Super Max Blades? Is this a good deal? Are these good blades?

[ElliotR]

On Ebay someone is selling 240 SUPER MAX blades for $18.99.
I am wondering if these are good blades and if this is a good price for them

(I am in NO WAY related to this vendor....I AM just trying to decide if I want to stock up my den with 240 blades!!!)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOUBLE-EDGE...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f11b28058#ht_1312wt_1097

 

[The M]

I dont know if they are a good deal as I have never tried them. However if you buy em and dont like them I will buy 2 packs of em from you. BTW The aprox. cost per blade is 8 cents which equals out to 40 cents for 5 blades(which I belive is one pack). So for 2 packs with a 30 percent increase(to cover some of your costs but you could always do a higher mark up) they are worth $1.04 for 2 packs which makes this a good deal.

 

[ElliotR]

Deal

 

[waine]

@Elliot

What type of Supermax blades? Are they stainless, super stainless, platinum, super platinum or titanium?

 

[merkur59]

It is an "OK" blade. I would prefer astra (green or blue) and even derby over this blade.
IMO unless you have tried this supermax platinum before and liked it, buying in bulk may not be a wise decision.

 

[kaiseris]

It is an "OK" blade. I would prefer astra (green or blue) and even derby over this blade.
IMO unless you have tried this supermax platinum before and liked it, buying in bulk may not be a wise decision.

I have tried both Super-Max Platinum and Derby. Derby is the worst blade that touched my face. And the blades discussed here are "OK" blades. Not bad, but not exceptional either.

 

[merkur59]

I have tried both Super-Max Platinum and Derby. Derby is the worst blade that touched my face. And the blades discussed here are "OK" blades. Not bad, but not exceptional either.

Yeah - heard good and bad things about derby from many. It is so ymmv.

When I first got derby, I felt it was really bad. Left it aside for a few months, and suddenly it worked well in weber, merkur HD and even R41. I think the improvement with the derby may be due to using less pressure (lessons learnt from the R41)

 

[kaiseris]

I think the improvement with the derby may be due to using less pressure (lessons learnt from the R41)

If one blade requires extra effort to work decently and other doesn't but gives +/- same result I will choose the second one But yeah it's a YMMV thing.

 

[dcobranchi]

On Ebay someone is selling 240 SUPER MAX blades for $18.99.
I am wondering if these are good blades and if this is a good price for them

(I am in NO WAY related to this vendor....I AM just trying to decide if I want to stock up my den with 240 blades!!!)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOUBLE-EDGE...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f11b28058#ht_1312wt_1097

I would never buy bulk quantities of a blade I was unsure of. Why not post a WTB on the BST for a few blades to try before buying a 3-year supply?

 

[Rattbones]

I got a Super-Max Platinum as a mix sample and thought it was just as good as AstraSP or Personna Reds/Crystals. I was abit shocked I've been getting 5-6 shaves out of them. Check the reviews
http://badgerandblade.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=81536&title=-super-max-platinum&cat=50

I got 200 of them and the quality seems good so far. Hell at 9cent a blade its a good every day shaver, but the same can be said for the others mentioned at around the same price.