O.K. this is going to be a long one but I've made some decisions and being specific requires verbosity

. If you read through all of this, this means you clearly are very motivated to buy!
You can jump to the
Summary at the end, but that will not give you an understanding of why things are as they are...
They can be shipped by post, with careful packaging. More on postal issues later.
Let's start with product info. There is a large number of different blades lengths, beard widths & degrees of finishing out there, from different manufacturers and countries, but all that I saw are manufactured to (soviet era) GOST standards, which
should ensure quality. The quality of finishing (appearance) however is less consistent between manufacturers. (note: lengths etc. are approximate)
The store has a wide selection, but only a few of each specific item (eg. 4 60 cm wide beard blades but from 3 manufacturers).
The pricing is all over the place with no apparent logic, probably due to currency exchange fluctuations between the time one blade party and the next was ordered. (Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are not famous for the stability of their currencies.)
From a supply side, this makes it a bit risky for me. If I offer a specific manufacturers specific blade, it may no longer be available and, if I special order, in addition to a time lag, it may have a completely different cost (to me) price.
What I can do, then, is to offer three different length blades, (approximately) 90, 60 and 40 cm long with wider or narrower beards. I will do my best to find you the best blade I can within those parameters but I can't promise it will be from a specific manufacturer.
For the above reasons, I do not want to do this on eBay at this time. Offering only a single blade would make no sense and It would take you guys forever to be successful at buying one, or, if I buy a ready stock so that I can list several, risk ending up with enough blades to last me ten lifetimes.
I will probably make some SINGLE listings on eBay and see what happens, and may build up a stock if it goes well, but as far as the interest from this thread, I would suggest you tell me what you want and I will go out and buy it for you. Payment can be via PayPal.
I have in the past used PayPal only as a buyer, never as a seller. I checked the site to determine the costs to me but it is not very user friendly. Mostly links to more links. I am hoping that the small margins I have put onto the cost price of product and postage will cover me. If not, as they say in Latvia "It costs money to become educated"!
I was hoping you would be covered under PayPal's buyer protection, but it looks like that only works on eBay. Long and short of it, either you will have to trust me or not...
On postal issues, as I wrote at the beginning, it is a go, but under a different rate plan which, surprise, surprise, seems to actually be a bit cheaper for most.
It will be easiest if you decide what items you need and let me do the calculation but if you want or your decision will be heavily influenced by the shipping cost, you can DIY it by following this link:
http://www.pasts.lv/lv/privatpersonas/pasta_sutijumi/latvija/sikpakas.html;jsessionid=240AD34E618B85953A0B245F0242E0FC#calc Unfortunately, it is only in Latvian... For "Sūtijumu vieds" choose Paka, "Reģions" choose Ārvalstis (foreign) then choose your country from the menu in the following window. Most are easy but USA is "ASV". If you can't find yours, ask... For "Klase" choose A or B, but for most areas it will automatically change it to "A". Apdrošināšana = insurance. If you want to insure it, ceck the bock and fill in the insurance amount
in LATS All prices you see will be in Lats! For all The dollar exchange rate today was 1.97 USD = 1 Lat (LVL), last week 2.03:1. To be safe, (for me) I am asking that you use the 2.03 for
all postage price calculations To the price provided by the calculator, add VAT (sales tax) of 21% then a 10% margin to cover my costs then the exchange rate (2.03).
For exchange rates in other currencies, google LVL(space)your currency code(eg. EUR, GBP etc.). I reserve the right to suggest a different rate to guard against fluctuations.
For
any blade figure 800g. (minimum 1 Kg.) If ordering several, for each additional blade, add 600g. For any stone figure 150 g. (didn't actually weigh one, just a guess) for any peening anvil, figure 800 g. (There is a "safety" margin here, but if I find I have been overcautious I will just toss in an extra stone, ring or something to make up for it.)
As an example, to ship one blade, uninsured, to the USA would cost 38.48 USD, insured 40.48
Remember, the price per gram/ounce for shipping drops dramatically as the weight increases, so make sure you order all you need right away. You will overpay on shipping if you order a blade today then an anvil next week...
Shipping three blades(2 kg.) would cost 55.75 or 58.77, less than 1/2 price per blade!
Summary: Offering three blade lenghts 90, 60 and 40 cm long (1 cm = 2.54 inches), the 60 and with a wide or narrow blade. If you want a 90 with a wide blade, ask and I think I can find it for you.
prices:
90 cm 22.98 USD
60 cm 23.28 USD (specify wide or narrow)
40cm 19.21 USD
Also offering the following accessories:
honing stones: 1.99 USD
Peening anvil (flat of "triangle") 8.50 USD
rings 6.75 USD (I don't use them. seems to me you'd need two (?))
Shipping is extra based on total order weight.
Payment by PayPal or direct interbank transfer.