I just ordered a new razor from amazon, i ordered a DOVO BEST, I received a COL. CONK, should i be upset? What is the difference or are they the same? Did i get my moneys worth?
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I just ordered a new razor from amazon, i ordered a DOVO BEST, I received a COL. CONK, should i be upset? What is the difference or are they the same? Did i get my moneys worth?
If I'm not mistaken the Col. Conk razors are rebranded Dovos. You should be fine; if the razor didn't come presharpened be sure to send it out to a honemeister get the most out of your first experience.
BTW welcome to SRP :)
Ryan: Thank you and thanks for the welcome!
Ryan is correct. It's a rebranded Dovo..I've honed a couple and they shave just like my branded Dovo.
If you bought and paid for a Dovo, you should get a Dovo. Yes, Col Conk are made by Dovo but the resale value of the two would be very different. I know that Dovo had some quality issues with some of their rebranded straights. They made some for Edwin Jagger that had serious grind problems. I'd be asking for a Dovo.
The OP said he ordered a Dovo Best. That is not a Col Conk. Edwin Jagger ended up scrapping their straights made by Dovo as they had huge quality issues. I remember Neil Miller saying that he was offered some cheap but he refused because they weren't worth the hassle of trying to hone them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan82
Someone else complained about the same thing. Ordered a Dovo and got a Col Conk
http://www.amazon.com/review/R169661...wasThisHelpful
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Originally Posted by johnmrson
Thanks everyone, I did in fact order a DOVO BEST, no where did it say anything about COL. CONK when the order was placed. I will now be returning my new COL. CONK in exchange for the DOVO that i paid for. One last thing, I am new to the whole forum thing and all the lingo, what is the "OP" that you guys have been referring to?
This is exactly WHY we say Buy from SRP Vendors, Amazon and E-bay sellers either have zero clue what they are selling, or worse do, and use deceptive advertising to sell their stuff...
Their are many vendors from all over the world that are active SRP members and sell Dovo, actual Dovo Best Quality razors, that are Honed to "Shave Ready" when you get them..
Basically you wasted time and money by trying to save money on Amazon, You bought a Col Conk and it ain't "Shave ready"
As to a difference in the razors I doubt there is much, if at all, but JM does have a point the Col Conk has a lower "Precieved" re-sale value at least to me it does, maybe not to everyone else..
I know that doesn't help the OP much unless he can return the razor (Doubtful) but it might help somebody else reading the threads...
To the OP if you are in the US I will hone the razor for you No Charge, just to get you off on the right foot should you choose to keep it (shipping is on you though :p) if you are out of the US the cost factor of shipping gets high and perhaps maybe another Honemiester will offer that is closer :)
Edit: You are the OP "original post(er)"
OP is original poster. GSSIXGUN has made you a very generous offer. If I was you, I'd definitely take him up on it. You'll be able to find out what shave ready really means when he has honed your razor.Quote:
Originally Posted by zachjohn80
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Originally Posted by gssixgun
gssixgun; Thank you for the most generous offer, i really appreciate it but i have decided to return the razor that i did not order and will be purchasing a DOVO from an SRP vendor. The reason i went through amoron was because i had a gift card, NEVER again!! I want a DOVO BEST QUALITY RAZOR! This was to be my second razor, i started out with a fromm, which was good once i got a shaving edge on it, but its still not great. Thank you again for all the help and advise.
just another reason 2 buy vintage!but i dont agree with amazon at all.thats hwy robery.lol
Ya the same thing happened to me. Bought a Dovo with a package deal and when I got it, it said Col. Conk on it. But ya when I did the research, it's still a Dovo. Just re-branded. I'm gonna take the path of sending mine out. I'm not looking for resale value, but shave quality. :) Just need a work horse razor for every day shave and practice you know. It is still made in Germany after all.
Keep on shaving
my col. conk says dovo right on the tang flat where the gimping is... my impression is the Col. Conk is a dovo best quality with a cool name on the blade. If you can get the BQ for cheaper buy it.
Honed by six gun a conk dovo will beat a factory honed dovo seven days out of seven.
Okay... I would imagine any Dovo honed by someone who knows what they are doing will be better than any factory dovo. Are you saying the Conk has higher end steel or better components?Quote:
Originally Posted by dmnc
Dmncis just saying glen hones it , it will shave period. Tc
Indeed tc.
I bought a Dovo Col. Conk and it was sharpened by the Honemiester at West Coast Shaving, and it shaves real sweet, but I called and asked was it shave ready from the factory or did they Hone it before sending it to me, and they informed me it would be honed first, I only buy from places where I can get clear precise info on the product I am buying, when it comes to hardware (SRD AND WCS ) YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE THOSE DUCKETS ON JUNK, ALWAYS ASK QUESTION FIRST AND COMPARE IT TO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY!!!! YOU KNOW!!!!!!!
yeah I can't get any answer from anyone. I asked Larry from whipped dog before I bought, and he ignored the question. I've asked the youtube guy with the mustache, he just says its a decent razor. You guys on here are saying "if its honed by someone its a good razor"
No one will answer the question of is it the same thing as a dovo BQ, just with Col. conk stamped on it, or does it have better steel or anything nice material/finish wise. Still no answer.
Jeez, pushy much? Maybe nobody on the forum actually knows the definitive answer. Maybe they'd rather say nothing than offer up undocumented speculation that might be misconstrued as fact. Maybe you should contact Dovo and Col. Conk and see if you can get a definitive answer from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by glytch5
If you search "colonel conk dovo razor" on Google the first thing that comes up is maggard razors. They say it is identical.
I'm not being pushy, i'm just stating the fact. Just strange that so many different sources have no answer. A simple " I don't know" or no answer would be fine... but the answers I have gotten are leaving me still wondering the same question.
Just a razor nube trying to get some clarification. Dovo doens't respond.
Maggard are pros and if they say it is. IMO it is.
AH HA! THANK YOU! So my assumption was correct. I appreciate the reply!
No worries.
Just on a side note.. is there something going on with starshaving . com? I've been emailing them about an order I placed that they have not shipped, they simply don't respond. I looked on their Facebook wall and it seems 2 other people have posted on there about the same thing. One guys says its been months and he still has heard nothing after paying for a product... I bought a strop over a year ago from there and they shipped it out that day, I wonder whats going on!
Lol, I just checked out the Description of my Dovo 6/8 Col. Conk from WCS it says Dovo Best Quality and Col.Conk, so it is a DBQ with Col. Conk name on, that what mine is it doesn't say BDQ, it says Col. Conk, but as I mentioned I called WCS and made sure first before I dropped any duckets good research is important before picking up a blade, I hope that helped Bro
Buy a Ralph Aust and be done with it, then no question about quality from something that seems a little vague and with known issues lately,, but hey that's me I always try to buy quality the first time. Tc
Old hat. It's been known for years conk sells rebranded Dovos.
They used to say it right on their site but I haven't checked their site in years.