How much blade length variance do you expect/accept?

[esoo]

Or heavier... listed as 150 lbs... coming in at 300 lbs...and the wrong gender to boot!

Your Tinder problem are your Tinder problems. Let's keep that outta here.

 

[Ruso]

If there is a machi gap, then I expect about 10mm less for the edge length.
If there is no machi gap then I expect ~3mm variance.
For western maker, well, need to ask how they measure.