I don't know about current production but in the past there were the markings "Solingen Germany" as pictured here.Just a thought and correct me if I am wrong , but , if memory serve's me right I cannot remember any branding on any of my Merkur Futur's that I had in the past , IF the clone is unbranded as well I would be very hesitant in buying any so called Merkur Futur's on the Bay , just speculating .
It's a strange bird. It's not in your face aggressive like the Ikon Tech, I presume because while it has a blade gap you could drive a bus through, it has less exposure so you don't feel it until you do something wrong, then it will hurt you. Great razor, I'm really enjoying mine.OK.
I've just pulled the trigger: a Qshave (apparently) on Ebay, £1.52 shipped from Thailand; it's literally the price of a bus ride/ticket in London...
Being rather on the mild side of wet shaving (Merkur HD or Progress set on 1.75), I hope it won't be too aggressive.
Should have waited and save Andreas, next week the attack of clones will reduce margins and the 99p asking price will be plastered all over the forums, this to be followed the week after where buyers are paid to stock one, free razor is not unheard of in the realms of Gillette but a what exactly the clones can sell to offset a loss leader is still a mystery.I can't wait.
Well it has not taken too long for the clones to be on ebay at 10 times the cost
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Merkur-Fu...736137?hash=item25d58f6b89:g:5hcAAOSwhlZYtiW~
Well it has not taken too long for the clones to be on ebay at 10 times the cost
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Merkur-Fu...736137?hash=item25d58f6b89:g:5hcAAOSwhlZYtiW~
Should have waited and save Andreas, next week the attack of clones will reduce margins and the 99p asking price will be plastered all over the forums, this to be followed the week after where buyers are paid to stock one, free razor is not unheard of in the realms of Gillette but a what exactly the clones can sell to offset a loss leader is still a mystery.
We're way beyond apologies being necessary I think.I just couldn't help it, I was in an impulse buy phase and got also a 3rd generation dirt cheap Chinese Baili razor (worth a bunch of Futur clones)
Anyway, when I stumbled upon this thread the damage was already done ...
That made me laugh.We're way beyond apologies being necessary I think.
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As have others, I've bought the £2.28 Futur copy from the Malaysian seller on Ebay. The company that took my payment from Paypal was a Chinese company from Shenzhen, Guangdong. We'll see if it ever arrives (in fairness, everything I've bought from China has turned up) and what it's like. Chinese fountain pens are ridiculously cheap and nicely made, so I'm hopeful this Futur copy will be similar.
My PP payment went to a Shenzhen company too, except that I bought from a Thai seller. Odd...
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