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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10507615, member: 76316"]I've just undertaken to sell a collection of mostly older straight razors for a friend. There are about 50 of 'em, across a wide spectrum of condition...several 'shave ready; most are in ordinary or a little better shape...an' of course a good few are not-so-pretty.</p><p><br /></p><p>What little I can glean from eBay tells me the market is reasonably strong, with thousands of them listed across prices from $5 to $200 or so, but sales seem to heavily favor new or refurbished, ready to use items, with those needing a bit of TLC (unless rare or otherwise Special) bringing much lower prices...especially in lots of mixed makers, etc. I'm a rank newbie in these things, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do we have any straight razor aficionados among our members? Can any of you recommend any other major forums? I think Blade has one, but otherwise I'm without clue. Thanks for lookin'![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 10507615, member: 76316"]I've just undertaken to sell a collection of mostly older straight razors for a friend. There are about 50 of 'em, across a wide spectrum of condition...several 'shave ready; most are in ordinary or a little better shape...an' of course a good few are not-so-pretty. What little I can glean from eBay tells me the market is reasonably strong, with thousands of them listed across prices from $5 to $200 or so, but sales seem to heavily favor new or refurbished, ready to use items, with those needing a bit of TLC (unless rare or otherwise Special) bringing much lower prices...especially in lots of mixed makers, etc. I'm a rank newbie in these things, of course. Do we have any straight razor aficionados among our members? Can any of you recommend any other major forums? I think Blade has one, but otherwise I'm without clue. Thanks for lookin'![/QUOTE]
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