Canerunner, I'm of the same opinion as you. I see no point in throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Celluloid scales are very nice and quite durable, but subject them to enough heat, UV, humidity, etc. and they [i]can[/b] begin to deteriorate and off-gas. I've got hundreds of razors with celluloid scales and have no intention of replacing any of those scales unless I don't llike the way they look.