Sleeper awaken!

ariel · 3rd May 2008, 09:53 PM

This sword was put on E-Bay by some scmuck who had no idea what it was. A classic sleeper, if I ever saw one.

Then, some goody-two-shoes decided to educate the poor schnook and to demonstrate his ( her? unlikely) deep knowledge of Stone's Glossary.
Within moments, the item was taken off the market, and relisted with a new price:

Who the hell was the smart aleck? This person should be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered and forbidden to play a Good Samaritan for the duration of his natural life or until cows come home ( Whichever comes last!)

katana · 3rd May 2008, 10:03 PM

Ariel
the item has been closed and re-listed AGAIN ....so we can't discuss this as the auction is still running...

Regards David

CourseEight · 3rd May 2008, 10:09 PM

You know, that has happened to me more than once. I suppose I understand it if the person lists it as "African" for example when its actually from SEA, because of accuracy issues. Other than that I'm not sure why a person who finds such a listing wouldn't actually try to buy it for themselves... For those of us who pride ourselves on our ebay searching ability, it surely is a let-down.

In this particular case the original listing had "Antique" and "Sword" in it so I highly doubt it would have slept very soundly. I'm a big fan of the "coconut knife" myself.

Oops thanks Katana, hadn't noticed. Our posts crossed, sorry.

Rick · 3rd May 2008, 10:50 PM

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ariel · 4th May 2008, 12:35 AM

Sorry. Missed the re-list.
From now on I shall be feverishly looking for "coconut knives" and "curved sowrds"

Thanks for the tip!

ariel · 5th May 2008, 04:58 PM

It was relisted as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017
The auction is over, " the item is no longer available for sale"
Rick, can we get URLs back?
Any opinions on that panabas?

katana · 5th May 2008, 05:15 PM

Ariel found one of them...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-PANABAS-M...dZp1638Q2em122

Rick · 5th May 2008, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

It was relisted as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017
The auction is over, " the item is no longer available for sale"
Rick, can we get URLs back?
Any opinions on that panabas?

I don't think I can find the original URL .

Anyway, this is a classic case of 'a little knowledge....'
The Panabas in question looked like a souvenir example to me .

3rd May 2008, 09:53 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Sleeper awaken! This sword was put on E-Bay by some scmuck who had no idea what it was. A classic sleeper, if I ever saw one. Then, some goody-two-shoes decided to educate the poor schnook and to demonstrate his ( her? unlikely) deep knowledge of Stone's Glossary. Within moments, the item was taken off the market, and relisted with a new price: Who the hell was the smart aleck? This person should be drawn and quartered, tarred and feathered and forbidden to play a Good Samaritan for the duration of his natural life or until cows come home ( Whichever comes last!) Last edited by Rick; 3rd May 2008 at 10:41 PM. Reason: active auction

3rd May 2008, 10:03 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Ariel the item has been closed and re-listed AGAIN ....so we can't discuss this as the auction is still running... Regards David

3rd May 2008, 10:09 PM	#3
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	You know, that has happened to me more than once. I suppose I understand it if the person lists it as "African" for example when its actually from SEA, because of accuracy issues. Other than that I'm not sure why a person who finds such a listing wouldn't actually try to buy it for themselves... For those of us who pride ourselves on our ebay searching ability, it surely is a let-down. In this particular case the original listing had "Antique" and "Sword" in it so I highly doubt it would have slept very soundly. I'm a big fan of the "coconut knife" myself. Oops thanks Katana, hadn't noticed. Our posts crossed, sorry.

3rd May 2008, 10:50 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	URL's have been deleted .

4th May 2008, 12:35 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Sorry. Missed the re-list. From now on I shall be feverishly looking for "coconut knives" and "curved sowrds" Thanks for the tip!

5th May 2008, 04:58 PM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It was relisted as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017 The auction is over, " the item is no longer available for sale" Rick, can we get URLs back? Any opinions on that panabas?

5th May 2008, 05:15 PM	#7
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Ariel found one of them... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-PANABAS-M...dZp1638Q2em122