Jambiya hilted Koummya

TVV · 28th September 2008, 05:22 AM

Ward has a good point here. Sometimes we see threads with questions about identification, only to later see the items put on eBay. When this happens, I believe most of us here are left feeling that our knowledge and desire to help have been abused.
To avoid this, one can just make it clear before hand that the item may be soon for sale. This way the intentions are clear.
Of course, it can always happen to anyone to decide to part with an item discussed here at some point in the future. So I do not think there should be a rule that items discussed here should never be put for sale or swap. What really hurts is when immediately after the discussion, once all the possible information from this forum has been gathered, we see the sword or dagger on eBay. In other words, when it becomes obvious that the interest of the poster was only in selling the item.
In your case, Gav, I actually appreciate it that you put the item here and gave all of us a first chance at it. I am sure you were not trying to use the forum as a sales platform, but as I wrote earlier - when one has intentions of disposing of something, making those intentions clear from the beginning is the best and honest way to go.
Regards,
Teodor

28th September 2008, 05:22 AM	#11
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,666	Ward has a good point here. Sometimes we see threads with questions about identification, only to later see the items put on eBay. When this happens, I believe most of us here are left feeling that our knowledge and desire to help have been abused. To avoid this, one can just make it clear before hand that the item may be soon for sale. This way the intentions are clear. Of course, it can always happen to anyone to decide to part with an item discussed here at some point in the future. So I do not think there should be a rule that items discussed here should never be put for sale or swap. What really hurts is when immediately after the discussion, once all the possible information from this forum has been gathered, we see the sword or dagger on eBay. In other words, when it becomes obvious that the interest of the poster was only in selling the item. In your case, Gav, I actually appreciate it that you put the item here and gave all of us a first chance at it. I am sure you were not trying to use the forum as a sales platform, but as I wrote earlier - when one has intentions of disposing of something, making those intentions clear from the beginning is the best and honest way to go. Regards, Teodor