Fair price for 1970 P-1 Super Adjustable.

[Mad Man]

Guys,

Looking for a birth year razor (yep, 1st qtr 1970) and I've seen wildly varying prices from $15-90 on the Bay (seen a restored one on Razor Emp. for more...). Anyone who can advise on a fair price would be much appreciated by yours truly.

Cheers.

 

[seattleshaver]

A working model in good shape should be between $25-$35. This is all parts working, no box, a few blemishes. In other words looks good, but is one for you to use rather than to collect.

 

[Mad Man]

A working model in good shape should be between $25-$35. This is all parts working, no box, a few blemishes. In other words looks good, but is one for you to use rather than to collect.

Thanks Seattle- that gives me a benchmark. Cheers!

 

[the beav]

A working model in good shape should be between $25-$35. This is all parts working, no box, a few blemishes. In other words looks good, but is one for you to use rather than to collect.

I'd say more like $35-45 because it's harder to find one where the paint is in good condition. When there used to be a lot of razors sold on B&B a few years ago, I don't ever recall a nice one going for only $25. But that's just the way I remember it.

 

[Shave_Rat]

I picked up all my P4 dated Super Adjustables for the $25-$35 range, in good shape with paint in the numbers and such. I'd not go any higher than $30 for the Super Speeds, personally, if I even went that much on them for good shape user grade.

 

[michiganlover]

I too think $25-$35 seems fair. Super Adjustables for some reason tend not to bring the same money as Slims, and Fatboys do. A stance I find odd, since in my opinion they are the best shaving of the three.

I recently scored a mint Super Adjustable from 1973 (all paint intact in the numbers, nice and shiny) off Ebay for $25 shipped.

The key is to look for items that are not properly promoted: not fully descriptive titles (Gillette Adjustable, instead of Gillette Super Adjustable), and items for which there are fewer photos, and the photos are not professional quality.

 

[Shave_Rat]

BTW, the only one you may end up paying a bit more for, if you want one in your birthyear collection, would be the gold plated Super Adjustable, date code P1 (they only made them in like the last 1 or 2 quarters of 1969, and the first quarter of 1970, from what I can tell). Even then, unless it's minty in box, I'd not go higher than $45.