Thread: escher price ??

I am giving some thought to adding an escher stone to the set of nani i have, how much ( ball park ) money should i expect to part with. thanks and what color would you get?

Jimmy has a bunch pf Eschers with different colors and says that the difference is speed not finish quality, Jimmy please correct me if I am wrong.

As far as price it depends on the size, and possibly the color.
I got my 5x2 x 7/8 for 300, and the 6x1 for 95 because it did not say escher on the label although the label was identical in every other aspect except it was blue. I have seen a 7x2 celebrated to go for ~280
I have also seen some go for 500, so be prepared to spend somewhere from 250 to 500, I'd advise using a sniping program for better chances of winning one.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Jimmy has a bunch pf Eschers with different colors and says that the difference is speed not finish quality, Jimmy please correct me if I am wrong.

As Lynn told me, the differences are subtle. I do have a couple of each and while IME some may be better than others, all of them are very good regardless of color. Prices seem to be as you noted in your post unless someone gets lucky and runs up on one in an antique store, flea market or estate sale.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

... unless someone gets lucky and runs up on one in an antique store, flea market or estate sale.

Yep. If you have the patients this is the way to go. If not, get ready to folk over some substantial cash. I found two in this fashion and have meet others that have made great scores! I won't mention what they went for as it is really obscene. If you ever find one locally you'll see what I mean. If I didn't find them locally I would not have any.

I have a dark blue Escher with labels and in the box, it's size is 6X3 or so (give or take a few) and it ran me about 500.00$

Thanks for all the info, costly little buggers !!!!!

Originally Posted by nessmuck

Thanks for all the info, costly little buggers !!!!!

but they are worth it believe me

i paid 650 for my barbers delight but wellworth it, one of hones and hard to come by,i would say any thing from 300 to 750

They are and have become increasingly expensive. I invested 450 in a Barber's delight about 6 months ago.

I do not know what your highest grit Naniwa is and neither have I used a Nani above 8K, however I have read that an Escher will not significantly improve a 12K edge, or at all in some cases. I can not confirm this myself, I have just read it.

Anyway, good luck looking for an Escher. Be prepared to spend what others have warned. You may be better off looking for a Thuringian. Neil Miller has some nice examples.

Originally Posted by Scipio

They are and have become increasingly expensive. I invested 450 in a Barber's delight about 6 months ago.

And two of them have sold for $750 in the past month!