Thanks @naader for the vote of confidence - means a lot coming from someone as deeply knowledgeable as you.
Obviously I'm biased, I sell the stuff, so take everything that I say with a grain of salt. I don't think there are really any one stop shops for stones. Depending on what you're looking for and the timing, Carbon Knife Co, Strata, Aframes (I think underrated as a stone seller), JKI, et al can have compelling options. LaCasaDeToishi on IG has some seriously gorgeous high-end stuff, if that type of museum grade stuff is in your fiscal wheelhouse he is definitely worth a message. @naader is the type 24 king as far as I am concerned and likewise has some killer gems tucked away.
Auctions are a thing too - you won't (usually) find bargain suita or full size bricks of the really fancy stuff trading at less than 50% of retail like you used to find (before my time), but it is fun for sure and I've bought stuff from there with great success and a couple absolute failures. One of my favorites stones of all time was an auction stone I bought off a member here last year, so the real gems do exist.
BST here is probably where I see the best value consistently. Its not everyday, but at least once a month I feel like something seriously cool pops up and trades at prices more consistent with 2016 than 2023.
And then yeah, there is Tennen Toishi, which some little birdie tells me has some nifty things most of the time too
Obviously I'm biased, I sell the stuff, so take everything that I say with a grain of salt. I don't think there are really any one stop shops for stones. Depending on what you're looking for and the timing, Carbon Knife Co, Strata, Aframes (I think underrated as a stone seller), JKI, et al can have compelling options. LaCasaDeToishi on IG has some seriously gorgeous high-end stuff, if that type of museum grade stuff is in your fiscal wheelhouse he is definitely worth a message. @naader is the type 24 king as far as I am concerned and likewise has some killer gems tucked away.
Auctions are a thing too - you won't (usually) find bargain suita or full size bricks of the really fancy stuff trading at less than 50% of retail like you used to find (before my time), but it is fun for sure and I've bought stuff from there with great success and a couple absolute failures. One of my favorites stones of all time was an auction stone I bought off a member here last year, so the real gems do exist.
BST here is probably where I see the best value consistently. Its not everyday, but at least once a month I feel like something seriously cool pops up and trades at prices more consistent with 2016 than 2023.
And then yeah, there is Tennen Toishi, which some little birdie tells me has some nifty things most of the time too
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