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Much more helpful, and less insulting. Thank you :)


I think that the propensity of someone sticking with shaving with a straight razor has more to with the individual person (as long as their...

Maybe you misunderstood my thread. I wasn't asking if any of those three razors were a good deal. I know there were all good deals, because I know that even a rough Genco, Joseph Smith, or Sheffield...

...Well I'll tell you, I am a noob, and if any noobs (including myself) read any threads on SRP they are going to get a wealth of information they can't relate to until they get down into the dirty...

those are some ugly pictures there...those edges passed a HHT? I suppose I'll have to retract that last statement and suggest that if it gives a decent shave,
then there's no problem, and if it...

I'm not debating that ebay isn't risky, it is extremely risky, and there are ignorant and/or disreputable sellers out there. But you can tell a lot from good, high def pictures, several angles, and...

FYI, I got that razor in the mail TODAY (monday march 21) and, lucky me, the razor did not make a liar out of me (i shaved with it right out of the box, kept my stubble for 3 days so I could try it...

Ah, true, I think I showed my bias in that title. For the record, I hold no ill will against anyone who wants a brand new razor :) I was just a little sore that my first razor was a $125 new Dovo,...

Those Gillettes are looking more like rocketships every day :D

Who's looking down on anybody? I thought we were talking about individual's reasons for buying vintage or new:shrug:

...if we are all buying new razors so our great, great, great, great grandkids can continue our tradition of supporting the 3 or so remaining razor manufacturers, they're gonna have a pretty poor...

...for example, my new shave ready theo a koch: Vintage Marcella Straight Razor shave ready Germany - eBay (item 220751155105 end time Mar-18-11 16:27:56 PDT)

A lot of sellers that refurbish...

...on the other hand, if they stopped making new razors, all the hundreds of old and restored razors you guys have would balloon in value, and you could sell your dubl ducks and wade & butchers like...

I had not thought about the warping issue. I would think ebay sellers would be careful to mislabel an auction to avoid getting negative feedback. I personally would never buy a razor that I couldn't...

Of course, most of them are complete garbage. But there are a great deal that are perfectly good razors. You gotta have a good eye. Personally I don't see how you can beat shaving with a 100 year old...

Everyday, I see dozens of newly posted, vintage razors on ebay, razoremporium.com, etc. Sooo many fully or partially restored, or even new-old stock that are perfectly usable, with just some minor...

Now that I'm into this thing neck–deep, I'm wondering:

Why would anyone buy a brand new razor, of any brand? Vintage and restored razors are so much more interesting, have so much more character,...