Good deals gone bad!

[Jermwood]

I just received a Koch and Schafer "Super Kama" today that I won on ebay for a good price. I was so excited to get it so I could get it cleaned up and honed to shave with it. And this is what I saw when I opened the mail box... Needless to say I'm gonna try and get my money back. As a precaution when bidding on razors on ebay request that shipping be done in a box and not an envelope. Or at least a bubble pack envelope! This thread is to open it up for all those horror stories of good deals on a nice razor gone bad, lets hear 'em, with pics if possible!

[JMS]

[sbrouwers]

Wow Did the delivery guy run it over with his truck after dropping it off a building?

[loueedacat]

that's really sad!

I don't know if I'm more upset that you got screwed like that, or that such a nice razor got killed so bad.

I've gotten some razors with some really boneheaded packaging, and so far been really lucky that nothing major happened. I do wonder with that kind of damage if it would have been broken even with decent packaging, as it must have been abused pretty badly.

You should get your money back (and some extra for emotional distress).

[Jermwood]

that's really sad!

I don't know if I'm more upset that you got screwed like that, or that such a nice razor got killed so bad.

I've gotten some razors with some really boneheaded packaging, and so far been really lucky that nothing major happened. I do wonder with that kind of damage if it would have been broken even with decent packaging, as it must have been abused pretty badly.

You should get your money back (and some extra for emotional distress).

Well in the auction pics it looked great and in one piece. I think because he sent it in an envelope it was put through the mail processing machines and got jammed. The ziploc bag that it was in looks ripped and kind of melted like a wheel was spinning on it as it was jammed. Just a theory.

[Jermwood]

Wow Did the delivery guy run it over with his truck after dropping it off a building?

It was sent US Priority Mail so I guess you could say he went postal on it!

[beenpickin]

It was sent US Priority Mail so I guess you could say he went postal on it!

That is quite negligent. Having been shipped priority, it could have been placed in a small priority box without additional cost. Negligent and goofy too.

[Hillie]

Really?? Using an option that includes a decent box but still just use an envelope that easily shreds. Not that it's forgivable on the USPS side, but my confidence in mail distribution companies/institutions is very low anyway. But if you can send it in a nice box without additional cost.... why not use it?

<shakes head in disbelief>

[thebigspendur]

Gee, I don't know what you guys are complaining about. A little minor repair and that puppy will be giving you loads of BBS shaves. har, Har

[stan0045]

i all was use a piece of drain pipe when sending razors that seems to protect them well