Souks of Oman

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by scotchleaf

Will future tourists from abroad visit the (former?) USA (where I live), and scour the flea markets of LA and New York for "authentic" 20th century blades? Will workshops churn out fake Busses and Ka-bars?

Salaams scotchleaf ~ When I was in New York I spent hours in the flea markets and I noticed there was authentic and recently made stuff sitting side by side...Cleverly mixed. You have to know your antiques...but anyway it was great fun ....Its the same here...Theres nothing a good antiques copying workshop cant copy...but knocking out good copies is expensive ... so an eye on the price balanced with a good idea in the chosen field...and an eye on the actual item will often set the bells ringing. What I find amazing is that people cannot bargain..I always bash the price and will walk away rather than pay some daft sum...Right now in the off season is the time to buy here...When the weather cools down out come the tourists and up goes the price !!

Thanks for the posts...

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.