Originally Posted by
geauxtig3rs
I'm not sure how much it helps you, because of the relative rarity of kamisoris vs western straights. I have a Burrell Top Flight that I got for 7 USD. Razors are worth exactly as much as someone will pay for them. My best shaver is a W&B 15/16 Celebrated Hollow Ground that I happened to pick up for $20. That's well below SRP market value for that razor.
I would love to say that this is exactly the case for kamisoris, but I can't. The rarity of them outside of Japan (indeed, inside as well), drops the supply curve so low that it inflates the prices, notwithstanding how useful or desirable they are.