Thread: Three grand + for an Escher ?

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If I was to run into a 10"x2" with the fitted wooden case with the 4" slurry stone I'd be getting serious. Funny part is I prefer shorter stones to actually hone on. A 5 or a 6" stone is plenty for me. Still, I'm an American so bigger must be better ...... :

Cool! So when you buy a nice 8x3 synthetic, you can cut it into a 5x3 and have yourself a nice little 3x3 barbers hone for travel left over lol! Hmmmm...

I remember reading somewhere that someone was printing out copies of old labels and aging them then gluing them to thuringians and selling them for top dollar. Everytime I see an escher on eBay anymore I get skeptical. I will try to find the article and post it.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If I was to run into a 10"x2" with the fitted wooden case with the 4" slurry stone I'd be getting serious. Funny part is I prefer shorter stones to actually hone on. A 5 or a 6" stone is plenty for me. Still, I'm an American so bigger must be better ...... :

I do argee anything longer then 7 inchs long.
is just to long to hone a razor on.
when ya get ones longer then that i feel
like you mess up more with the honing stokes.

I have an 8" escher that I'm selling for only $2,295. It's discounted because its missing the label - any takers? LOL

Originally Posted by Suile

I do argee anything longer then 7 inchs long.
is just to long to hone a razor on.
when ya get ones longer then that i feel
like you mess up more with the honing stokes.

Some guys like shorter stones some not.
I like big stones and they hone just fine.

That was my listing. The buyer bought it at 355 and then notified me that I had two stones (which was news to me, i made a mistake listing it). I couldn't figure out right away how to change the quantity because once it was down to one, ebay decided I was ending an auction early.

So while I was figuring out how to end the auction early, I changed the price to $3555 or whatever it was to make sure that nobody tried to purchase a second stone that didn't exist. At the time I did it, I didn't know how long it was going to take me to figure out how to get the auction ended, or if I'd have to go to CS, but it only took another 5 minutes.

So no, there was never a stone listed at that price and I didn't change it to that until after the stone actually sold and the buyer paid the original price of $355.

Sorry to spoil the fun, it looks more exciting than it ever actually was.

By the way, if anyone is wondering what color the stone is, ask Rich. He's seen it in person, and he's the one who lacquered the label for me - it is definitely the original worn label. There's no blue in it, it's a light green stone or y/g, no clue which because the end labels are gone.

I guess the bench that pictures are taken from is the problem, the light is fluorescent shop lighting. Here's an NOS super punjab, these are *very* green, but they look similarly grayish due to the harsh white light.

Originally Posted by sheffieldlover

I have an 8" escher that I'm selling for only $2,295. It's discounted because its missing the label - any takers? LOL

Man i have a 7 by 2 inch by 1 inch.
with one tiny peice of the label left.
i bagged that off the fleabay for a sweet 8 dollars shipping.
I got the skills that kill.