Thread: Natural combo vintage coticule

Hi guys,
I have for sale a very nice and very big vintage coti. The coticule side is naturally bonded to Rouge du Salm/La Lorraine.
Sizes: 25.5cm x 6.5cm x 2.4 cm (10 x 2 3/4 x 15/16 inches).

Vein ... the coti experts I've contacted suggested La Dressante au bleu as the most likely vein.

Speed is moderately high on slurry and moderate to slow with water. Given the generous real estate, this coti is rather fast to get an edge from bevel set to shave ready.
The edges I've gotten with it are comfy and very smooth. The Rouge du Salm/La Lorraine side is also fine and hard.
Nothing else to say other than this is one of the best coti's I've ever used and will last many many generations.

Price: 360 euro + shipping. Paypal only please.

Will ship anywhere in the world at actual shipping cost via priority airmail.

If you need any other details or more pics, just let me know.

Thanks!

Still available

Full size photos can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/jkGOf5u
Also including in the deal a second vintage combo coticule - 7" x 1.5" size.
The coti layer is worn and dished (please see pics below). Can be used as an excellent slurry stone, slurry from this is very fast.
The Rouge du Salm layer is excellent. Very hard and fine, can finish an edge with proper technique. I got some super smooth shaves with this on a few Sheffield razors.


To raise a bit more interest: the price for both cotis is now 350 euro, shipped in the EU. Paypal only please, buyer covers Paypal taxes.
For outside of EU, I will split shipping fees with the buyer.
Thanks!

I have purchased a couple of items from a seller who quotes his prices in Euros and I will not do it again because it is a complete pain in the butt. First there is an exchange rate issue and second the buyer to pay the PayPal fees is also unwieldy. Both of these things can"t be easily determined from the buyers end. Each time I have done this it I have had to make multiple PP payments to complete the deal because of some issue with the exchange rate or PP fee. May I suggest that you build the exchange rate and fees into your price and state a dollar price the the buyer should pay rather than a price in Euros that is the net price you expect?

Originally Posted by dan656

I have purchased a couple of items from a seller who quotes his prices in Euros and I will not do it again because it is a complete pain in the butt. First there is an exchange rate issue and second the buyer to pay the PayPal fees is also unwieldy. Both of these things can"t be easily determined from the buyers end. Each time I have done this it I have had to make multiple PP payments to complete the deal because of some issue with the exchange rate or PP fee. May I suggest that you build the exchange rate and fees into your price and state a dollar price the the buyer should pay rather than a price in Euros that is the net price you expect?

I second this.

But it is easy. All you need to do is to select the currency you want to use. I use this function every time I buy from the US (which is often), as well as other places in the world. This function is basically what PayPal was designed for.

Originally Posted by dan656

I have purchased a couple of items from a seller who quotes his prices in Euros and I will not do it again because it is a complete pain in the butt. First there is an exchange rate issue and second the buyer to pay the PayPal fees is also unwieldy. Both of these things can"t be easily determined from the buyers end. Each time I have done this it I have had to make multiple PP payments to complete the deal because of some issue with the exchange rate or PP fee. May I suggest that you build the exchange rate and fees into your price and state a dollar price the the buyer should pay rather than a price in Euros that is the net price you expect?

2 things with paypal. Yes if I am shopping in X country I will put their currency there and pay.

Question is how much are the PP fees. If it's a vendor purchase and they eat the fees then you are OK. If you are doing FF then it becomes more complicated.
I was buying something from Russia. Paid FF and the seller still didnt get the full amount because there were some other fees involved. Each country is different, it doesnt happen when sending money to UK for example. Not sure where France stands.
Of course a way around that is for the seller to tell you how much they want for fees and you add it to the price and pay goods and services.

Also for US guys. Try to use a credit card that hs no foreign transaction fee and when ready to pay in PP use the CC exchange rate. Much better than the PP exchange rate.

I buy from all over the world and even though PP is great their fees structure can be a PIA.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
As Paypal is transparent about their fees (it's 3%) and EUR to USD conversion can be done very easily in google, I didn't imagine this would be an issue.

So, for US buyers, the net price I'm looking for is $425.
This includes both Paypal fees (=$12) and shipping to the US (=$28).
*** For the sake of clarity - both currencies are fine for the Paypal transaction, EUR or USD, makes no difference.

I'm attaching another photo to get a better sense of scale.
The smaller coti on the left is a bout 9, the razor is a restored Wade & Butcher Celebrated Extra Hollow Ground.

I've never found Paypal to be an issue and it's something I've use a lot for international purchases. Being from Canada generally means I'm buying a good number of things in other currencies, so I guess I'm just used to it. I wonder how much of the objections here simply come from the implicit expectation that transactions will take place in USD?

A beautiful stone, Kamots. Good luck with the sale.

The large coticule is now SOLD.

Originally Posted by dan656

I have purchased a couple of items from a seller who quotes his prices in Euros and I will not do it again because it is a complete pain in the butt. First there is an exchange rate issue and second the buyer to pay the PayPal fees is also unwieldy. Both of these things can"t be easily determined from the buyers end. Each time I have done this it I have had to make multiple PP payments to complete the deal because of some issue with the exchange rate or PP fee. May I suggest that you build the exchange rate and fees into your price and state a dollar price the the buyer should pay rather than a price in Euros that is the net price you expect?

type in google: X EUR to USD
That way you know how much it is going to cost you.
the exact rate for paypal might be slightly different, but not to the amount that would matter.

Fees apply regardless of USD or EUR.