Thread: Coticule Ebay gamble!

Saw a bad listing earlier this week. The seller had failed to separate sharpening and honing in the tags. So they listed it as Belgian Coticule sharpening/honing stone. Because of this the item wasn't appearing on searches for sharpening stone or hone, I did several searches to make sure it was a dead listing in that regard.

Waited for 15 seconds left, £75 bid, won it for the listing price of £50. No other bidders. Earlier today a similar stone slightly longer and thinner, with a serious crack sold for double this with 20 bidders. Granted the rock also was 90% coticule on the thinnest backing you have ever seen. Even so the poor listing definitely cost the seller as the other auction flew from £41- £103 in the last 10 seconds of the auction (I might have had £70 on it as well).

Looks to be 7x2x1 natural La Veinette. With a secondary BBW backing. Should arrive Friday but I think I got a good deal here. Will know more once it appears and I can get some decent pictures! The listing has quite a few potato phone pics!The seller says there is some pattern but you can't see any on the images, So I won't know what it actually is till it lands.

It'll be my second coticule, my first BBW, and my first natural combo if I decide to try split it. I might not bother to even attempt a split as it looks to be well bonded. It'll go nicely into the hone collection!