Thread: Ebay razor Grinded

Yeah, it would be nice to know about sellers doing this. It's one thing to "forget" to mention nicks in the blade or chips in the scales, but those things can be repaired, usually. If someone reground the razor and destroyed the temper, that's a whole different issue. Especially since the pics may even look like it's a cleaner razor than the next.

For my own clarification, because thankfully I don't think I've run into this issue yet, is it pretty darn clear when a razor's temper has been ruined? I mean, is it impossible to get a good shave from the razor?

Originally Posted by pjrage

Yeah, it would be nice to know about sellers doing this. It's one thing to "forget" to mention nicks in the blade or chips in the scales, but those things can be repaired, usually. If someone reground the razor and destroyed the temper, that's a whole different issue. Especially since the pics may even look like it's a cleaner razor than the next.

For my own clarification, because thankfully I don't think I've run into this issue yet, is it pretty darn clear when a razor's temper has been ruined? I mean, is it impossible to get a good shave from the razor?

An untempered edge would turn to crap midshave if not even sooner.

Chris L

I'm sure Chris L is right - it would start shaving Ok and then give up the ghost, just like those infamous new Ebay razors we have all been told about!

Regards,
Neil.

PS: I list on Ebay and always say exactly what the item is like, if it is shave ready, it it has been repinned, what parts if any are not original, all costs up-front, post plenty of pictures - nothing wrong with Ebay if it's used responsibly, we can't all be tarred with the same brush. Ebay + Seller does not always = fiend incarnate!

Regards,
Neil

Agreed, Neil. I also provide full disclosure on the few razors I've sold. I wasn't implying that selling razors on Ebay is bad. Quite the contrary if done honorably and responsibly.

Chris L

Originally Posted by Chris L

It's curious and of concern although not surprising that more and more razors seem to be appearing on Ebay from more repeat razor sellers. Flash back even one year ago or more and Ebay has always had the single razor sale from someone who knows nothing about razors and you had a handful of the Razor power sellers (Altima55, Philotrix, Mr. Berens, etc) and that's it.

It's different now. More people are jumping on the razor selling bandwagon. Nothing wrong with that as long as they're not misrepresenting, withholding information or otherwise exploiting the razor buying public.
Chris L

Exactly!

People often list a razor "in good condition" although knowing it is not, or because they have no knowledge about razors.
If they have a good photo I don't mind, but there are beginners who rely on those descriptions and I feel sorry for them.
And if a seller sells a razor and he knows nothing about straights, it's no big deal to say that in the description.

Surely many eBay sellers are turning over more and more razors and they gain popularity again. I believe some of those sellers are "cleaning them up" before re-listing them. Buy it, hit it with a wire brush in a drill or a quick sand it with a dremel, and re-list it. Most of them probably don't have a clue and may not even know what temper is.

Originally Posted by Quick

Surely many eBay sellers are turning over more and more razors and they gain popularity again. I believe some of those sellers are "cleaning them up" before re-listing them. Buy it, hit it with a wire brush in a drill or a quick sand it with a dremel, and re-list it. Most of them probably don't have a clue and may not even know what temper is.

That's why we should be sharing names of Ebay sellers that apparently are doing just that.

We this was a "foodie" forum and some of us learned that restaurants in certain areas were serving soup manufactured in a processing plant, snipped out of a plastic bag and heated in a microwave, the rest of us would want to know that to either steer clear or at least know what we'd be getting.

Chris L

Chris, If I didn't know any better I'd say you really want to know who the seller was.

I'm with you though, it's far too easy to unknowingly destroy a razor and then try to sell it off, we need to know who these people are.

If I buy a razor and in the process of restoring it I mess it up, that's my bad. I don't want to buy what looks like a clean razor only to find out later that someone messed it up by overheating it.

I've been lucky thus far with my bay purchases, lets hope that continues.