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I've bought two razors from this vendor and they were very good.
But it seems he's using the same photos to sell another razor:
LINK: Wald Solingen Vintage Straight Razor | eBay
1. razor advertised above:
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2. razor I bought from him on 2-12-13
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,,,,,maybe he cloned yours,,,:shrug:
Hmm, it does specify photos are of the actual item, so I'm with Hirlau. :shrug:
Quite a few ebay sellers get their photos and descriptions mixed up. Nothing unusual.
" You have to pay for the razor within 3 days of bidding or a claim will be filed and the item re-listed " :<0) I am with the mixed up picture theory. Send the seller a note.
Sounds like a greedy person afraid of where his next dollar is coming from.
Just curious, do you have the razor? As posted above probably just a mistake, but I would send the seller a little note.
Stuff happens,I do not do much ebay anymore but used to do alot.
Sold a very spendy custom Loom strop couple years back.About 4 mos. later I put the same exact strop up again,just pulled puter pics.
It sold,went to pack it it up, could not find it because I already sold and shipped it.
Did a refund to the new buyer plus PP fees,he was very pissed but what elase could I do?
Hmmm this rings alarm bells for me, I'd definitely contact the seller.
Happened to me recently, but that was for a factory blade with minor waterspots - turns out the seller had a few with the same defect (which is impossible in this situation). Hope this all works out for the best for you guys.
I got the razor just before Christmas and it was as described, no problems :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CastSteel
I've just given it a quick clean so far....
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Just received the razor and is exactly like the ebay images... stains in the same places etc. Ive given it an hour polishing with brasso while watching telly and is starting to look better. Another few hours over the next week or so I hope Ill get rid of the metal stains altogether. For the spine and tail I'll use a dremel, going to buy one over the weekend. Im not starting with the dremel as I want to keep in the blade and etching in the best possible condition, but there are some grind marks or something that the Brasso wont get out. I figure if I at least get the blade shiny all over first, it will reduce the amount of harsher treatment that the Dremel will deliver.
Im thinking of one of the felt pads with a polishing compound? or they do a flap sander in 320 grit but want to find a dremel sander in 1000 or higher to start with if possible. Will see how the felt pads with compound works first. Once Ive finished the brasso polishing Ill post some pics and get everyone's thoughts. Thanks heaps everyone.
Nice work Andrew, sounds like you're taking it nice and slowly. Good luck with polishing it up.
If you're not looking for a dremel generally, or want to save money, just get hold of some wet-dry sandpaper. As much as I enjoy my dremel, I find most to all of the work on most razors can be dealt with by hand. But if you are going dremel, what you propose sounds good.
All the best!
I would have thought sandpaper would be much harsher than a polishing paste?
Agreed, polishing is always the most gentle way to go - but just be careful with the dremel. In my experience it's easy to get carried away, and one little knock can be deadly! If you get hold of some 1200 grit or higher, you can even apply polishing paste and then use the paper with water, just helps to cut faster.
