Am I the only one who thinks shipping a razor with an old blade still in the razor is not cool?
Just me?
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I would have to agree... ewwwww!
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Very not coo. But pretty common I believe 
Doing that is not only uncool, but gross and extremely unsafe.
I received two in the same package. I thought that was kinda dumb.
I have had a couple of razors arrive with an old blade still in them. Luckily they hadn't cut through the package. I think the worst though, is when the old blade and razor still have the previous user's hair and soap scum all over. Gross!
Yikes. If I were to ship a razor I was selling, I would disinfect it first, then scrub it clean, then disinfect it a second time, dry and inspect it minutely for any soap residue before shipping. And of course the razor blade would have long since been removed.
Unfortunately, particularly with ebay razors, it is common to find a used blade.
However, I've always worked on the assumption, that whatever the description said (or the pictures showed), that any razor I receive will be "loaded".
Some sellers...probably with a little general knowledge of antiques...might believe that cleaning an old razor would detract from it's value. Others might just be clearing out stuff with no expectation that anyone would be interested in actually using a discoloured, antique razor in this age of plastic disposables.
Personally, I'm happy buying an old, gunked up razor myself...knowing it's going to be cleaned properly and safely...rather than finding out that someone took a wire brush to it and removed the plating or damaged it in some other way.
However, I've always worked on the assumption, that whatever the description said (or the pictures showed), that any razor I receive will be "loaded".
Some sellers...probably with a little general knowledge of antiques...might believe that cleaning an old razor would detract from it's value. Others might just be clearing out stuff with no expectation that anyone would be interested in actually using a discoloured, antique razor in this age of plastic disposables.
Personally, I'm happy buying an old, gunked up razor myself...knowing it's going to be cleaned properly and safely...rather than finding out that someone took a wire brush to it and removed the plating or damaged it in some other way.
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Yeah...I try and give some leeway when buying injectors because I know that without a key, someone's going to try and use a butter knife or such and could do more damage than good. But it still gives me the willies--just seems nasty, not too mention risky.
I got a SS like that from ebay. The shipper was not too bright
Most people that sell via eBay don't know how a modern razor works since disposables and electrics are a large amount of the shaving market. They get a razor and are afraid to handle it, or simply will say, "we've cleaned it" and it comes in with the blade inside. I have seen this in my pursuit of electronics as well.
As Pumpkin said, it may be much better for you an experience person to handle this than someone who is, I dislike saying this, a half a step above cluelessness from injuring themselves.
I agree that it is still gross
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I find this alot with antique store razors. The razor completely gunked up with cream and hair.. too the point you can't tell there's a blade in it. Totally Unsafe & Gross! 
Slash McCoy
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The general rule of thumb for antiques is don't remove or destroy or discard ANYTHING that came with the item, and don't do any major cleaning beyond wiping off the dust. This general rule is probably followed more by antique dealers that don't want to hurt the resale value of their goods and can more readily envision some wierd razor collector dude who never actually uses his finds for shaving. Those more familiar with old razors and the people who buy and USE them, are more likely to toss the icky yucky old blade and give the razor a nice cleaning and polishing.
So no one else uses it as a free shave??? 
I kid, I kid....that's pretty nasty. At least you know that a blade will fit into it. I haven't run in to that problem yet.
I kid, I kid....that's pretty nasty. At least you know that a blade will fit into it. I haven't run in to that problem yet.
I've never had this happen, but I guess it does. Kind of makes you wonder just how dumb people can be? 
I just assume that any eBay razor I buy will have the blade in it, and treat it accordingly when I open the package. That's particularly true with injector razors, where the seller often can't figure out how to remove the blade.
The worst was one Gem 1912 which had a thick layer of hair underneath the single edged blade. That one got some extra time with the Scrubbin' Bubbles and Barbicide.
The worst was one Gem 1912 which had a thick layer of hair underneath the single edged blade. That one got some extra time with the Scrubbin' Bubbles and Barbicide.
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