Vintage non Gillette razors

[Medivh]

@romsitsa @Medivh

Rare is irrelevant. Justifiably rare is relevant. An item that is produced in small batches that are copycats of a Gillette old type with a random name stamped on it is rare.But not justifiably rare. If that copycat has made to be offered to a few distinguished war heroes, then it is Justifiably rare.

Traps are everywhere to fish some fools. I was one of those and I probably still am on occasions.

Collecting is a hobby dominated by emotions. Emotions can be manipulated to exact a profit.

Example of known traps:

• Gillette Toggle. There is almost no a single day of the year where you don't see one selling. Most of the time there are a few. When I talk to some of these sellers, they got them for very cheap in antique shops.
• Gibbs adjustable razors, they could be found in France for bout 10 Eur and yet sold at 200 Eur
• Darwin razors, almost no day goes by without seeing one on sale.

Save your money, grow your collection and leave most of the expensive stuff for a much later stage of your collection. Because you will eventually find it for cheap at some point.

Ah, one more thing. Learn about a category before you delve into it. German, French, Bakelite, swivel, adjustable, etc...
Knowledge will save you a lot of money.

True. Toggles and 15/17 Gibbs adjustables are not even remotely rare, but since there's a huge demand and some folks want to own more than one as well as countless re-sellers lurking in the shadows, the prices have jumped to the roof.

I was also told that before the introduction of the Rex Ambassador, the Gibbs adjustable razors were not that expensive and the ones in decent condition were going for less than $100, but after people learned that the Rex Ambassador was inspired by the Gibbs, they went crazy over them.

 

[Medivh]

Yep, Barbasol Floating Head one of my favorite.

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I've decided to pick up a Swedish Matador De Luxe recently (and I'm still waiting for it to arrive) as an alternative to the Barbasol, since the head design is very similar, but the Matador is way cheaper and some like it way more than the Barbasol itself. If I happen to find one for less than $100, I would probably buy it, but most are going for at least $150 and I think that's too much.

 

[Ratpoison10]

I've decided to pick up a Swedish Matador De Luxe recently (and I'm still waiting for it to arrive) as an alternative to the Barbasol, since the head design is very similar, but the Matador is way cheaper and some like it way more than the Barbasol itself. If I happen to find one for less than $100, I would probably buy it, but most are going for at least $150 and I think that's too much.

$150 is def too much. I pick mine from an antique store for about $20 six years ago.

 

[Medivh]

$150 is def too much. I pick mine from an antique store for about $20 six years ago.

I'd definitely buy one for $20. Problem is, in my end of the world it's very hard to find any nice razors. Vintage blades can be found though, but cool razors don't show up very often.

 

[Ratpoison10]

I'd definitely buy one for $20. Problem is, in my end of the world it's very hard to find any nice razors. Vintage blades can be found though, but cool razors don't show up very often.

That's unfortunate. they seem to have dried up in my areas of searching, which is why I've been going to ebay lately.

 

[Kaldane]

A Souplex (I've seen similar branded as "Big Ben"). Smooth and surprisingly efficient.

 

[Medivh]

A Souplex (I've seen similar branded as "Big Ben"). Smooth and surprisingly efficient.

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I've recently bought one of those in perfect condition for a couple of bucks and I'm waiting for it to arrive next week.

 

[Crixus]

Star 100

 

[Medivh]

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The Star 100/Pal/Personna is on my list, but I can't find one in both great condition and cheap enough.

 

[Crixus]

The Star 100/Pal/Personna is on my list, but I can't find one in both great condition and cheap enough.

I stumbled across mine at a small-town thrift shop in about 2012. I had gone in to search for certain Pyrex bowl patterns and the Star 100 was in the glass display case where the cashier was located. I almost didn't buy it, but it was only $6.00 and I figured I could use it as a backup/travel razor. Didn't ever use it for a year or two. It is now one of my most cherished and I never travel with it for fear of losing it. The grip and weight on that brass handle is marvelous. Keep looking. Cheers.

 

[fransken]

 

[fransken]

Hello , can anybody tell me what Gibbs this is ?

 

[fred21]

Bonjour, quelqu'un peut-il me dire de quel Gibbs il s'agit ?

n°14

gibbs - Les différent modèles de rasoirs Gibbs.

gibbs Trouvant peu d'informations sur ces rasoirs français, voici un petit récapitulatif des différents rasoirs Gibbs. Les photos dans le forum : Modèles 9, 14,

www.rasage-traditionnel.com

 

[JimmyCB]

I am going to tell you something about razor collecting. There are still deals to be made. I too wish I have started earlier. But not because razors were cheaper. But because I would have a bigger collection.

My average (Yes, my purchases are in an excel sheet) is 55$. Only 31 are over a 100$. Some rare razors in early 2000 were more expensive than razors now. It is due partly to these flippers, they unearthed so many of them that the price dropped.

I would give you the names of these razor, but it would probably mean nothing to people here in the forum, since they're heavily DE oriented.

One big collector in France told me he had a friend that at the time had 80 insanely rare razors and now he has only 10 rare. People unearthed more razors and those he though were rare became much more common.

If you're collecting, then you're collecting for the long term, you will come across score you won't believe you can come across.

Stay sharp and don't obsess over things, you'll end up paying much more because you're impatient (I should give that advice to myself too).

PS: Do as I say but don't do as I do.

Aside from their collector value, you can always use your vintage razors to shave with. Baseball cards, for example, have no use other than as collectibles. The thrill of the hunt for vintage razors is a lot of the fun. Earlier this year, I bought a Schick injector Type A in great shape after patiently looking at auction sites for months. The Type A also shaves great.