Pot by Watanabe Kei (Master)
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Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Post pics. 
Ris
Shohin
$2000 or $2 no picture?
berobinson82
Omono
ebay would be a good way to find out but to protect yourself from disappointment, set a reserve. Let the market tell you what they think fair value is and avoid getting your biscuits burned.
'MURICA
But seriously, if I offered you $20 would you be happy about it? How about $75?
Kind of like when you flip a coin to make a big decision and when it's in the air you find out what you really wanted.
B
Mysterious Language of Bonsai
I am trying as hard as I can to get someone to answer a simple question about a pot. So far, I am unable to do this. I get "go look here", or "check this site", or "might be 2 bucks or 2 thousand", maybe "20 or 75 bucks" or "protect your biscuits". I've been to all those places, except the hot oven, unless this is that place. Is there some kind of "speak in weird riddles" language that I'm not quite hip to, or can nobody answer my question?
I am trying as hard as I can to get someone to answer a simple question about a pot. So far, I am unable to do this. I get "go look here", or "check this site", or "might be 2 bucks or 2 thousand", maybe "20 or 75 bucks" or "protect your biscuits". I've been to all those places, except the hot oven, unless this is that place. Is there some kind of "speak in weird riddles" language that I'm not quite hip to, or can nobody answer my question?
Ris
Shohin
Sorry but there is no set price on items like this that's why others have not responded, had this pot been in good condition I would say around $150 to $175 used, but this is not the case and now it's what you're willing to take for it as is...
nathanbs
Omono
Put it on facebooks bonsai classifieds next auction which is coming up and see what it sells for. Set a reserve if you aren't feeling brave or eBay as another has suggested
Mysterious Language of Bonsai Translated
Aha! That is what I was looking for. A simple "it's not worth all that much". I will toss them onto ebay with great abandon in hopes of paying for a stay at the local nuthouse where I might regain my sanity and stop seeing chop marks in my cheerios and looking at rocks oddly.
Aha! That is what I was looking for. A simple "it's not worth all that much". I will toss them onto ebay with great abandon in hopes of paying for a stay at the local nuthouse where I might regain my sanity and stop seeing chop marks in my cheerios and looking at rocks oddly.
jk_lewis
Masterpiece
If you'd bothered to clean it up a bit, you might have gotten some better answers. It looks to be a rather run-of-the-mill unglazed pot, but it is stained from use.
A Dremel and a soft rotary (non-wire) brush and then a very light rubbing with an bit of baby oil will put the pot in something of a better light.
A Dremel and a soft rotary (non-wire) brush and then a very light rubbing with an bit of baby oil will put the pot in something of a better light.
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
nathanbs
Omono
jk_lewis
Masterpiece
A bristle brush on a rotary tool, used properly, will NOT remove that mysterious and hard-to-identify "patina." Been doing it for 30 years.
The pot in question here was caked with calcium deposits and just plain dirt which, in itself, was ruining any patina which might have been there.
But Dario's right; it probably wouldn't be worth it.
The pot in question here was caked with calcium deposits and just plain dirt which, in itself, was ruining any patina which might have been there.
But Dario's right; it probably wouldn't be worth it.
nathanbs
Omono
DougB
Chumono
You have not told us your location. If we knew we could possibly provide some bonsai folks close to you that could advise you. This may be the best way to help you.
berobinson82
Omono
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
The problem with giving a price on a pot like this is that there's a chip, and it's in a place that can't be ignored. Chips on feet aren't so bad... chips on a lip are always a problem. That lowers it's value significantly. Not just because of the aesthetic issue, but because it also compromises a pot's integrity to stand up to the elements. A person such as myself who lives in a freeze/thaw climate couldn't use it without worrying it would completely crack. Put up a pot like that without a crack... and it would be much easier. For that size, I wouldn't blink about paying $200 or more for it without a chip, even dirty as it is. I'd feel like I got a good deal.
It is always a good thing if you can verify the artist as you have done... so that's something I would keep doing.
V
It is always a good thing if you can verify the artist as you have done... so that's something I would keep doing.
V
Brian Underwood
Chumono
$50-$100 as-is.
