Thread: c-mon razor question

So i scored a C-mon off the ebay(pics coming soon sorry) and ive never seen one like it before. Firsts its acryllic/see thru scales and on the blade it says made in germany and 10 ANOS DE GARANITA S 525 also. Anyone have one of these or know if they r good, I know most vintage C-mons are excellent shavers just never seen this one before again sorry for no pics will try soon

Was it Item number:230447895796 ? If so it is an Ern rescaled with C-Mon scales. If it was me I would tell the guy I made a mistake and I don't want it @ $95.00 whether that was morally right, wrong or indifferent. Sorry to disappoint.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Was it Item number:230447895796 ? If so it is an Ern rescaled with C-Mon scales. If it was me I would tell the guy I made a mistake and I don't want it @ $95.00 whether that was morally right, wrong or indifferent. Sorry to disappoint.

Thank God for this site, i havent payed i told the guy i wasnt sure , so i think i can back out. thanks Jimmy that was a stupid mistake on my part

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Thank God for this site, i havent payed i told the guy i wasnt sure , so i think i can back out. thanks Jimmy that was a stupid mistake on my part

Been there and done that. I learned from forum member JBHoren, who has an eagle eye, to really study the photos before I leap. Glad you can get out of it easily. The seller should note that the blade doesn't match the scales. If he didn't know then he knows now.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Thank God for this site, i havent payed i told the guy i wasnt sure , so i think i can back out. thanks Jimmy that was a stupid mistake on my part

Good! That is about a $25 razor at best.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

Thank God for this site, i havent payed i told the guy i wasnt sure , so i think i can back out. thanks Jimmy that was a stupid mistake on my part

Well, the seller clearly doesn't know much, but you committed to buy the razor at the asking price with the information that was on ebay. I think you should see if you can work with the seller, but if he doesn't agree you have to make a choice between $95 and honoring your word.

I can't escape the feeling of somehow being old and out of place.

I'm with Gugi on this one... it seems like alot of people on this site are quick to blame a seller, shirk responsibility, assume that all sellers are swindlers and deserve no consideration...

...and it does say the razor is stamped "E.R.N" in the description.

I'm with Gugi and BKratchmer too - all the info was there and an auction is... well, just that, an auction - 'caveat emptor' or 'let the buyer beware' really applies. It does cost the seller to list, so you should at least cover his out of pocket expenses if he is good enough to agree to compromise. I'm not blaming you or pointing a finger, but the old values certainly seem to be disappearing fast.

Hey guys, maybe let's not be so harsh. I see where you'er comign from and it's important to look at the seller's perspective, but there is some responsibility for the seller as well, especially in this ideal traditional gentlemanly world, to know if they are offering a Frankenblade.I think it's also relevant that it wasnt a trad. ebay auction - it was a buy-it-now where the seller asked for $95. Now that's a lot, and definitely only justified if it's proper blade, and a nice one at that - like a C-mon. WHen I have found myself in similar siutations as a buyer I email the seller and honestly tell them my predicament, see what they say. Some have no problem cancelling the sale, but rarely some do mind. In one or two cases (I have bought a lot of stuff on ebay over the years) I have sent the seller a few bucks to cover listing fees and such and we called it a wash.

On another note, those are some sweet transparent C-mon scales.

Just my 2c.

To err is human, to forgive divine. A seller accurately listed an item. The buyer went for it because he didn't have enough knowledge on razor nomenclature to realize it was a rescaled Ern. Ebay has tied a seller's hands by not allowing the seller to leave any feedback unless it is positive.

It is true that the buyer committed to buy the item. OTOH, it was worth so much less than the price that it went for I think it would be unjustified to hold the buyer to the commitment once he found out that the item is not what he thought it was. It is one thing to be honorable and another to be a chump. Just IMHO.