Dang it all! An eBay blade shows up...

Shows up with a crack! I don't know how I missed it in the photos! It also wasn't listed in the description.

I got this sweet W&B a little bit ago, well it showed up today, and my excitement quickly soured. There is a small crack, perpendicular to the blade. I would need to grind away near 1/8 of the height to repair it... What are your thoughts? how would you handle it?

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Return if possible. If not, and if you are skilled enough, you could do a light regrind to take out the crack and re-profile the stabilizers so it doesn't look altered.

If not, hone it out and eat into the stabilizers, I guess. That's the kind of work I use a low angle, spine up approach on a DMT for.

Happened to me twice. I only buy if there's a return policy. Sent both back.
I never buy final sale as/is etc. Both sellers were very apologetic and refunded me without any issues.

can you post the orig ebay pic? if seen there,you eat it,sorry for the problem:(

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

can you post the orig ebay pic? if seen there,you eat it,sorry for the problem:(

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+1 if there is no mention of the crack. And it is not visible in the pictures you should be able to return it. Or file a claim with ebay buyer protection. It's a shame there is a crack on this blade :( poor thing.

I can see it in the original pic, now that I know what I am looking at! Here is the description...
"This beautiful used cared for razor is up for sale. The collectible WADE & BUTCHER razor is in fair condition. There are some cracks in the handle.The handle has a couple marks from usage and age. The end of the blade has a half round form and is not broken. The blade is 27/32" wide. The razor is still VERY sharp. Bid now to get this beautiful straight blade dated back to the civil war. This has been appraised at $500."

He said the blade is not broken. I'd say you have good grounds for a full refund.

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Originally Posted by PierreR

I can see it in the original pic, now that I know what I am looking at! Here is the description...
"This beautiful used cared for razor is up for sale. The collectible WADE & BUTCHER razor is in fair condition. There are some cracks in the handle.The handle has a couple marks from usage and age. The end of the blade has a half round form and is not broken. The blade is 27/32" wide. The razor is still VERY sharp. Bid now to get this beautiful straight blade dated back to the civil war. This has been appraised at $500."

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From what I have read of the eBay "law" he sunk his ship with "the blade... Is not broken". Contact the seller and let him know. He essentially has to accept the return. I feel bad for him though as it is not worth $500. I hope he didn't pay for the appraisal.

If it said in the description that the blade is not broken and you can return it then that's your best bet.

I would dare say it was mis-represented it would not have an apraised value that high....

I am sorry for your misfortune and a less than accurate description of the blade in question. The description also makes very curious about who did the "appraisal". It seems your feedback should address the issue if you do not get a refund.

Well spoke with the Bay, got the ball rolling to sort things out, now I wait and see...

I bet you win this one. Don't they hold the money until after feedback is given ? I thought I read that somewhere.

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Originally Posted by 10Pups

I bet you win this one. Don't they hold the money until after feedback is given ? I thought I read that somewhere.

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It depends on if you are a preffered seller or not. I get the money immediately.

Paypal offers some protection too if the description is not accurate. Too bad to be disappointed like that.

We've all been there. In your case the blade was probably expensive enough to try and get a refund. I agree with the others, that the description 'blade is not broken' is a pretty strong argument for getting your money back.

On the other hand, there is pitting on the surface, so you could just regrind it, take the extra 1/8 off it, and still have an 8/8 or 15/16 razor, which is not a bad situation either. In this case that would be a decent outcome as well. So it depends on how miffed you are that the razor is not according to description, and also how much you paid for it.

Historically, ebay and paypal automatically side with the buyer unless the seller has a really strong argument, which is not the case here. If you go for the refund, you should win easily, so you can choose between getting a refund, or regrinding it and still have a very nice razor.

I can see the crack pretty plainly in the pic. BUT, the seller did say that the blade isn't broken. So, you both made a mistake. I'm fairly sure he'll refund you and accept the refund. Dependant on what you paid, is which way I would go. If you got it for a pittance, I'd keep it and regrind it. If you got it for more than a certain higher amount, I'd return it.

Refund, hands down. Sorry you got taken...

this is why i avoid flea bay to many dishonest, misleading ads. sometimes, your the bug, sometimes, your the windshield.i somehow, dont believe it was appraised at all.

Yeah, the appraisal seemed like BS, I didn't give it much thought

So the resolution... He refunded half my purchase price, so it will get re ground, cleaned up, rescaled and given a new lease on life. Shame it was cracked, but there is still a lot of good steel there. Cant bring myself to shelf it. Something about these big old blades, I got a real soft spot for them...

The great advantage with those big old blades is that there is a lot of meat to work with if there is damage.