Raw Shaving RS-10 on Ebay - only $6,000

asking $6,000 and couldn't be bothered to clean off the soap

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284466752992

Optimism....

When all is said and done, this - like any razor - is really just a metal holder for razor blades. Perhaps for some people it does the job slightly better than a different blade holder (but surely not $5,500 better). It is definitely not art - it is a razor. Is it so rare, irreplaceable, and important as a museum piece that it is worth such a premium to collectors? I think it is more likely that 50 years from now nobody will have heard of Raw Shaving or have the remotest interest in this company or any other short-lived, small volume razor manufacturer, so I don’t think this has much value as a collectable.

But, who knows, maybe somebody in China will buy this as a gift for a business associate who would truly value it. The price is trivial if it helps to secure a business relationship. But only if another one cannot be found for less than $6,000.

I’m giving this more attention than it deserves. There are just some strange people who will let an item sit forever at a crazy price just in case someone buys it.

I can assume that many people, like me, would be ashamed of both giving and receiving as a gift, a highly scratched object with remnants of dirt made recently.

When all is said and done, this - like any razor - is really just a metal holder for razor blades. Perhaps for some people it does the job slightly better than a different blade holder (but surely not $5,500 better). It is definitely not art - it is a razor. Is it so rare, irreplaceable, and important as a museum piece that it is worth such a premium to collectors? I think it is more likely that 50 years from now nobody will have heard of Raw Shaving or have the remotest interest in this company or any other short-lived, small volume razor manufacturer, so I don’t think this has much value as a collectable.

But, who knows, maybe somebody in China will buy this as a gift for a business associate who would truly value it. The price is trivial if it helps to secure a business relationship. But only if another one cannot be found for less than $6,000.

I’m giving this more attention than it deserves. There are just some strange people who will let an item sit forever at a crazy price just in case someone buys it.

Your opening sentence took my breath away. You couldn't of said it any better.
Bravo

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There was (maybe still is) a primitive bench strop made out of a tree branch and a piece of leather belt that was listed or $300-400 for YEARS on ebay. Pretty much anyone here would throw that thing on the burn pile without a second thought. But they were sure it was something valuable.

C'mon guys, it comes with BOTH baseplates AND free shipping. 

$6000? Nah...

https://youtu.be/_dGh7p1tZmk

C'mon guys, it comes with BOTH baseplates AND free shipping. 

Totally worth it.  Provided you were shipping to Mars.  By same-day FedEx.  

C'mon guys, it comes with BOTH baseplates AND free shipping. 

Well, not entirely true.

Shipping: $150.00 UPS Worldwide Express
International shipment of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges.

It must be much heavier than it looks.