Least you ever payed for a keris

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Originally Posted by Raden Usman Djogja

Pusaka,

I will just repeat somebody's words that I listened to long time ago.
The biggest you will ever spend on keris is when you get that keris from someone for free.

regards,
Usman

Hmmm... sounds like when one marries his girlfriend. The equity holder sticks with you until the end, but demands the highest return.

For me, my cheapest keris was my 1st keris, a Madura muda piece, tilam sari with a few layers of pamor. Cost about US$100. Ever since then, it has been going downhill... erm, going up, I mean.

But seriously, the lowest cost-to-value ratio I've paid for a keris was for a Pattani keris, because the owner wanted to get out of collecting. Paid US$490 for it, but its really worth many many thousands, at least in the keris' hometown. I just acquired another keris, a Sumbawa keris, which is on par with that keris, and that cost me much much much more than US$490.