Thread: An E-Bay Miracle

We ofter hear of E-Bay horror stories so when I just had a positive experience I thought it worth repeating.
I'm new to straight edge razors and SRP, and just purchased my first three razors from E-Bay over the last 10 days. One of them was a C-Mon Super XX listed by the seller as being in great shape. By the way, it's not one of the newer C-Mon's being produced by Dovo.
I won it with a bid of $86.00 incl S/H, kinda high, but both the razor and original Peter J Michels/C-Mon box looked to be in very good to mint condition.
Well, it arrived today and the scales are warped, a fact the seller failed to divulge. I e-mailed the seller and requested a $15.00 refund, as it would likely cost me $30.00 to fix the warped scales, but I was willing to absorb half the expense.
To my shock the seller sent me a paypal refund for $30 bucks and his apology for the hassle. No excuses or attempts to negotiate my request for $15 down to $10 or less, he sends me double what I asked for.
If thats not an E-Bay miracle, what is !

Great story! It's always nice to hear there are still some people with some integrity out there in the world.

Add that guy to your favorite sellers list!

I agree, and that was certainly gracious- as damaged goods are worth less. I would say 15-30 bucks is a fair mark-off...

....but I gotta ask, what are you using that will make reshaping those cost $30??

there are some good people on ebay i have been using it fir several years now and have not had a problem

Hi BK,
Actually, I saw the technique for repairing warped scales here on SRP Wiki, but what someone would charge for doing this, I don't know. There is no outlay of materials, other that a wood or metal jig that can be used over and over. I came up with the $30.00 cost simply as it related to the price I paid for the razor, $86.00, about 1/3 the total.
By the way, does anyone know approx what restorers charge for repairing warped celluloid scales.

No, there are plenty of good seller on ebay that will do the right thing. The good sellers usually have good description too, but if they make a mistake they will fix it. And there are many who do not have the expertise but still want to provide excellent experience to the buyer.

You can just contact one of the restorers for a quote. It'd depin, straighten, polish, repin, hone job. You'll be very happy when you get your razor back.