Thread: expensive hones

6622391595 - check out this ebay listing! I hope this isn't anyone here.

Glen

C'mon, Glen! You know you wanna get in on that auction and bid against yourself like a few others did!

Speaking of expensive hones, anybody know why in the world Escher hones command such a premium?

Jeff

Originally Posted by gglockner

6622391595 - check out this ebay listing! I hope this isn't anyone here.

Glen

Glen,

This one is fishy. Either all bidders (with the exception of the first bidder) are VERY new to eBay, enjoy bidding against their own maximums, or they're shills created by the seller to up the bids. I wouldn't go near the auction. Note that the seller and highest bidder have no feedback.

Well, I know Jewish Rabbis used the Escher stone to bring the edge to a highest sharpness, to slaughter the animals with less torture...

Rabbis.

oops, thanx for the grammar check... English is not my native language, and sometimes I'm too lazy to check on the dictionary.com.

Nenad

Ben, good observations on the sellers and bidders feedback. These are all things we must look at before bidding. It doesn't take much searching on ebay too find good deals on the classic barber hones.

7407502333 - Here for example are two hones, the first is a Genco that they called a Gemco so it went under the radar. The second is a safety razor hone, but one could use the bottom side for straights or try your luck on a DE blade. This auction didn't even get one bid.

Glen

That is a bit outrageous for two fairly common hones. I often find though it is the newbies who will over bid on eBay. They read here or elsewhere the Swaty is the hone to have and really don't understand what they ought to sell for and get carried away.

On eBay you cannot bid against yourself. What you see if the proxy bid being raised as someone else has bid against their maximum bid. The multiple steps you see are someone bidding against the current winners hidden bid until they either give up or beat it.

As for the Eschers, well, they are the Belgians for the elite few who can pony up <g>. Another natural stone, no longer quarried and it produces a fine edge.
As mentioned these usually bring a premium as a few honemeister here will bid and they have a following with Rabbis as do the finest Belgian stones.

Tony

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

As for the Eschers, well, they are the Belgians for the elite few who can pony up <g>. Another natural stone, no longer quarried and it produces a fine edge.
As mentioned these usually bring a premium as a few honemeister here will bid and they have a following with Rabbis as do the finest Belgian stones.

Tony

Oy Vey! Well, as I don't plan on performing any Bris ceremonies anytime soon, I suppose the Belgian will suffice

Jeff