by their first name there may be a problem.

Haha.. I can't claim this as a problem as they are my cousins and would help keep the AD hidden from SWMBO if the need really arises ( normally for presents for her they make sure I am home to deliver stuff )

I am like you Alembic.. I have bought with the intention of restoring/reselling some and keeping others.. unfortunately the reselling part has not happened as often as SWMBO would like. Luckily I currently have a bathroom remodel and dining room floor replacement that are keeping me busy and give me an excuse other than I want to keep them all.. I have sold a couple on ebay because I did not care for the razor itself as I have found 4/8 to just be too skinny and am cleaning all of those out so I don't have to look at them anymore.

I sell the ones I do not use myself. And I borrow some I do not like but which are good beginner razors to complete strangers from here. So far, all have come back in one piece