Only been to one auction. You would think that they would list & show any damage. Add on the 22% + shipping, & I think it would be hard to find any deals. Tried to bid on a barong at a auction house in Howland, & I could not even get any of the recommended shippers to give me a quote ahead of the time. Not at all impressed with the auction houses. The one I went to had some nice Moro Kris not posted on ebay, one went for $700, likely would of sold for half on ebay. The best Moro piece, a barong & Visayan sword wasn't bid on by anyone present, but by members of this forum. I'm happy with what I paid for them, but would not bid that high if I could not inspect. The auction houses have a diclaimer for just about everything, & they still demand thier high cut. Would have liked to been to that one in Boston though, it sure had some interesting pieces.
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5th April 2005, 02:19 AM
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