Thread: Vintage Eschers - Who?

Originally Posted by pjrage

Wasn't me! I was eying both but really don't need them and also don't have any extra money at the moment.

Originally Posted by 0livia

Had them on watch but only for curiosity.

Same here! My hopes to acquire a cheap green labeled small boxed Escher to complement my red and blue labelled ones were very short-lived...

Originally Posted by 0livia

They are rather small.

That's what I thought too. It is a handy size, especially for smiling blades, but I took hone prices to be more size related, especially since chances of excavating a flawless piece decrease and thus rarity increases exponentially with size. And in the classifieds members offer larger ones for very reasonable prices. But then again:

Originally Posted by pjrage

Not bad deals, though, for labeled eschers.

Originally Posted by zib

They went for a real good price. I've seen Eshcer's go for 450 usd and not on Ebay. Howard had one for sale for 450.00 We had a member here asking 600.00 usd for one that 10x2, just for a little bit of rock. Since Escher is basically extinct, they are considered rare, I thought those were a steal at 140 bucks.

Yes, but the USD 600 was a light or yellow green one, wasn't it? And 10'' specimens aren't around a lot. I acquired my small ones for a lot less - but I guess that's probably more to do with sheer luck than with fair pricing then. And although USD 160 in my mind feels like a ridiculous amount of money for a tiny bit of rock, 'cheap' and 'lot of money' are not mutually exclusive. It isn't that large a sum if I rationally compare it to other 'unnecessary' expenses such as those for a nice razor, new shoes, a single malt, or a speeding ticket - even less so if longevity and amount of joy are considered.

Originally Posted by Rajagra

When people talk of green Eschers, or yellow-green Eshers, etc., are they talking about the label colour?

Originally Posted by IsaacRN

They are suppose to be talking about the color of the stone.

Yes, supposed to, but comparing ad wording with accompanying pictures, I cannot help thinking some people are mixing this up of late - thus further confounding this complex issue.

Originally Posted by Stropper

OK It was me, I went for the one for 164.49. I just couldn't help it, try as I would.

Aha! So you're the one to congratulate! No matter what we feel/think/calculate about the price: I wholeheartedly agree with Pjrage:

Originally Posted by pjrage

Great hone! You're going to be very happy with it.

Don't forget to keep us posted with your results!