I just received a Tradere I had ordered a few days ago. While it has been said to be an excellent razor, there is a micro scratch just above the base plate.
The scratch wasn't even its only fault; there is a tiny brown blemish caught in the knurls of the handle.
Normally, I wouldn't be so upset about this; as it doesn't affect the shave. But I am rather irked because I bought the razor almost solely due to the fact that its quality is said to be superior to even that of the Feather, and that I paid over $170 for it. When I pay $170 for a razor, it had better be a damn fine razor, down to the very quality.
I found these two faults upon opening the box - I haven't even shaved with the razor yet; I tried taking a picture of it but the iPhone camera is of poor quality; this is the best I could do:
The following picture is the Tradere base plate.
Now the other two pictures are of the top of the base plate; where the scratch is. The first picture doesn't show the scratch very well, but there is a white line right on the top, coming from between the first two combs and going across the face of the base plate.
The second picture shows it much better as I was able to get the light to shine on the crack. Again, it is the white line right between the first two combs.
So what's up with Tradere? I heard it's of excellent quality while this scratch clearly shows otherwise. While it's not too visible in the camera, it is definitely deep as my fingernail will pause upon gliding over it.
I feel cheated out of $170; since a company is charging $170 for a razor, it should really be flawless. My last Stainless Steel razor was a Weber that has always been argued to be of shoddier quality than the other SS razors; my Weber came without scratches and was much cheaper as well.
Is there any exchange policy, or anything? (The razor is still unused; just thoroughly examined)
The scratch wasn't even its only fault; there is a tiny brown blemish caught in the knurls of the handle.
Normally, I wouldn't be so upset about this; as it doesn't affect the shave. But I am rather irked because I bought the razor almost solely due to the fact that its quality is said to be superior to even that of the Feather, and that I paid over $170 for it. When I pay $170 for a razor, it had better be a damn fine razor, down to the very quality.
I found these two faults upon opening the box - I haven't even shaved with the razor yet; I tried taking a picture of it but the iPhone camera is of poor quality; this is the best I could do:
The following picture is the Tradere base plate.
Now the other two pictures are of the top of the base plate; where the scratch is. The first picture doesn't show the scratch very well, but there is a white line right on the top, coming from between the first two combs and going across the face of the base plate.
I feel cheated out of $170; since a company is charging $170 for a razor, it should really be flawless. My last Stainless Steel razor was a Weber that has always been argued to be of shoddier quality than the other SS razors; my Weber came without scratches and was much cheaper as well.
Is there any exchange policy, or anything? (The razor is still unused; just thoroughly examined)
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