Thread: where to find a decent 8/8 for under $100

If you can settle for 7/8s and 15/16s, you can save a lot of money.

Well, like all here have said, unless you get lucky you won't. Even if you get lucky and find a decent shape fixer upper, you'll have to pay someone to fix up it, and that will take you over the $100 without a doubt.

I hit flea markets regularly, where I've found some nice (and some not so nice) razors, and am still to find a nice or restorable 8/8. I did pick up a restorable 7/8 wedge on the bay some time ago, but I'm still to send it out to get it prettied up. I believe I got very lucky, but I paid only a couple of sawbucks for it. I was giddy for a couple of weeks, and still get warm and fuzzy when I take it out of the box and handle it.

You can take a look at it here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-me-wedge.html

Regards,

If you can settle for 7/8s and 15/16s, you can save a lot of money.

EX:Vintage Western Bros. Straight Razor-Celluloid Handle - eBay (item 170663434892 end time Jul-13-11 14:30:27 PDT)

Finding these big razors for cheap is purely a matter of luck, such as my score from a while ago.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...tore-find.html

Throw up a WTB here and pound the pavement. You may get lucky on Ebay, but I wouldn't count on it.

Originally Posted by Joed

If you look everywhere everyone else looks expect high prices. Think out of the box and you may get lucky.

What he said. Patience is a virtue (and also a kind of time machine when you think about it, so what the others said too… I'm still waiting if it's any consolation).

How about this? Is this any good?

STRAIGHT RAZOR WADE & BUTCHER "FOR BARBERS USE" 8/8" | eBay

It looks worthwhile, but remember that, given the attraction of larger blades, this razor is very likely to sell for more than $100.00. It will need scales, perhaps, and restoring the blade could cost upwards of $50.00 as well. The real bidding, not to mention the "sniping", tends to occur at the very end of these auctions.

Originally Posted by grant9908

How about this? Is this any good?

STRAIGHT RAZOR WADE & BUTCHER "FOR BARBERS USE" 8/8" | eBay

That's awesome!

Also it's four days away from selling, and I'll bet you a puck o'soap that it sells for closer to $200 than $100. One of the wisest men here once said that the bidding doesn't really start until there are 10 seconds to go on the auction.

No shortcuts, friend. It's time or money; if you have the money, pay up. If not, hit the estate sales, auction sales, flea markets, garage sales and local antique stores. If you make friends with the vendors at flea markets they'll keep an eye out for you, but you have to show regularly for that.

Good luck.

Marcos

Originally Posted by Snake

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No more signatures at SRP. A good thing IMO.