As I said in an earlier post I am about to start cruising ebay again. My particular interest is in razors. What brands other than Gillette should I look out for. I have seen some Merkur razors, but they are usually new and therefore a bit pricier. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Glen
I started off with a merkur 23 but quickly went to vintage gillettes, so all my DE razors are gillettes.
I'd try to get a New Improved and a NEW (they are the open comb gillettes)
Maybe a Gillette TTO? If you can find a made in England 'rocket' cheap that would be the pick. If not a USA aristocrat or early pre 1956 superspeed (1940s style or the early flare tips).
The there's adjustables, I'd try find a slim.
These are the only gillettes/DE that I use as I never bought expensive ones (I have bought many others but they get no use). The 1930s NEW is my favourite, but sometimes I use the 1920s new improved, 1960s slim adjustable, 1950s red tip flared superspeed, or the 1940s Aristocrat . LOL one from each decade 1910s-1970s I have.
Otherwise, try SE shaving, GEM, EverReady, Star. Shaves different, shaves closer for me, but you need single edge blades instead. I prefer it to DE, I just like giving all my razors a test drive occasionally, and use up the blades I have already bought.