Hi guys, I'm a brand new member who found these forums just the other day, unfortunately after I "won" a razor in an Ebay auction.

I figured, ahh heck even if it's not so great I can still use it to learn to hone/strop, and buy one that can be used to actually learn to shave with from one of the members here or from a reputable dealer.

Well, it came today, and as you can imagine, it wasn't quite what I thought it would be. It was as described I guess, "no rust" but a little "patina", but a big split in the blade and two tiny chips.

Wow! As I'm typing this, the seller just let me know very nicely that he was sorry, and is refunding my money! Nice guy!

Anyhow, I think I'll stick to one of you guys, or someone you can recommend.