Originally Posted by
holli4pirating
I'm assuming you are referring to Old_School's post. Keep in mind, he noted that, as with all natural stones, the grit will vary. While 12K may be an average or approximate value, some may be higher or lower.
Knowing that many members have lower values, combined with information about where they got those particular stones may reveal trends about certain stocks/shipments, so I'd say that is just a helpful piece of information rather than a denial that there are high "12K Chinese" stones out there.