Thread: Opinions please: What's a chipped Goldedge worth?

Gentlemen, I turn to your for wisdom:

I picked up a DD Goldedge round point, describes as having no nicks or chips, on the 'bay, BIN for 39.99. Turns out the blade indeed has a few nicks and one chip of about 1/16 of an inch. The seller is offering me the choice of sending it back or taking a partial refund that we both consider fair. So what's fair?

I'll try and get some pics up if I can grab a camera.

Thanks.

My suggestion is to send it back and give a negative response. He knew or should have known about the chip.

Agreed, send it back. Thats to big of a chip to tolerate.

I'd send it back at the seller's expense (if possible), and then leave a neutral for making it right.

Yeah, it looks like sending it back will be the only option other than swallow it. The seller prefers full refund/return to refunding me what I would consider fair. Bit of a pisser since I got hit by customs on the delivery, and I highly doubt Canada Post offers refunds in such cases.

Here are a couple of pics just the same. I'd already started cleaning 'er up...

Send it back.


I hate bogus descriptions.

For $40, I'd almost be tempted to keep it, hone out the chip and make it a shaver. $40 is pretty cheap for a Goldedge, and if you going to get hit on shipping it back to the seller, It may be more trouble / expense than it's worth to send back.

A great edge could be had in a couple hours or less on that blade...just another option for you..

Dang...

That's pretty bad. If he said no nicks or chips, and if you don't honestly believe there was any way that happened during shipping, I'd leave negative feedback. I have quite a few ebay DD goldedges, and some I have been a little displeased with, but that would really tic me off.

I have to say, I think I saw that razor and thought it was too good to be true.
Keep it and turn it into a 4/8 maybe...but the hassel would bother me far more than the price.

Always get them to mark 'GIFT' on the postage, that way you dont get hit with the customs charge :P

Originally Posted by poona

Always get them to mark 'GIFT' on the postage, that way you dont get hit with the customs charge :P

Yeah, and if customs decides to investigate during a routine check, the seller gets hit with tax fraud.

This is the reason that people like Tony Miller always write down the real value and mark the package as goods.
If you are a self-employed man you really don't want to be convicted of tax fraud.