A new generation of fakes

BBJW · 30th December 2006, 05:31 PM

I wish Ebay would stop accepting listings from China. It certainly would condense the listing pages.

William.m · 30th December 2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BBJW

I wish Ebay would stop accepting listings from China. It certainly would condense the listing pages.

I would prefer it if you could filter out countries that you did not want included in the search.

Will

Battara · 30th December 2006, 07:23 PM

Interesting that it is coming from a vender in UK. Guess once these escape from China, they get around.

HUSAR · 30th December 2006, 07:31 PM

Probably we can soon expect some "nice" indo-persian fakes

while I have seen Chinese dealers buying books on indo persian arms and armor .... as well as some daggers and swords...

ariel · 30th December 2006, 11:33 PM

If you want to buy a Russian sword on e-bay and have doubts, please feel free to send me or Rivkin a PM: we will be glad to help.

Flavio · 31st December 2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

If you want to buy a Russian sword on e-bay and have doubts, please feel free to send me or Rivkin a PM: we will be glad to help.

Thank you for the kindness, Ariel and Kirill

TVV · 31st December 2006, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HUSAR

Probably we can soon expect some "nice" indo-persian fakes

while I have seen Chinese dealers buying books on indo persian arms and armor .... as well as some daggers and swords...

I somehow do not see the Chinese massproducing wootz blades to sell them at $0.99 ($75 shipping).

William.m · 31st December 2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by TVV

I somehow do not see the Chinese massproducing wootz blades to sell them at $0.99 ($75 shipping).

I wouldn't put it past them. Sometimes when at auctions I see terrible fake guntos with a hada that has been etched on with acid. This can be easily modified into a fake wootz. Sure it would look terrible but could fool the beginner.

Will

BBJW · 31st December 2006, 12:46 AM

I think Husar is right and it is only a matter of time. If you buy a piece from China for .99 + $100.00 shipping chances are close to 99.999% it's a fake. A very real problem is people who have bought these fakes trying to recoup their money. Wishing everyone a Happy Healthy New Year!

bj

HUSAR · 31st December 2006, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by TVV

I somehow do not see the Chinese massproducing wootz blades to sell them at $0.99 ($75 shipping).

Hello
I would not expect that Chinese are going to produce wootz, but there is big number of expensive items which could be reproduced. I have already seen chain mails with riveted rings... and nice bazubands of welded damast pattern...
Best
HUSAR

30th December 2006, 05:31 PM	#1
BBJW Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 228	Chinese fakes I wish Ebay would stop accepting listings from China. It certainly would condense the listing pages.

31st December 2006, 12:46 AM	#9
BBJW Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 228	Chinese fakes I think Husar is right and it is only a matter of time. If you buy a piece from China for .99 + $100.00 shipping chances are close to 99.999% it's a fake. A very real problem is people who have bought these fakes trying to recoup their money. Wishing everyone a Happy Healthy New Year! bj

30th December 2006, 07:23 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Interesting that it is coming from a vender in UK. Guess once these escape from China, they get around.

30th December 2006, 07:31 PM	#4
HUSAR Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 80	Probably we can soon expect some "nice" indo-persian fakes while I have seen Chinese dealers buying books on indo persian arms and armor .... as well as some daggers and swords...

30th December 2006, 11:33 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	If you want to buy a Russian sword on e-bay and have doubts, please feel free to send me or Rivkin a PM: we will be glad to help.