Thread: My bad luck with antique strops on 'bay

Originally Posted by zib

I guess I got lucky too, I got a Vitage DD that was like new, and another vintage strop that needed some cleaning that I did with Saddle Soap and then conditioned it with Neetsfoot oil. I wouldn't "eat it" on the second strop you mentioned. Dispute it and get your money back. It's tough on Ebay because your going by someone's statement, and a photo which can be misleading. For every honest seller, there are dishonest one's that think they can pawn off any old junk on unsuspecting buyers...Definitely dispute it and get your money back...You'll be glad you did....

The seller is in denial and stopped communicating, saying that he used to strop on worse strops when he was a barber long time ago. I have not had a dispute for six plus years, now I have two in the past two weeks.

that's unfortunate, i think that it's a fairly big risk, so if you want a single strop ebay is not the place to get it.
i just bought another one on ebay and it's fantastic. i had to pay more than what i could buy a new strop for, but the leather is the closest thing among all my other shells to the japanese cordovan, which i think may be my favorite.