The sight unseen deal is basically a way of providing a shave ready razor to someone who, if they are honest, has no clue what to look for in a razor. Therefore, seeing it or not, shouldn't matter. At least, that's why I bought my sight unseen razor. Because I could look all day, but all it did was make me more confused. So I said to myself, "This guy is trusted. He knows what he's doing. I don't. I'll buy one." Now it wasn't anything great to look at. But it was sharp, and shaved well. And that is the point of the sight unseen deal. Provide a person who hasn't developed any experience, a chance to use a shave ready razor. Anyone buying them should realize they aren't going to get a collectors item. All that said, I think Larry should have cleaned that one up better before sending it to you. I've seen about 5 of his razors in person, and they were all in better shape than that one. I'm a little confused by it myself. That is not representative of what I would expect from him, based on the razors of his that I have held in my hand.