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.

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

DD Goldedges are expensive beasts. If yo don't mind to put some effort into honing the chip out and be left with a narrower blade you might want to settle for a partial refund. That way you'll have a realtively cheap DD.

You could even consider leaving a positive feed back (which might also benefit you) mentioning that he resolved the dispute to mutual satisfaction. He seems to be a repentant sinner, aren't we supposed to forgive?

Just my $ 0.02

Irregardless of the outcome, I would give a negative feedback. He knew, or should have known of the chip. A chip makes the blade unusable. Therefore, he has commited fraud.

Give a negative so others don't get burned, and he stops being a cheat.

Jerry

Did the seller not post a picture of the razor?

Yes, but it was a rather blurred one. The text description said no chips or nicks. Even in the blurring it looked like there might be something amiss, so I wrote and asked if the description- no chips or nicks- was accurate. She assured me there were no nicks. When I got it and let her know there was indeed a nick, she told me she had inspected it visually only and hasn't got very good eyesight.

As it stands now, she has offered me a $20 refund, which I accepted but have yet to actually get. The blade was closer to 6/8, so I think it'll be 5/8 or slightly under. If the refund comes through, I'll think the blade worth the money. If not, at least I won't be down $20-odd in shipping and customs fees for nothing in-hand.

The feedback would most likely have to be neutral. Bad description, good resolution to the problem. Unless I never get the refund, at which point I can go to town on 'er