ladykate:
ebay has a good amount of weck's but I want the specific Sextoblade, non stainless handle... and I want it in a price range that ebay isn't currently offering. one is close but i'm waiting for another listing.
And FWIW, I hit 7 antique shops today..some are huge..and no Weck razors of any type.
Well... as TheVez2 pointed out in his other thread on this, there are lots of varieties of these and I'm not the expert at all. I have no idea what the difference is between an A or a B or any other. If you are looking for a specific one, then you might have to be patient. However, I bought the following one for 1.50 on eBay and it isn't a stainless handle. See item 200864585370 on eBay. 1.50 plus shipping. (already sold so not linking an active auction). If I understand these things, the guard comes off and you have the razor. If the guard doesn't come off, I get to modify it. Win-win. ;-} The following auction was also reasonably priced (again, it is not active): 251199723265 - I fully expect nothing and hope for a nice serviceable razor. But I'm only out a few bucks in any case. I wanted one that was a little crummy so I could put a custom handle on it.
There have been several nice ones (almost NOS) for $25-$35 but I think the cheaper ones could be cleaned up, too.
Also, I was at Second Chances (1116 Jackson - Omaha) and they had a tray of Durhams and Wecks but they were trash (I referenced this in my previous post). Those stores have usually been picked clean - too darn many straight shaver people in Omaha. I was in five stores yesterday and only found one broken straight - though I did find a hot lather machine for a nice price. I've also seen Wecks at the Brass Armadillo but that was when I wasn't looking for them. ;-} Last Summer a woman sold her husband's barber shop through the Brass Armadillo. She was very proud of the prices so I only got one or two items. However, there were hundreds of items of all flavors in the display cases for a week or two (three display cases of stuff that she kept replenishing).
I was BSing with an owner on Sunday while I was shopping and he said they get a lot of young teenagers in looking for straights. That wasn't exactly a comforting thought.
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