Thread: Nice Escher, but $475?!

Ok, this is a nice, big (7x2) stone with an intact label, but $475?! Wow. Is there something special about this one, like the color or grade, that I'm not educated about, or is this just buyers going wild for what is obviously a pretty nice hone to begin with? Just wondering. Thanks!

escher water hone for straight razors, razor hone - eBay (item 230455855129 end time Apr-05-10 16:59:17 PDT)

Looks like it was taken off the site. Thanks for posting, I'm sure the seller freaked out if they saw they were called out on ripping people off.

Maybe this link works. (item 230455855129 if all else fails) Wow. I think maybe it went for so much because "yellow-green" Eschers are highly prized as high-end finishers, and this one is just about the yellowy-greeniest in color of any I've ever seen, anyway.

Yep search for this item number:
230455855129

It was a purdy one...

Looking at the bid history, after $172 the same three people were gunning for it until the end. I don't know for sure why it would be so valuable, but it looks like they did!

Check out the question at the bottom of the page. That was mine. Than go to the fifth photo down and you'll see a better representation of the color of the stone IMO. The other photos are distorted by lighting. I have a couple of Y/G eschers as well as a light green and they are gray stones. If you don't have experience with them the colors can be misleading.

That was a beauty though and I was going to go for it. I was stuck doing a tattoo and forgot about it. When I remembered it was too late. OTOH, i would have sniped it in the last few seconds and wouldn't have bid enough so I would have lost it anyway. Great stone though.

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!

It is especially surprising that it went for that much without a color label on the end.

Who made that bid knew what he is doing.

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.