Scarcity, perceived value, etc.

I get all of that. I don’t know this for sure, but I’m willing to bet that there winds up being fewer Ti WR2s than SS BBS-1s. Add to that the various gap and comb combinations, and future buyers will have fewer choices for the exact razor he or she wants. Even if James did a solid year of nothing but Ti WR2s, I don’t think the total would reach 421. Sure, they’re not numbered, don’t have a distinctive handle and aren’t a “collectors item” per se, but I’m going to revisit this thread a few years from now. Maybe I’ll eat crow, maybe not.

You can actually start eating some now.

I recently got another Ti WR2 (in a trade, not direct). Getting a SS BBS-1 would have been a hell of a lot easier.

You can actually start eating some now.

Has he opened a list for Ti now?

Just knowing that another BBS-1 will never be produced again could be driving the prices. For example, except for the special handle, a WR-2 is almost identical to the BBS-1 depending on the blade gap chosen. While a Titanium is rarer, the fact that they may be produced again(who knows when) is probably playing some role in the price.

You can actually start eating some now.

Has he opened a list for Ti now?

I can’t find anything showing that’s an available option but I really hope it becomes one soon.

I am brand new to this wet shaving stuff, and I find it fascinating and wonderful that the new and used markets include goods spanning an amazing range of quality, characteristics, features, cost, and “value.” There are so many high quality beautiful works of art, and tons of affordable, incredibly well-manufactured lower cost options. CNC has democratized things to a huge extent, but the hand crafted functional works of art are still circulating. This leaves lots of room for entertaining spectatorship for the “lurking dreamers of more modest means” such as myself. We all can get a good shave with a well-crafted piece of kit, and still enjoy some fantastical “free market mania!” I sure would hate to drop a thousand dollar-plus razor on a hard tile floor, though!