Thread: What do you think of this vintage coticule?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I am not sure what ebay or paypal's policies are in Belgium but the seller sold that stone as a coticule. A bbw is not a coticule and if it is not a coticule you deserve a full refund including shipping both ways AFAIC.

Luckily, I haven't made a payment yet
I offered to give him about 10 bucks for time, listing and relisting fees. If he takes me up on it, then good. If he doesn't, I guess I'll have to deal with one negative feedback on my ebay account. It is about 80 dollars after all.

It does not look like a BBW to me. But it's hard to go by such a hazy picture. Maybe some sort of Thuringian?

Fingers crossed indeed.

Bart.

Originally Posted by heirkb

Luckily, I haven't made a payment yet
I offered to give him about 10 bucks for time, listing and relisting fees. If he takes me up on it, then good. If he doesn't, I guess I'll have to deal with one negative feedback on my ebay account. It is about 80 dollars after all.

In the USA a seller cannot give a buyer a negative. I would email the fellow and tell him that the listing was incorrect if the stone is totally dark. You might send him a link to Ardennes coticule website and explain that a coticule is yellow. Unless he is a jerk he will understand that it is his mistake and poorly focused pictures that caused the misunderstanding.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

In the USA a seller cannot give a buyer a negative. I would email the fellow and tell him that the listing was incorrect if the stone is totally dark. You might send him a link to Ardennes coticule website and explain that a coticule is yellow. Unless he is a jerk he will understand that it is his mistake and poorly focused pictures that caused the misunderstanding.

Thanks for the tips. The seller was indeed a very decent seller and researched the topic after I mentioned that coticules are actually yellow. He canceled the transaction for me. Good thing I asked last minute on that one.
Thanks to all who made me uncertain of this You saved me 80 bucks