Take it from me, someone who looks just about everywhere for razors - they are disappearing from all markets at an alarming rate. Several years ago, you could go to a flea market, garage sale or antique shop and find some pretty nice straight razors virtually by the boxful - sort of like you can today with common pocket knives. This is a burning hot market folks! When I visit antique stores, indoor and outdoor markets all over the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, I'm finding very little material of ANY quality. I'm not even finding razors at unreasonable prices. The last weekend I spent looking yielded just ONE razor - and it wasn't anything impressive.
The bad news is that those of you who haven't been buying have missed the "ground floor" opportunity to buy nice razors cheaply. The good news is that with availability low, values are just going to increase. So look for and buy the very best examples you can find (originals, not the "rescales" or reground blades) - even if you have to pay more than you ever have before. Wet shaving and straight razor collecting is growing. Even the DE razor market, which used to be completely dead (you could easily find Gillette "Fat Boys" for a couple of dollars.) is red hot. Mark my words - we haven't come close to seeing the top of this market. If you are an investor, buy now and put a lot of money in your pocket later. If you are a collector, buy the things you love while you can - your opportunities are shrinking.
In the meantime, I will, as always, keep my eyes open for all of you - picking up both the good and the common stuff when I can.
The bad news is that those of you who haven't been buying have missed the "ground floor" opportunity to buy nice razors cheaply. The good news is that with availability low, values are just going to increase. So look for and buy the very best examples you can find (originals, not the "rescales" or reground blades) - even if you have to pay more than you ever have before. Wet shaving and straight razor collecting is growing. Even the DE razor market, which used to be completely dead (you could easily find Gillette "Fat Boys" for a couple of dollars.) is red hot. Mark my words - we haven't come close to seeing the top of this market. If you are an investor, buy now and put a lot of money in your pocket later. If you are a collector, buy the things you love while you can - your opportunities are shrinking.
In the meantime, I will, as always, keep my eyes open for all of you - picking up both the good and the common stuff when I can.
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