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He seems to attribute the higher price to more finished blade and better scales.

Mr. Parko now lists the Gold Dollar 200 as a Carbon Steel razor.
NEW CARBON STEEL STRAIGHT RAZORS 6/8 #200 - eBay (item 280472169993 end time Mar-31-10 04:26:23 PDT)

Excuse me. I was just trying to make it clear to some kid out there, who may not have hundreds of dollars to spend on a razor/hone set up, that they can buy a new razor and hone it to shave ready. I...

There is an ebay seller that has a statement about the Gold Dollar razors he sells. At least he is making it clear that the razors aren't shave ready. He doesn't have much feedback, but his razors...

I have taken a new Gold Monkey and a new Gold Dollar 208 to shave ready with a Keen Kutter Kombination barber hone. It has a courser "sharpening" side, as well as a finishing/polishing side. It takes...

I have a wholesale price quote from Gold Dollar for lots of 100 pieces.
The 208 wholesales for $2.90 and the 200 wholesales for $5.51. When I bought a 208 from China, the customs sticker was marked...

The $12 to $20 is for razors ordered direct from a seller in China. Also, mysteryrazor sells the GD200 for $20 shipped from the US. The ones at ruprazor are inspected, corrected and honed.

I also have a Gold Monkey that is misaligned at the tang/tail. Doesn't effect shaving or honing, but does cause it to close very close to the edge of the scale. I suppose that's just a little extra...

And my Gold Monkey is a little wider, longer and thicker in the tang than my Gold Dollar 208.

I suppose they are called "Mystery Razor" because there are no identifying markings on them. The 200s that come direct from Hong Kong have the blade etch and stamp on the tang. I don't see any of...

I have a Gold Monkey and a Gold Dollar 208. The Gold Monkey is jimped top and bottom, the 208 just bottom. Otherwise, the 208 seems a bit more "finished" with a more mirror like presentation. Both...

I received and honed a Gold Monkey. I must admit I am surprised at what a good shaver it is.