Old and thin seem to be in fashion.

The letter "K" and the word "Istanbul" in the stamp seems to elevate the value of any cymbal, even the doggy sounding ones.

Blueberries or mulberries.... can't get them as easily........ (metal disc are not 'PIES')

Pretty good first level summary. :)

I'd add that having "R Spizzichino" does as well as having "K" and "Istanbul" these days. Thin is in fashion although not in a simple linear way. We are starting to see a nonlinear effect with a "sweet range" which gets the greatest price boost. Cymbals which fall well outside of that "sweet range" (either much heavier or much lighter) do not get the highest prices. Old is in fashion but once again there are a few other factors which interact with production era in predicting price. Examples are the earliest Turkish K Zildjian Constantinople cymbals or the early 1930s Avedis Zildjian cymbals. Depending on other factors like diameter and weight they don't always do as well as the production eras a bit later in time for those respective manufacturers.

I've done a bit of work on pricing models and what factors predict price. How much you can glean from it depends on how much mathematics you are ready for. Follow the links in my signature for more. I've got a database with thousands of completed cymbal sales. I don't have any information on the relative price or availability of blueberries or mulberries.

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HAha- sorry- didn't mean to be 'irreverent' but- when I taught school it bothered me that they called students/ children - 'kiddo's'..... just as cymbals to me were never 'pies'.... to each their own though! (Just as drums were never 'cans' or playing wasn't 'slapping' the skins'....)

Pies and tubs makes you sound like one of the bruhs.

Abbo-looly!

Okay, here's the world's most expensive pie...

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http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2015/05/20/truffles-lobster-and-gold-leaf-is-this-worlds-most-expensive-pie.html

Now just for fun and to stay on-topic of the thread, indulge me and list the most expensive cymbal ever sold. Anyone know?

Mike

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