I still do not get your guys and your need to obtain so many blades, especially vintage ones. I'm not criticising or belittling anyone at all! It just strikes me as quite singular almost peculiar that's all.
I have used feathers for years now, and before that Wilkinson Sword blades (in a fatboy) and have always been more than happy with their performance.
Am I missing something here ? or is it just a case of you guys having the best of the best of kit and so this is just an extension of that?
Genuinely curious!
My reason for hoarding blades is that I have used over 40 blades and my favourite turned out to be the Polsilver Iridium (current production). I bought a small lot of about 200 and also continued to try more blades. Realising no other blade was comparing to the Polsilvers (apart from my 2012 stash of Indian Blacks, which are unobtanium), I decided to steadily increase my stash.
I never intended to have 5200 but that's just what I ended up with and had no intention to ever buy blades again in my life...until the sale on the vintage Polsilvers!!
As I mentioned before, I snoozed on the Gillette Bleue Extra when they were on a clearance sale at just $18/100. I had received a couple from a member and OMG, they were so sharp and so damn smooth, it felt like there was no blade in the razor! Those were the best 10 shaves of my life!!!
So, not wanting to miss out, I blind-purchased 1400 vintage Polsilvers in the hope they will be even better than the current production. If so, I'll be one happy camper...if not, I'll sell them on. If they are the same as existing stock, I'll just hang on to them in any case.
With the risk of favourite items being discontinued at any point, I really didn't want to take the risk, especially Polsilvers have been discontinued a number of times.
If I shave daily with the vintage stock, that'll last me 38 years (age 71)...but I'll alternate with current stock so now I and my future generations are set for a while