Thread: When Shave Ready is misused

One would he bound to enquire as to exactly what crack pipe the seller had been smoking prior to deeming that shave ready.

At least it's obvious. I've bought a few "shave readys" and none of them were. I disregard any claim to readiness.

It might be the seller's sense of humour, he could have added that training wheels were extra .

I just noticed they removed/revised the title, and it no longer claims shave ready.

Just make sure it doesn't turn into seller bash. I see this quite a bit, and kudos to them for changing it. One victory. If I sell something shave ready I am sure to list the hone progression.

C V Heljestrand MK No 31 Straight Razor Eskilstuna Shave Ready | eBay
you can add this one to the oh really it's shave ready is it

Originally Posted by JoelLewicki

I just noticed they removed/revised the title, and it no longer claims shave ready.

It does in the description though.

Maybe my 9/8 wade and butcher fbu I chipped on the buffer has hope after all!

Yes, shave ready translates usually into, open package, re-package, send out to be properly honed.

If asked if I would like it made shave ready, I say don't bother, usually will just end up removing more metal and causing problems later.

It may be the sellers have no real concept of what shave ready means to a user and they add that qualifier to every straight they sell because every straight they have seen for sale has been described that way; it's just some words that are part of the standard description of a straight razor. It doesn't make it right but it's more of a willful ignorance in some cases.

Of course, they could just be dicks

Never ascribe to malice what can be adequately explained by human folly... Shamelessly cribbed, likely misquoted but possibly relevant.