I'm new to the restoration game, it's purely a hobby for me at the moment. But living in Alaska has it share of problems, not the least of which is razor availabilty. I just dont come across many of them in the thrift/antique stores and I find myself needing to turn to ebay. So without being able to examine the razor up close I have to try to determine through the available photographs if something is worth going for. I've got my hands on 14-15 good prospects, a few with defects that weren't obvious in the photos or that photos of the defect weren't provided or mentioned but nothing that looks impossible to deal with. I do expect to be burned at times, and basically won't bid on razors without enough photographs provided. I was just wondeing if anyone had any photographic examples of razors they got that they just couldn't make right. I have read alot of the red flags to look out for but did not always have photographic evidence of what couldnt be worked out, because I have seen evidence of some pretty amazing before and afters and wanted to know what are the deal breakers for you more skilled restorers.