Thread: My humble SR 'collection'

The other day I was flying back from NYC and sitting next to the President of one of those famous auction houses.
Needless to say it was one of those plane trips that went by in a blur...
He asked me if I collected anything and I said: "Well, I shave with a Straight Razor and a have a few of them, but I would not call my self a "collector"

His response was: "if you have more than two, you are a collector"

Question for the group - he asked me if I knew what the highest price paid for a razor was, and I was stumped.
Anyone know?

Nice brace of Razors by the way...pace yourself...

Smooth Shaving...

They all look to be collectible razors, hence a collection!

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

IMHO.. When you start to approach...with quite frankly never any hopes of achieving parity... what I call 'ESAD' (Extreme Sharptonn Acquisition Disorder) you are on the path of a dangerous illness.

Sadly(or not!), My paltry pile is nothing compared to some here. They are the 'quiet' ones!
BTW, I am on my 3 month anniversary of abstaining from buying a razor!
Now it's tools and MC parts!

yours is a nice collection, now Phrank hoards big Wade and Butchers! and Tom tools and motorcycle parts are not collections they are a nessecity tc

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sadly(or not!)...I am on my 3 month anniversary of abstaining from buying a razor!...

Three Months? Holy crap Tom! The electroshock therapy must really be working. Hurry up and PM me with the phone number to the clinic...I NEED HELP!

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

Three Months? Holy crap Tom! The electroshock therapy must really be working. Hurry up and PM me with the phone number to the clinic...I NEED HELP!

It came easily as I had several financial hits in a row. As I had no money to spend, I began to work on things I already have.
Did not take long to realize it is better to dive into the pile instead of buying something I already have.
I look at fleabay now and say 'Nope, nope, got that, HAR!, nope, HAR!, got one, nope!' .
I simply cannot find anything to buy.
Nirvana!

Very nice collection. I said to myself the same thing 7 is enough and I wound up with 14 at the moment. Well I guess Ill stop at 30 about 1 for every day of the month maybe. I have slowed it down a lot though but sometimes a razor will just catch your eye and you got to have it.

That is a nice collection. My plan was to find a few of my favorites and sell everything else. I have not been very good at the selling part. I am not sure and it ould depend on which day you asked if I said I was a razor collector or a razor hoarder. I promise I will get back to selling soon, or at least advertising. I feel like I have too many at this point.

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is a nice collection. My plan was to find a few of my favorites and sell everything else. I have not been very good at the selling part. I am not sure and it ould depend on which day you asked if I said I was a razor collector or a razor hoarder. I promise I will get back to selling soon, or at least advertising. I feel like I have too many at this point.

Nothing wrong with too many, long as it's good stuff. Darkbulb has a sense of quality, where some do not. That is where collecting is at these days. Pay up for little wear and good names. Worn stuff, 'restored' stuff, "custom' things, value goes way down, IMO.
Something good will always pay for it'self, providing it is truly good. As they rescale and buff it to oblivion, It's not worth anything to anyone except the ignorant. JMO

Originally Posted by Darkbulb

Great question on when a number of items turns into a collection vs you hoarding items.
Not sure there is a clear answer

youll spot the hoarders and collectors here! Some amaze me!