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I kinda feel bad for this buyer...........
I saw this W&B FBU the other night & the buyer is more than likely a straight razor forum member somewhere & not educated yet. Looking at the razor you can tell by looking at the curvature of the heel that it was at one time a 9/8 or similar but at the time was listed as 15/16". It has a frown & a smile, kinda like an "s" shape so it will lose some metal to get it right again. He paid $197.79 for it.
Very Nice Antique Wade Butcher Straight Razor Barbers Only 15 16 Horn Heavy | eBay
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For the price he paid, he could have paid a few more dollars & gotten one which would have been in better shape. They're out there if a person is patient enough & takes their time.
Here's another one the same buyer won which has a very wide bevel on it, possibly done on a knife sharpener.........
He won it for $150.
Frederick's Celebrated Razor Sheffild 7 8 | eBay
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I suspect this buyer is a newbie on a razor forum & sees what others have & wants to show off his trophy's. I could be wrong but it's only my opinion. If he has so much money that it doesn't even put a dent in his bankroll then I don't feel so bad for him but I hate to see this kind of thing happen to people who don't know enough about straight razors.
Shame on these sellers!