Thread: The reason I’ve been selling razors lately.

This has developed into an intriguing tragedy, such a terrible thing, and now this third razor business...
Not too make light of it, but with the accounts of history you dig up that are always excellent reads, and here you speak of another with more history involved..
It reminds me of a curious mystery in a Sherlock Holmes story.
Very curious indeed Watson!

Originally Posted by MikeT

This has developed into an intriguing tragedy, such a terrible thing, and now this third razor business...
Not too make light of it, but with the accounts of history you dig up that are always excellent reads, and here you speak of another with more history involved..
It reminds me of a curious mystery in a Sherlock Holmes story.
Very curious indeed Watson!

Neil Miller had taken to calling me Mycroft -- Sherlock's smarter, much lazier brother.

It's a charge I find difficult to deny, mostly because of the high praise wrapped in an accurate character assessment.

Either way, Lovely to see! Reckon Neil would see it the same way.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Either way, Lovely to see!

That's how I'm choosing to look at it... Also, it'll be awful nice to shave with, I suspect.

Plus a member has contacted me privately saying they'll put word out in the Chapel Hill / Raleigh area to keep an eye out for its mate.

So while losing one was definitely a bad outcome, we're nowhere near the worst (a box of shattered razor parts).

OMG!!! That is horrible. I would be pissed and i am sure you are. Worst part about loosing that is it is so rare.

Here are a couple of pics of recent USPS handiwork...it's often their mechanical handling equipment that does this but still....

Fortunately my purchase wasn't lost or damaged, but pictures are always worth a 1,000 words for claims. Zak, with auction houses I've often received a rebate or etc. on fees when their poor packing was at play as well.

In general, insurance is an inexpensive investment for expensive items that are shipped by all the major players in that industry...stuff can happen.

Oh what beautiful razors. I absolutely love the skrimshaw on the back.

My heart paused in panic hearing one was lost in the mail. I felt your pain. Hopefully something comes of it for you. That truly is heart breaking tho.

This thread is maddening! I have watched packages go in circles in central/eastern North Carolina, coming so close I could have met the truck in 2 hours drive. The crushing is a whole other pet peeve....what do they do...have designated stompers?!?

The missing razor drives me crazy, especially given the uniqueness of the others. Wow/damn is all I can say.

I submitted copious documentation to USPS and I’m waiting to hear back from them at this point.

Also, the very next package I got was also squished, it MUCH better packed. I’ve gotten many, many packages and never anything smooshed... me, two in a row. Amazing

I am baffled by sellers decisions to pack items with the care equivalent of a French Queen for her starving peasants. I once got a Nikon Labophot microscope, delivered in a single wall cardboard box, with a single cornflakes box crushed flat inside for padding. It arrived in 4 pieces, non of which were designed to be that way. I was able to secure a full refund from the seller as PayPal was suitably convinced by my photos of the packaging .
I hope you at least get some recompanse, from which ever party inolved. I know it doesnt make up for the loss of the item itself, especially if you had scored a great value at a discounted price. And having known some one in the P.O I can tell you with certainty, there is every chance in the world it had a little "help" falling out of the package. Once the opening occurs, once a piece sticks though.... its fair game apparently.
Good luck, and I'm glad you got at least SOME of your razors !