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09-20-2013, 05:19 PM #1Senior Member
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Escher on Etsy
Hello all, Just posting this because I know these are a hot item. I know very little about hones so I don't know if this is in good shape , or if the price is reasonable.
Escher Whetstone by ValleyShavingCo on Etsy
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09-20-2013, 05:32 PM #2Senior Member
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Looks like a nice stone but the price is "a little" high.
A collector "must have at any price" may fall for it...Hur Svenska stålet biter kom låt oss pröfva på.
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09-20-2013, 05:45 PM #3Senior Member
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I stumbled across the listing when I was looking for a nice Gilette Fatboy. I am starting to think most of what I have seen is a "little" high.
Also, at my experience level any ebay or etsy purchase would be gambling.
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I think that most of us are gambling when we are buying from those places. That is always my view, unless they have a decent return policy it's a big gamble.
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09-20-2013, 06:33 PM #5Senior Member
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Just take a look through the completed listings on ebay to get an idea of value. That is really the only way to judge current value on these things. From a collector's point of view, on this one the slurry stone is in two and the label is in bad shape. From a user's point of view, there's no pictures of the working surface of the thing.
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09-20-2013, 06:40 PM #6Senior Member
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Good points Scienceguy. Further illustration of how I am not ready for online buying.
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Some of the etsy prices are ridiculous as my father would say chancers trying their luck. Caveat emptor.
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A suehiro gokumyo 15k or 20k leaves a better finish IMO. I can get the same finish off a kouzaki jnat from JNS and that stone is 150 ish. Ozuku asagi same price range (150 ish) and keener and just as smooth but as always YMMV. These things are collectibles so there lies the value i guess.
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