Brass ball end Gillette

[Satanfriendly]

Is £37 good, bad or indifferent?

Not bought but looking at one today in a shop here in Liverpool

 

[pjgh]

Maybe a tad steep but if there are no cracks on the handle and none of the teeth are bent, well that puts it distinct from the vast majority of the pack that you'll find on the usual auction sites for prices not a great deal lower than that.

 

[Boycie83]

I'm with @pjgh - without seeing the razor, gut feel is that it's a little steep.

 

[Gairdner]

Just as @pjgh says. Steep but if the condition is bob on then fine. Is it cased?

 

[Satanfriendly]

Thank you very much your replies. Appreciated.

I shall have a closer look when next in town. Looked as if it needs a clean, but not rocket science.

 

[slapo]

If it's really grubby, it might be difficult to judge its condition, and £37 would be steep for a cat in the bag.

But if it is in a decent shape, it might be a good buy.
I was thinking of selling my Techs, though, and one of them should be an all brass one, so if you'd like, I can lend it to you if what you're looking to do is try one out.

If it happens to be a different Gillette head on a ball-end handle, I might have one or two around as well.

 

[pjgh]

Very simple with all brass ... just a damn good rubbing with Peek and the years wipe off, ready for it to build its own new patina for you.

 

[TobyC]

Ten to fifteen bucks around here for just the razor, but I don't know what "normal" is over there.

 

[TobyC]

This one sold yesterday.

Vintage Gillette Open Comb Safety Razor | eBay

But what may appear as excellent to us, may in fact be "good" or "very good" to you.

www.ebay.com

 

[pjgh]

Yes, $9.99 but straight away in similar items, there's another one for £60. It's not unusual for a £25 to £50 buy it now in very tatty condition, nor is it unusual for a £4.99 starting bid which will go for the first bid ... but, the items do need to come up and they're not infrequent, but they're not that frequent.

I think as with many such things, if you want one now and see one ... pay the price, otherwise you can wait.