Thread: Question about a purchase:

The only way to answer your last question is to PM some of the members in the Classifieds who offer honing services and see what the response is.

The blades look pretty good to me - especially considering that you got them from eBay. Duzzy, you are always welcome to use my tools if you have any interest in cleaning them up yourself. You can borrow my hones as well if interested. Just shoot me a PM. Have fun!

$12 is at, but probably a little below what you would pay on Ebay by a few dollars. (Buying in lots, $12 or less for those razors. Buying individually, you probably pay more.) So, good buy!

I don't believe any of the razors will be difficult to return to great shaving shape.

Hi
Not a bad pick up as it appears. I personally hate returning stuff unless I have to. I would consider using some of those blades as learning fodder for honing. It doesn't sound like you do your own honing (bevel setting, chip repair, edge finish work), but this might be the time to seek out some water stones and have at it. The forums here at SRP offer more than enough advice to get you started, and I can say from experience there are few tasks more satisfying than shaving comfortably with a razor you've honed.

kingping

Originally Posted by diyguy

The blades look pretty good to me - especially considering that you got them from eBay. Duzzy, you are always welcome to use my tools if you have any interest in cleaning them up yourself. You can borrow my hones as well if interested. Just shoot me a PM. Have fun!

Thank you very much for the offer. I might give it a try on one of the more banged up blades--but given how much my hands shake I'm afraid of doing more harm than good.

Originally Posted by kingping

Hi
Not a bad pick up as it appears. I personally hate returning stuff unless I have to. I would consider using some of those blades as learning fodder for honing. It doesn't sound like you do your own honing (bevel setting, chip repair, edge finish work), but this might be the time to seek out some water stones and have at it. The forums here at SRP offer more than enough advice to get you started, and I can say from experience there are few tasks more satisfying than shaving comfortably with a razor you've honed.

kingping

I also hate to return things, especially when the seller is a good person. I'm really probably just acting like a kid over the whole deal. I wouldn't miss them if they were gone tomorrow, and it's a purchase I shouldn't have made in the first place.

But at the same time... it would be fun to see them restored.

Thanks for your input everyone.

If you paid approximately 12$ per item I would say that you have done good depending on the chips and nicks and how much work it would take to make them usable if possible. The barbers hone is a GREAT ONE, I have the same one with the same tin container, my favorite! I would forgive the seller, what I consider a chip(un seeable) and what he calls a chip (seeable) are two different things, I think he has been honest and above board and has gone out of his way to make things right if need be. He deserves a thanks as well as positive feedback.

+1 on all the responses. It is getting more difficult to find used razors with that much potential for 12 dollars. Most of them would turn into great shavers by just honing them up. If you don't want to do it youself, send them out or at least the ones you like the best and enjoy the shaves!