Tim, I look at keris in a somewhat different way to the way in which the other people who contribute to this Forum look at them.
That "somewhat different way" means that I apply different standards to different keris.
What I can see in the pics you have provided is a village quality blade, a fairly decent old wrongko, a fair average quality handle, and a pendongkok that I believe will test as silver.
I can also see the price you paid.
In my opinion you recieved very good value for what you paid.
It is a fact of life that in this world we pretty much get what we pay for. High quality, old is going to cost good money, no matter where it comes from, including ebay. Yes, we all know of the exceptions to this, but those exceptions , to my knowledge, have been achieved by very, very knowledgeable people who are prepared to gamble on something that looks like it might be good, and then get rid of it if it is not.
Sleep easy Tim. You did OK.
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