Thread: Nice Escher, but $475?!

The bid history on this auction reinforces one simple concept...

SNIPE!

If you bid early all you do is guarantee that you will pay more than you would have if you avoided bidding until the last few seconds.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Who made that bid knew what he is doing.

WORD .

Originally Posted by JeffE

So Jimmy, the Y/G is what captivates everyone? That's funny, because I have a few Eschers now, from dark, dark blueish grey to the very light grey, and I think the darker color stones are actually smoother to the touch than the lighter ones. The lighter ones, in fact, feel more like Thuringians, and I would even say they are indistinguishable when feeling them blindfolded.

Anyway, I agree that the lighter stones seem to be rarer, so I guess the price goes up accordingly. Still, it's hard to see how nearly $500 is the right price here, but congrats to the buyer and seller anyway!

I've got more than one in every color and I like them all. Some are better than others ..... or are they ? It is so hard to quantify..... for me anyway. Y/G and Light Green may be faster but the dark blue and the blue/green are killer too. Some stones with some razors are great but ... the results are what I go by and they vary..... is it the razor, the stone or me ? Great stones though IME whatever color you have.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I've got more than one in every color and I like them all. Some are better than others ..... or are they ? It is so hard to quantify..... for me anyway. Y/G and Light Green may be faster but the dark blue and the blue/green are killer too. Some stones with some razors are great but ... the results are what I go by and they vary..... is it the razor, the stone or me ? Great stones though IME whatever color you have.

i have exact same issue Jimmy
i do have dark i mean black droescher will perform as well as yellow green escher.
This is confusing. in theory shouldn't be but it does.

Originally Posted by Croaker

I have a yellow green Escher with no label, but would not dream of selling it. Too nice a finisher and no proof that it is an Escher. I know it is an Escher because it is the precise correct dimensions, but has that nice yellow green color which is obvious when side by side with my other, labelled, Escher. Without the label, though, it is not saleable as an Escher, IMO, and I would not advertise it as such if I ever decide to sell it. Maybe, a "yellow green Thuringian"? Nah, I am just going to keep it.

Croaker, if you want to sell that "yellow green Thuringian", I'll take it from you! I'm sure the lack of a proper label is keeping you awake at night, and I just hate it when friends of mine aren't happy with their razors or hones.

No deal? Oh well, it was worth a try!

Originally Posted by JeffE

Croaker, if you want to sell that "yellow green Thuringian", I'll take it from you! I'm sure the lack of a proper label is keeping you awake at night, and I just hate it when friends of mine aren't happy with their razors or hones.

No deal? Oh well, it was worth a try!

Thanks for the laugh! I need it this morning. I really need to do a comparison with the same razor, from dull (drawn through a cork) to shave ready, using both stones, to see which one gives the better (for me) edge. Will post pics when I do, and it will be soon.

I agree with my fellow members. The color on that stone is amazing, plus the label is intact. I paid around 200 for my Mine. I love it, and still use it, even though I have J nats...

Well remember one thing, man made Nortons, Shaptons and Naniwas ..... God made Eschers and coticules.

Originally Posted by Croaker

Thanks for the laugh! I need it this morning. I really need to do a comparison with the same razor, from dull (drawn through a cork) to shave ready, using both stones, to see which one gives the better (for me) edge. Will post pics when I do, and it will be soon.

Cool! I was half-kidding, but if you want to sell it, keep me in mind! -Jeff

Those pictures looked odd to me. Way too yellowy. Even the label looks like it's been soaked in gatorade. Yellow-green eschers are so sought-after that I almost thought someone had used a camera filter to get that effect... But the seller didn't sound particularly hone-savvy so I doubt it.

Anyway it sure went for a bomb.

Like a couple of other posters here I'm not convinced the Y/Gs are special among vintage Thuringians. I have one and love it, but I don't see any difference as a finisher between it and the dark blue Escher I used to have. The Y/Gs seem to be softer, and therefore a bit faster if you're using a slurry and doing some workhorse sharpening. I can see this making them popular with barbers back in the day. Nowadays most guys use Eschers as finishers only, and have other hones for workhorse sharpening. Used this way, I don't think there's an appreciable difference between yellow-greens and thes slightly harder dark blues.

I haven't tried the other colors (well, I did have a black one but didn't use it very extensively), but in general, I'm sort of skeptical about the differences in fineness among the color-grades of vintage Thuringians.