I am looking at a claimed Turkish Hereke, 40"X29" . The story goes the individual purchased it in Turkey about 8 years ago for from $1,100 to $1,300. It has never been used and has black straps for hanging. The last claim wihtout credibility is it is a 1,000 KPSI. There is a back picture, it looks like a nice tight knoting, but without a quarter I would expect/

When I see people buying rugs at point of origin they don't seem that much cheaper. Would a high quality Hereke cost that little in Turkey? Or the person has never been to Turkey, or he has but he bought a cotton rug thinking it is silk.

The seller has a very good record and very strong return policy.

Does this make sense. The auction quit after 30 days with no interest shown at $1,500. He will sell for less. I will get many more pictures before I buy these are just to show the rug's general makeup

Btuma6

Some more pictures...the back looks like a tight knotting, but I don't have a perspective on amount. I'm not sure what the dark pictures are. I appreciate you comment on price, since I just look generalities such as hereke and think it must be good. Obviously no one on ebay thought it was good enough for $1,200. He says he will sell it for $1.025. No interest after thirty days shoud say alot. I see another hereke with what seems like same design and same size. It has bids for $1,350 and hasn't reached the reserve. Thanks again.

I think the first thing I need to do is take your advice on "is this a rug you can't live without" rather than "hey it's not a bad rug and I won't have to pay much for a hereke". Yes, all rugs are not created equal/