Some people are looking for places to spend their relatively-high incomes. Ditto for other, oddball things that have come along, of late, like super-expensive shaving equipment (first thing that came to mind).
By all means, I'd love to know what kind of value it adds. Up to this point, I've assumed that this, and products in this category, are some sort of hipster fad.
hipster fad? double edge safety razors have been around since at least 1930. not really a 'fad' ;)
they normally provide a better/closer shave, much much cheaper blades (compared to gillette), greater selection of blades/razors. there are probably more advantages.
I'm quite aware that these kinds of razors were once commonplace. It is their [expensive] comeback that is noteworthy, and what I've dubbed a 'hipster fad'