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21st March 2006, 03:46 PM | #1 |
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Another Dha: I am puzzled
This one had one price reduction after another and stll nothing happens..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 It seems decent enough, in a good shape... What am I missing? The price is still outrageous? Or, is there a catch? Dhafia, please explain. |
21st March 2006, 04:02 PM | #2 | |
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I've watched this one not reach reserve a few times. It really is a nice, real (user) sword, but newly made. As such, it is priced higher than I'd be willing to pay. Apparantly the market agrees with me. |
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21st March 2006, 04:45 PM | #3 |
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For my part, to be honest I'm just not grabbed by the way it looks. I am getting very picky, though, and I have three of basically this style already.
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21st March 2006, 05:22 PM | #4 |
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I like this one quite a lot, but the seller wants to start just above what would be most peoples final bid .
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22nd March 2006, 02:26 AM | #5 |
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The belly 's a little too big for this design (Hua Bua, one of Ayuthaya style). The seller did not mention about its tip but you may notice. The blade was forged out from another blade. From the way fuller is, its former shape might be sabre. Scabbard looks nice but the hilt seemd to be overpolished as the seller told. IMHO, another mix and match stuff. If the blade 's harden, it 's for custom made personal (household/home defend) use. If the blade 's not harden, just another tourist fooling stuff with nice old scabbard..
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22nd March 2006, 10:20 PM | #6 |
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Not impressed
My thoughts too Puff. Probably reworked, with a few too many recent additions to pretty it up.
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23rd March 2006, 04:46 AM | #7 |
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...exactly! The blade is not old and the quality of the blade is poor, especially the fullering. The hilt is either new or totally reworked. I sure could use that baldric, though, on some of mine that are missing their's!
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23rd March 2006, 05:00 AM | #8 |
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My eye is getting dull, I guess. This looks new to me, but not that bad. Certainly it's of far better quality than the tourist stuff we see so often.
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