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    Yes...the scales are in simply amazing condition as well!

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    There is some very mild warping and a couple of small pits in the front but they are quite nice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hart View Post
    There is some very mild warping and a couple of small pits in the front but they are quite nice.
    Now don't be a whiner, you can't have everything. Says he jealously.

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    Didn't someone get a blade and clean and hone it up and then realize it was the wrong one and sent it back?
    I KNOW I just read about it but I forgot who it was.

    Maybe this was the one????
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    Hart,

    The Ebay gods smiled on you. You always run the risk that the razor you received is different from the one portrayed in the photo(s). Sometimes the difference can be to your detriment. For instance, I won a Filarmonica Especial 13 a while back, and the razor arrived with a 1-2mm vertical crack in the middle of the blade that even the closeup photos (which were not of the best quality) did not show. In your case, it is always nice when the seller fails to properly photograph how nice the razor is. It is certainly possible that there would have been more bidders and the razor would have gone for a higher price if the photo you shared was used instead for the auction. Well photographed razors almost always fetch a premium.

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    Yes, two weeks ago bid on a W&B For Barbers Use razor, pics were really bad, taken from far enough away that you could really see the blade. Description said the blade was fine, had no damage, scales were in OK condition, no mention of the size or grind of the blade. It looked like it was probably a 7/8.

    When it arrived, it was in excellent condition, it was a hollow grind 8/8 FBU spike point!!!!....couldn't believe it, and the price was very low...yes, sometimes the badly photographed listings can pay off, but there's always the risk.
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    All I can say is that I hope to be so lucky someday!


    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    Yes, two weeks ago bid on a W&B For Barbers Use razor, pics were really bad, taken from far enough away that you could really see the blade. Description said the blade was fine, had no damage, scales were in OK condition, no mention of the size or grind of the blade. It looked like it was probably a 7/8.

    When it arrived, it was in excellent condition, it was a hollow grind 8/8 FBU spike point!!!!....couldn't believe it, and the price was very low...yes, sometimes the badly photographed listings can pay off, but there's always the risk.
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