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VANDOO · 2nd January 2010, 06:39 AM

PERHAPS A SIMPLE (NOT FOR SALE) OR (REFRENCE ONLY) ACROSS THE BLADE OF THE PICTURE OF THE ENTIRE SWORD MIGHT ELIMINATE THE USE FOR ELICIT EBAY SALES. THE CLOSEUPS WOULD NOT REQUIRE IT AS IT IS UNLIKELY SOMEONE WOULD TRY TO SELL AN ITEM WITHOUT A PICTURE OF THE TOTAL ITEM.

THE DOWN SIDE OF FIXING ALL PICTURES WHERE NO ONE CAN ACCESS THEM AND SAVE THEM IS THEIR LOSS.
THOSE WHO DEAL IN EDGED WEAPONS BUY AND SELL MORE ITEMS THAN MOST COLLECTORS OR MUSEUMS WILL LIKELY EVER SEE. ONCE THEY ARE SOLD THE PICTURES ARE CANCELLED AND THE ITEM MAY REMAIN IN A COLLECTION FOR MANY YEARS IF IT EVER SURFACES AGAIN AND THE INFORMATION MAY BE LOST IF IT DOES. THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND REFRENCE LOST OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS IS HUGE.
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS, HOUSE OF SWORDS AND MANY OTHER DEALERS WHO HANDLED LARGE NUMBERS OF ITEMS FOR MANY YEARS COME TO MIND.
A REFRENCE SIGHT ON THE INTERNET WITH PICTURES AND THE PROVENENCE COULD PRESERVE THIS INFO. PERHAPS SUCH A SITE COULD GET PERMISSION FROM SOME DEALERS TO USE THEIR PICTURES AND INFORMATION ON THEIR SITE. I HAD BEEN SAVING PICTURES SINCE 2001 FOR SUCH A REFRENCE BUT COMPUTERS BEING WHAT THEY ARE MOST OF MY INFORMATION WAS CORRUPTED AND LOST. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

I HAD ALL MY INFORMATION IN SEPARATE FOLDERS SUCH AS AFRICA WITH SUB FOLDERS BY COUNTRY OR TRIBE. I ALSO WENT BY SUBJECT SUCH AS A FOLDER ON ALL SORTS OF SHIELDS, ECT.
I JUST TOOK ANY PICTURES THAT HAD A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE WITH NO REGARD AS TO WHERE I GOT THE PICTURE AND INFORMATION. I WASN'T TRYING TO STEAL SOMEONES PICTURE OR TO USE SOMETHING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PERSON FOR ITS USE. I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO PRESERVE THE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFRENCE FOR US ALL. LOTS OF TIME IS INVOLVED IN FINDING AND PUTTING WHAT GOOD INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE WITH THE PICTURES. I WAS TOO LAZY TO SEND NUMEROUS EMAILS OR MAIL TO ASK PERMISSION FOR EVERY PICTURE TO SAVE TIME AND AGRAVATION.
SO I WISH YOU LUCK ON ANY PROJECTS YOU MAY START BUT KEEP A GOOD UNCORRUPTABLE FILE AND BACKUP. IF I CAN GET THINGS WORKING AGAIN WITH MY COMPUTER I MAY BE ABLE TO ADD TO THE DATA BASE.

2nd January 2010, 06:39 AM	#49
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	PERHAPS A SIMPLE (NOT FOR SALE) OR (REFRENCE ONLY) ACROSS THE BLADE OF THE PICTURE OF THE ENTIRE SWORD MIGHT ELIMINATE THE USE FOR ELICIT EBAY SALES. THE CLOSEUPS WOULD NOT REQUIRE IT AS IT IS UNLIKELY SOMEONE WOULD TRY TO SELL AN ITEM WITHOUT A PICTURE OF THE TOTAL ITEM. THE DOWN SIDE OF FIXING ALL PICTURES WHERE NO ONE CAN ACCESS THEM AND SAVE THEM IS THEIR LOSS. THOSE WHO DEAL IN EDGED WEAPONS BUY AND SELL MORE ITEMS THAN MOST COLLECTORS OR MUSEUMS WILL LIKELY EVER SEE. ONCE THEY ARE SOLD THE PICTURES ARE CANCELLED AND THE ITEM MAY REMAIN IN A COLLECTION FOR MANY YEARS IF IT EVER SURFACES AGAIN AND THE INFORMATION MAY BE LOST IF IT DOES. THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND REFRENCE LOST OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE OF THIS IS HUGE. THE MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS, HOUSE OF SWORDS AND MANY OTHER DEALERS WHO HANDLED LARGE NUMBERS OF ITEMS FOR MANY YEARS COME TO MIND. A REFRENCE SIGHT ON THE INTERNET WITH PICTURES AND THE PROVENENCE COULD PRESERVE THIS INFO. PERHAPS SUCH A SITE COULD GET PERMISSION FROM SOME DEALERS TO USE THEIR PICTURES AND INFORMATION ON THEIR SITE. I HAD BEEN SAVING PICTURES SINCE 2001 FOR SUCH A REFRENCE BUT COMPUTERS BEING WHAT THEY ARE MOST OF MY INFORMATION WAS CORRUPTED AND LOST. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED I HAD ALL MY INFORMATION IN SEPARATE FOLDERS SUCH AS AFRICA WITH SUB FOLDERS BY COUNTRY OR TRIBE. I ALSO WENT BY SUBJECT SUCH AS A FOLDER ON ALL SORTS OF SHIELDS, ECT. I JUST TOOK ANY PICTURES THAT HAD A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE WITH NO REGARD AS TO WHERE I GOT THE PICTURE AND INFORMATION. I WASN'T TRYING TO STEAL SOMEONES PICTURE OR TO USE SOMETHING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PERSON FOR ITS USE. I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO PRESERVE THE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFRENCE FOR US ALL. LOTS OF TIME IS INVOLVED IN FINDING AND PUTTING WHAT GOOD INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE WITH THE PICTURES. I WAS TOO LAZY TO SEND NUMEROUS EMAILS OR MAIL TO ASK PERMISSION FOR EVERY PICTURE TO SAVE TIME AND AGRAVATION. SO I WISH YOU LUCK ON ANY PROJECTS YOU MAY START BUT KEEP A GOOD UNCORRUPTABLE FILE AND BACKUP. IF I CAN GET THINGS WORKING AGAIN WITH MY COMPUTER I MAY BE ABLE TO ADD TO THE DATA BASE.