Thread: Some guy in Japan

is selling a rock.

I wonder who that could be?

Narutaki on eBay

Item #280477492621

Bid early, bid often!

Thanks,
Jim

Sorry,Jim,I read the first line of your post and thought it was about selling backyard items on the bay.I happened to be watching a listing where a guy was selling a stick.He got over $7 for it:

Stick - eBay (item 260563460074 end time Mar-12-10 01:00:09 PST)

Sorry to hijack your post.Good luck with the rock sale!

I wish this one guy had done a test to tell us where this stone lie in a progression.
Hope it sells well Jim.

Jim, nice rock!! What's the back of the stone look like? Good "skin"? And what are all of those other stones next to it in the photo?! C'mon, man, you have to show the whole famous Jim R collection now!

since you asked so nicely... I'll play your game!
I'm afraid I don't have the juice to beat the reserve though

Thanks for the comments, gents. I'll post pics of the back here tomorrow (it's past my bedtime...), if you like, and Jeff--that's a nice idea...the whole spread, eh?

Originally Posted by mainaman

I wish this one guy had done a test to tell us where this stone lie in a progression.
Hope it sells well Jim.

There is only one place in the progression for a finishing stone...and those stamps were just too pretty for me to mess up.

Originally Posted by JimR

Thanks for the comments, gents. I'll post pics of the back here tomorrow (it's past my bedtime...), if you like, and Jeff--that's a nice idea...the whole spread, eh?



There is only one place in the progression for a finishing stone...and those stamps were just too pretty for me to mess up.

yep that's true, too bad though I'd be interested to see how it compared to your Nakayama (IIRC you have one?)

Jeff, I just realized the picture you mean--those other stones were at the shop I got it at, not mine. Well, one of them is mine. The other was a big Oohira that was more than $1000...*sigh*

Originally Posted by mainaman

yep that's true, too bad though I'd be interested to see how it compared to your Nakayama (IIRC you have one?)

Fair enough...I have another that's pretty much identical to this one, though this one is a touch grayer. I'll test it...maybe...if I can stand to take the stamps off.

About time Mr Sum Gai stopped his hoarding and started selling all those razors and rocks. He must be loaded now that he's toured every antique shop in the wurld.

Originally Posted by JimR

Jeff, I just realized the picture you mean--those other stones were at the shop I got it at, not mine. Well, one of them is mine. The other was a big Oohira that was more than $1000...*sigh*




Fair enough...I have another that's pretty much identical to this one, though this one is a touch grayer. I'll test it...maybe...if I can stand to take the stamps off.

If you can work some slurry on an area with no stamps, honing over the stamps will not erase them for a while, unfortunately the label is in the way..