Thread: warning trick photography being employed

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Than ask for more pics. have been an ebay seller since 1998,never an issue, never a complaint,
Talk to the seller,ask questions.

Because you my friend are an honest seller.

People need to learn to look at the photos. I have seen plenty of razors from this guy, and close exams told me not worth my time for more than a few bucks. Especially with international shipping costs. For the sheer fun of it, I just bought 3 razors from him. Now lets see what happens. I'll let you all know. =)

It would seem your odds are about 131 to 1. Against.

He's dropped the 99 from his name on ebay, but I just on a couple from him on identical pictures. Guess I'll see in a couple weeks.
Figures I read this thread after I order. Recognize the glass in the pictures..

I'll weigh in on this - I bought this razor from that seller for $37.00 - here is the before:



And here it is after a good cleaning and honed up - shaves beautifully - but as always, you look carefully and take your chances, I was pretty sure this one would work out:

Originally Posted by RezDog

It's true Bill there is always a risk, however the risk is much higher with some seller, and that is the point of the thread. This particular seller seems to have a high level of deceit.

Agree with you there...he's definitely doing some gaming, and you have to have a good eye, and even then it's a crap shoot...but agreed, he's sell you anything and tell you it's the bee's knee's!

Well there's hope then. That cleaned up very nicely phrank.
As long as nobody tried power tool saves on the ones I'm getting, for the price I shall shoot for the same results.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Well there's hope then. That cleaned up very nicely phrank.
As long as nobody tried power tool saves on the ones I'm getting, for the price I shall shoot for the same results.

Just went and looked at his listings again, and suddenly I remembered why I shouldn't look there again having seen the various, "Men's Sissy Pants" he's selling, it occurred to me that maybe he doesn't have a clue about razors, and just figured the photography layout took good looking pics and that's about all the thought he put into it...and being that he wouldn't say, "For Sale, this POS razor, crap condition"...it may just simply be that simple, nothing sinister...I mean the guy is selling....blech...need eye bleach, can't wash away the images....

Some things ya just can't unsee.

Here I thought they'd be something in velour corduroy maybe. Those were sissy pants when I was a lad.
Sheesh.

I must say when I started this thread, I just wanted to fire out a quick warning to the community. I had no idea it would go on for so long.