(This post was last modified: 11-18-2018, 09:51 PM by Razordude.)
Hi Shane!
Haven’t purchased anything from you yet, but, I will...likely soon too. Been wanting a polished Blackbird SB in the collection for awhile now, and that new Vector is very appealing as well. Just wish it were also polished (and perhaps someday, it will be an added offering).
I can do this—if I choose—precisely because it’s available when I’m ready to purchase. No “artisan bingo” to be played.
More often than not, those are the vendors who’ll get my business. I have very little patience with exclusivity.
Remember...we’re ALSO supposed to be GROWING this hobby.
And THAT means attracting new converts to wet shaving, and away from the ridiculous cartridge racket.
Limited, very pricey exclusive gear, ain’t gonna attract many new guys...even IF the wow factor is high. And the “hobby”, such as it is, won’t survive on hard-to-get $400+ razors and brushes...
There’s a place for that kind of artsy exclusivity...but, in my view, it isn’t wet shaving.
This hobby grows on the back of high-quality products that are affordable AND available...or it won’t grow at all.
And in the long run...considering where many of us began in the shaving realm...that would be a real shame.
