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    Question...
    A little off topic but, if i was serching on ebay and wanted to find you all that sell razors and are part of this forum, how would i know its one of you guys? Same names?
    It's just Sharpening, right?
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    I just sold a razor on ebay from my todo list. I need money for a new firearm.

    I try to be as honest as possible. This one was in good condition except a chip on the blade. I described it as such.

    The buyer emailed me last night and indentified a crack in the blade I had missed.

    I was most definitely honest about the razor as I saw it, and to be honest a wee bit embarrassed I missed a crack in the blade.

    We came to an amicable arrangement as he wanted to keep the scales.

    Point being we aint all out to hussle. Sometimes mistakes are made.

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    Shave ready can be a very subjective thing. I purchased Dovo Bismark and a Ralf Aust directly from the brick and mortar Imperial Shaving store run by Don in partnership with Lynn at SRD. I know that razors purchased online from SRD come professionally honed; but I am not so sure about razors purchased at the store. Anyway, the Ralf Aust was definitely shave ready. The Dovo Bismark was sharp, but not shave ready for my tough beard. Dovo claims their razors are honed shave ready on a Coticule at the factory. Lynn offered to rehone the razor, but that was not necessary. About ten minutes of work on my finishing hone and the Dovo was ready to go.
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    I shaved off Dovo's factory edge for a while before I inevitably ruined it (my first razor, and we all know how tough newbies are on blades). It felt pretty sharp at the time, but I often wonder if a Dovo factory edge would still feel 'shave ready' to me now with a lot more experience under my belt.

    I really don't pay heed to descriptions. I look at photos and if satisfactory, pull the trigger. Shave ready is subjective.

    My personal favorite: 'This thing is sharp!'

    And then when I get it in hand I find the blade is more dull than my pocket knife.

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    shave ready? hum its a very controversial term. whats shave ready for me may not be ready for someone else. but the thing that gets me is the new guy buying it and it really is shave ready, but his skill set sucks and calls it a bad hone job. I personally found out I can shave with an edge that's not what I have now, because of skill level. but the whole "SHAVE READY" thing probably needs to be followed up with , hey dummy if you don't know how to shave yet, it, it will not shave you to your satisfaction. so I think you will always have a debate on what it means , and with all the new Eboy sellers trying to get as much as they can, the shave ready term will be used to death Tc
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    ive honed up razors for sale on ebay thinking it would help entice some potential buyers to get a straight thats 'ready to go'. you know, people who may want to try an inexpensive but clean straight razor but dont want to have to get it honed, or have hones of there own (as strange as that sounds).

    but i really dont think the time and care i put into the honing increases the sale value at all. its not like i get +$20 more for shave ready razors over non.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sloanwinters View Post
    ive honed up razors for sale on ebay thinking it would help entice some potential buyers to get a straight thats 'ready to go'. you know, people who may want to try an inexpensive but clean straight razor but dont want to have to get it honed, or have hones of there own (as strange as that sounds).

    but i really dont think the time and care i put into the honing increases the sale value at all. its not like i get +$20 more for shave ready razors over non.
    guess I'm strange, I couldn't care less to own any hones,, just sold a great hone cause I just don't want them Tc
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    Quote Originally Posted by RayClem View Post
    Shave ready can be a very subjective thing. I purchased Dovo Bismark and a Ralf Aust directly from the brick and mortar Imperial Shaving store run by Don in partnership with Lynn at SRD. I know that razors purchased online from SRD come professionally honed; but I am not so sure about razors purchased at the store. Anyway, the Ralf Aust was definitely shave ready. The Dovo Bismark was sharp, but not shave ready for my tough beard. Dovo claims their razors are honed shave ready on a Coticule at the factory. Lynn offered to rehone the razor, but that was not necessary. About ten minutes of work on my finishing hone and the Dovo was ready to go.
    I was under the impression that Lynn only hones the new Dovos on request because honing them ends the warranty?
    I might be miss remembering. That said, I sell on the bay, and I simply state " Shave Ready" and offer money back returns. I shave with every blade that I sell as a shave ready, and I KNOW it will give a satisfactory shave to anyone who uses it. You may have personal preferences for sharper, or what have you, but you will NOT find a blade I advertise as S.R to be tugging of skipping. If you are confident in your honing skills, never be afraid to take a return. and best luck is had by making sure the blade is also stropped first, and be certain to instruct the buyer NOT TO STROP the first time! Really cuts back on returns with rolled edges. =P

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGeek View Post
    I just sold a razor on ebay from my todo list. I need money for a new firearm.

    I try to be as honest as possible. This one was in good condition except a chip on the blade. I described it as such.

    The buyer emailed me last night and indentified a crack in the blade I had missed.

    I was most definitely honest about the razor as I saw it, and to be honest a wee bit embarrassed I missed a crack in the blade.

    We came to an amicable arrangement as he wanted to keep the scales.

    Point being we aint all out to hussle. Sometimes mistakes are made.

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    Did you go back to your original photos and look hard for that crack? I have a buyer who is now banned from my auctions, who bought a "no returns, for restoration" razor, and received a complaint that it wouldn't take an edge, and he wanted a partial refund, and he would keep the scales. I told him to return it for refund, even though it was made perfectly clear 2x in the auction that this was a no return sale. When I got it back, close inspection showed he had buffed it out so much the steel was thin in sections and he had shortened the tip to hide where he had ground it SO much it went all the way through. this included some tell tale yellowing of overheated steel.
    Some buyers are as unscrupulous as some sellers! (and some are both!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magpie View Post
    Did you go back to your original photos and look hard for that crack? I have a buyer who is now banned from my auctions, who bought a "no returns, for restoration" razor, and received a complaint that it wouldn't take an edge, and he wanted a partial refund, and he would keep the scales. I told him to return it for refund, even though it was made perfectly clear 2x in the auction that this was a no return sale. When I got it back, close inspection showed he had buffed it out so much the steel was thin in sections and he had shortened the tip to hide where he had ground it SO much it went all the way through. this included some tell tale yellowing of overheated steel.
    Some buyers are as unscrupulous as some sellers! (and some are both!)
    No I didn't his picture sufficed for me. He showed me a good close up of the chip it had and there isba definite disjoin in the edge where one side has shifted up slightly and the crack is visible so personally I was happy with that.

    It would in my opinion have taken some work to get a crack in that exact position on purpose to get a small partial refund.

    Also I have had continue chat with the buyer re the hobby akd he seems pleasant enough.

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