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Thanks, Ivan, I will. I posted the text of the label for the hone that I received, in case it will be helpful.

Very interesting! You know, I thought that because the hone doesn't have an Escher label and is in the same kind of box as a Thuringian, it must be (only) a Thuringian. Now you're saying that the...

Agreed. In fact, if he had just described the thing accurately from beginning, my guess is that he would have gotten near the same price from at least one of the other people bidding on this hone...

Dylandog, thank you very much for the response. I've actually asked the vendor if he might agree to a price adjustment if I keep the stone, but no response yet. I will keep you posted, and I...

Thank you all for the guidance and advice. Like Jimmy suggested, I will try the stone out when I get it and, if it is indeed a fantastic finishing stone, I may end up keeping it despite the lack of...

Thanks, all, especially since I'd be at this guy's mercy without all of the good information you have given me. I will look for what you suggested when the stone arrives and then make a decision. ...

Thanks, Jimmy. I will try it out when I get it.

I guess one other problem is that I don't have as much confidence in my own ability to discern what is a really super stone without relying on the...

Well, this is kind of interesting. I asked the seller about whether the hone has the actual "Escher" label on it somewhere, and I got a response about how the stone "must be" an Escher because...

Thanks for the help! Appreciate all of the responses, and if it does not turn out to be an actual Escher, I will try working with the seller through PayPal. --Jeff

So I've been trying to buy one of these forever, but every single one that comes up for auction goes for over $300. Then I spotted this Escher last week, which is kind of small (5" x 1") but at...