Thread: Whats wrong with this blade?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Trouble is he put the blade back in the original scales. Just prolonged the inevitable.

I agree. IF he knows what celluloid rot is, then he is unscrupulous.

Has anyone asked him?

Originally Posted by Utopian

I did not bother reading the description, since I have no interest in the razor, but if he put that in the description, then I don't consider him to be unscrupulous at all. That is, as long as he is unaware of celluloid rot.

All things considered, he did an excellent job rescuing the blade.

Well, the fact is he did not put it in the description - the actual description only sings praises of the razor. My quote is from the "item specifics" section, where he's added it as a "note" under the "USED" heading, where it usually just states what eBay's definition of "used" is, making the buyer have to dig a little bit for that info, but certainly making him able to reject a return for that reason. So I stand by my original judgement: somewhat unscrupulous.

Look at his other blades for sale - all are highly overpolished with the corners and edges destroyed.

Originally Posted by 71L

a somewhat unscrupulous seller? I say "somewhat" because under the "USED" description he does leave a note: “SUPER NICE INLAY - BLADE HAD RUST & HAS BEEN BUFFED OUT - WHY YOU SEE THE MARKS ON BLADE”

Originally Posted by 71L

Well, the fact is he did not put it in the description - the actual description only sings praises of the razor. My quote is from the "item specifics" section, where he's added it as a "note" under the "USED" heading, where it usually just states what eBay's definition of "used" is, making the buyer have to dig a little bit for that info, but certainly making him able to reject a return for that reason. So I stand by my original judgement: somewhat unscrupulous.

I used the word "description" in response to your statement, in which you used exactly that same word--"description." Again, I did not read the original listing. I'm not picking on semantics and again, I have no clue whether or not the seller is unscrupulous or not. He did a pretty good job salvaging the blade. I have no idea if he knows what celluloid rot is or not, but the reality is that most people do not go into full detail of the restoration they do to get a razor ready to sell. I'm not certain if he did anything wrong.

I would tend to agree with Ron, IF the seller knows what cel rot is then his listing is a bit shady however if he doesnt then he is just uninformed.
Also the razor may never have been removed from the scales to get cleaned up.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

A lot of hand sanding may bring that blade back but it's hard to tell with the polishing having rounded the pits out. Bid for the brass.

You can chrome a dog turd but it's still a dog turd :<0)

After giving a synopsis of the above to the wife while we settle into bed for the night, she responds with:
"Can we discuss: why we are chroming dog turds??"

We don't know if he knows what cell rot is or not. As a seller he has 100% positive feedback. He offers returns and will give you $4 back for shipping. I don't think he is unscrupulous. Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of all men?

Originally Posted by Utopian

I used the word "description" in response to your statement, in which you used exactly that same word--"description." Again, I did not read the original listing. I'm not picking on semantics and again, I have no clue whether or not the seller is unscrupulous or not. He did a pretty good job salvaging the blade. I have no idea if he knows what celluloid rot is or not, but the reality is that most people do not go into full detail of the restoration they do to get a razor ready to sell. I'm not certain if he did anything wrong.

Absolutely, I hope you didn't read a negative tone in my post towards you. I was correcting my own post - I did in fact write "description" in the first post, when in fact I meant the "item specifics" section. I agree that if he does not know what cell rot is, he wouldn't be considered unscrupulous for not mentioning it. What I feel may be unscrupulous is the extended description, singing praises to the razor, and then a small note in a section that is usually used for something else giving him a possible "out", should a buyer seek out a return. I can't judge his motives or predict the future, should a buyer seek a return... hence the "somewhat." Obviously, he found the "heavy rust" issue important enough that he felt he had to mention it somewhere, but then chose not to put it in the actual description, but instead in a somewhat obscure section that most buyers wouldn't check. Is that directly deceitful? No, but it might be "underhanded", depending on his motives.

Originally Posted by 71L

Absolutely, I hope you didn't read a negative tone in my post towards you. I was correcting my own post - I did in fact write "description" in the first post, when in fact I meant the "item specifics" section. I agree that if he does not know what cell rot is, he wouldn't be considered unscrupulous for not mentioning it. What I feel may be unscrupulous is the extended description, singing praises to the razor, and then a small note in a section that is usually used for something else giving him a possible "out", should a buyer seek out a return. I can't judge his motives or predict the future, should a buyer seek a return... hence the "somewhat." Obviously, he found the "heavy rust" issue important enough that he felt he had to mention it somewhere, but then chose not to put it in the actual description, but instead in a somewhat obscure section that most buyers wouldn't check. Is that directly deceitful? No, but it might be "underhanded", depending on his motives.

Every seller or salesman puts a positive spin on his product. There are a lot of rusted razors out in the wild. He obviously is a buffer and maybe not so good a restorer of his razors. From a buyers perspective I read everything and look at all pictures at least twice before bidding and usually do a little research. I fail to see any underhanded dealings in this case. But really only he knows. Again he has a lot of sales with no negative feedback. JMHO.