Thread: Gauging my expectations....

I'm just curious how many of you think 15 bucks is too much to pay for a low demand (by brand and size) razor in need of restoration. I found three completely boring pieces of metal today, that might be classified as straight razors with a few hours of labor on them...All for 15 each..FIRM. haha Needless to say, their firm price is still attached, firmly inside the store's I found them in. Am I being too cheap here?

Not at all, if they are not knowledgeable about their products value and are not willing to settle on a fair price walk away. OTOH if you don't mind spending 15-45$$ on a learning experience then its money well spent. Me, I think you did the right thing.

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I think that 15 is a fair price. I can pay 15 for a piece of metal to grind on, or learn to hone. That's not an expensive investment. But you need to do what you need to do. If you think 15 is too much, keep looking.

I think 10-15 would be in the ballpark . I would offer 30 for all three , and if they won't take that , too bad for them .

Oh they've got that whole negotiation thing beat here. All the antique stores are consignments. The person behind the counter isn't selling anything. The prices are there, the vendor is not. "Sorry sir, I'm not authorized to lower the price." is the standard response. So far it seems maybe I'm being unreasonable.

If the blades look like you can save em then do it, but I wouldn't pay 15 for one I was just going to practice on. You can get those on ebay for less. Jmho

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It's hard to say without seeing them and knowing more about who made them. Usually if I buy a group of straights to fix up off ebay, I normally pay around $10-$12 each.

I would pass on the deal at the Junk Boutique , and check out some flea markets . Although it's tough to find decent (or any , sometimes) razors . If you do find a decent one , you can usually get it dirt cheap . Maybe , go back to the Junk Boutique in a month or two , and see if they want to make a deal . I could be wrong , but I think the razors will still be there . Even though it's a consignment sale , the person running the shop can contact the seller , and let them know that someone wants to buy the razors . If the seller really wants to sell , they will lower the price . They're not making any money if their stuff is sitting in the shop collecting dust .

The fact that the vendors know very little about the razors is in your favor. There are plenty of horrible razors out there with $15.00 price tags on them. I recently found a Sheffield 8/8 that needed just a honing to be a great shaver. That one was $20.00. Keep looking. There are bargains out there.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

Oh they've got that whole negotiation thing beat here. All the antique stores are consignments. The person behind the counter isn't selling anything. The prices are there, the vendor is not. "Sorry sir, I'm not authorized to lower the price." is the standard response. So far it seems maybe I'm being unreasonable.

I shop at a place like that. You can always ask them to contact the seller for you. An offer of 30 for all three and stop back in a day or two to see if the offer was accepted.