Originally Posted by
AxelH
Well, I guess I got what I paid for (two cents). There are some blades, usually not the wide ones, that can be procured for around five bucks, sometimes without shipping charges. Once they are free of active rust and polished a little, then re-honed they are cosmetically inferior but just as functional and can deliver wonderful shaves. I see the tarnish around places like the pivot pin hole as a possible feature, rather than an ugly reminder of it's life amongst other, less appreciative humans. It's definitely worth it if they're just in it for the shave. Probably depends on the razor and the shaver, then.