Originally Posted by
daflorc
I'm not debating that ebay isn't risky, it is extremely risky, and there are ignorant and/or disreputable sellers out there. But you can tell a lot from good, high def pictures, several angles, and if a guy who is not a one time, "found this thing in the garage" seller, and actually sells razors(plural) and he says he takes pride in his razors, and the edge he gives them, and that they all pass the HHT, I'm going to gamble and say that it'll be fine. And while the HHT may not be the end-all, do-all of an acceptable edge, a couple strops with some paste will most likely finish that edge with minimal work.