Guess the end of this story.

[Teddyboy]

I won a vintage Super Adjustable on the Bay. There was a blade in the razor in the eBay photos. When the razor was mailed to me the blade was not removed. There was no warning or other indication that the blade was inside.

Guess what happened when I went to see if a water stain would come off by rubbing?

 

[Oscroft]

Ouch!

 

[deruitem]

Wow, not cool! Thanks for the reminder

 

[celestino]

Ouch!

+1

 

[Vlad]

Oh crap. That's gotta hurt.

 

[tubaguy]

That's gotta hurt.But, I guess a lesson learned the hard way; check before cleaning?

 

[sychodelix]

Hope you've had your tetanus shot!

 

[Attila]

Ouch is right! I sliced my own finger on my brother's razor just last week and posted about it. Lesson learned indeed. Hope it feels better for you soon. I know mine wasn't a whole ton of fun that's for sure.

 

[Toothpick]

who the heck wouldn't remove the blade before shipping!! i know i wouldn't be looking for one in the razor after unpacking. what a jerk. i'd be sure to let him know.

 

[jansob]

I've learned to treat razors like guns....always loaded unless disassembled! Got a little white scar on my index finger to remind me.

 

[BBrad]

Yep, same thing happened to me once too. I couldn't believe someone would ship a razor with the blade still in it! Since that happened I check EVERY razor I unwrap - even if the picture on eBay didn't show a blade in it!

I guess some shippers could be just lazy, but I'm afraid the rest may not have sense enough to pour water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel when they ship a loaded razor . . .

 

[CGW409]

who the heck wouldn't remove the blade before shipping!! i know i wouldn't be looking for one in the razor after unpacking. what a jerk. i'd be sure to let him know.

Sad to say there are those out there that seem to think including that rusted up *** tetanus trap actually adds to the value.

 

[Blackbeard's Delight]

Sad to say there are those out there that seem to think including that rusted up *** tetanus trap actually adds to the value.

It's true, that blade is probably covered in collectable viruses that haven't been in a human since back during the Cuban Missile Crisis. There's probably a Bond villain out there somewhere that would pay top dollar for that blade!

 

[Mad Man]

Could be part of a new "viral" marketing campaign...?

 

[ShaveThis]

I've learned to treat razors like guns....always loaded unless disassembled! Got a little white scar on my index finger to remind me.

Absolutly correct.

 

[oxford1833]

Antique stores almost always seem to have blades in their razors. I watched a shop owner handling a loaded Tech like a handful of popcorn today. I'm guessing the blade was dull from thirty years of bouncing around, because she should have cut herself half a dozen times.

Lessons learned the hard way always stick a little better! Good luck healing.

 

[brucea]

Mail the seller back the blade

 

[FL shaver]

A Gillette blue was in the Slim I received last week.

 

[Nate1976]

I also learned my lesson the hard way. You should always assume there a blade in the razor and/or case when you get it.

 

[Go West Young Man]

There are 2 rules of antiques -


Accessories add value
Messing with things you don't know about reduces value.


To us a blade is just a blade. To someone who doesn't understand why someone would buy Uncle Jimmy's gross old razor in the first place, they'll worry that the blade is an integral part of whatever that weirdo on the internet collects.