Thread: uggggghhh

Originally Posted by gugi

the scales look good though, not a total loss.

I bet he can't wait to shave with those!

yepper I'm the proud new owner of a handsome paperweight

If it makes you feel any better, I've gotten burned for bigger amounts that that myself, and I still haven't learned my lesson, because I almost bid on the same cracked razor that you bought. I think we're used to "sorting" these razors very quickly by appearance, so notes that appear in the text (like disclosure of a crack) don't activate the same parts of the brain as the visual input. Anyway, scales are nice, so not a total loss. Now you just need a Wosty with a great blade and crappy scales -- which is very easy to find!

Originally Posted by JeffE

If it makes you feel any better, I've gotten burned for bigger amounts that that myself, and I still haven't learned my lesson, because I almost bid on the same cracked razor that you bought. I think we're used to "sorting" these razors very quickly by appearance, so notes that appear in the text (like disclosure of a crack) don't activate the same parts of the brain as the visual input. Anyway, scales are nice, so not a total loss. Now you just need a Wosty with a great blade and crappy scales -- which is very easy to find!

Thanks man, that's very "glass half full"

And here's another one that kind of looks ok, until you read about the little, tiny crack in the blade. Why people even bother selling these is beyond me!

Wade & Butcher Straight Razor-Hollow Ground-Sheffield - eBay (item 110551044620 end time Jun-28-10 20:16:45 PDT)

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

I bet he can't wait to shave with those!

Hey, all amma sayin' is that these days scales are way more 'spensive than blades, or a good edge on them. Ain't my fault either