Thread: eBay 101

Originally Posted by eod7

Maybe we can get a group buy together and put these things out of their misery.

Not sure if you were joking or serious so just in case you were serious. No group buys on SRP unless through admin.
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Originally Posted by dudness

This one seems to have a pretty sad story to tell, too.

I wonder if, in great anguish, the guy tried to hone it with an angle grinder... :rofl:

If you're referring to the rainbowing at the toe there is a remote chance that it is from oil but of course you don't know till you buy it & see if it cleans off with some polish.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

If you're referring to the rainbowing at the toe there is a remote chance that it is from oil but of course you don't know till you buy it & see if it cleans off with some polish.

What caught my eye was what looks like a serious bit of over honing on the heel of the blade, more evident in the second picture.

Originally Posted by pfries

What caught my eye was what looks like a serious bit of over honing on the heel of the blade, more evident in the second picture.

Yes, the frown at the heel.

There we have 2 distinct traps for the new buyer.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Not sure if you were joking or serious so just in case you were serious. No group buys on SRP unless through admin.
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Well I am foreign but that sounded like some sarcasm with some ambivalence.

Originally Posted by rocarule

Well I am foreign but that sounded like some sarcasm with some ambivalence.

No sarcasm or ambivalence. Re-read the rule. It even explains SRP's reason behind it.
"This policy has been put in place to avoid legal and other consequences for SRP." etc...

Originally Posted by onimaru55

No sarcasm or ambivalence. Re-read the rule. It even explains SRP's reason behind it.
"This policy has been put in place to avoid legal and other consequences for SRP." etc...

You misunderstood twice : rocarule was talking about the original post you quoted, written by eod7.
As for my photo, I would be inclined to think that the over honing at the toe is due to overheating, no matter how the guy hone the thing, he can't manage to have a decent edge at the toe. hence the : THE BLADE HAS SOME LIGHT STAINS, IS WELL USED BUT FREE OF RUST AND A DECENT BUT NOT SHAVE READY EDGE.(sic)

Originally Posted by dudness

You misunderstood twice : rocarule was talking about the original post you quoted, written by eod7.
As for my photo, I would be inclined to think that the over honing at the toe is due to overheating, no matter how the guy hone the thing, he can't manage to have a decent edge at the toe. hence the : THE BLADE HAS SOME LIGHT STAINS, IS WELL USED BUT FREE OF RUST AND A DECENT BUT NOT SHAVE READY EDGE.(sic)

1/ Maybe I misunderstood Rocarule but he quoted my post not eod7's, hence my reply.

2/ The toe may well be overheated from a grinder, I never said it wasn't. Just that the rainbowing can be from other reasons.
However, no grinder marks can be seen from those pics. We all simply try to best interpret what we can from what is presented.

Might be, might not be, I think the wear at the toe doesn't match with the even wear on the spine so getting taken to the grinder might explain that in my newbie mind anyway. What's the general consensus on grinder marks anyway? does it make the razor unusable? I have a razor that has been ground down (shortened) and I can see some heat marks on the very point where it was ground down but not along the edge or along the blade or anything. I guess I'll just have to hone it up and see how it shaves, always wanted a little dwarfer lol

The problem with the grinder is that the steel can become very very hot in a short time, which MIGHT lead to a loss of its properties (it happened to a Le Grelot of mine : no matter how you honed it, the toe wouldn't shave, it was as if it was made of plastic). Always grind very lightly, with some water close at hand and with gloves that can make you feel the temperature.