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11th September 2005, 03:25 AM
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"one who travels for pleasure"
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11th September 2005, 03:14 PM
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The description was quite honest ; no 'story' attached .
 There's no accounting for prices on ebay .  Possibly the same bidders would turn their noses up at a genuine antique example .  Go figure . |
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11th September 2005, 03:42 PM
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I was also watching this auction in amazement. Seems like a hefty price for such a new kris of fairly low quality manufacture. I hope it's new owner knew what he was buying.
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11th September 2005, 04:52 PM
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Amazing...looks like a school metal work project to me...the blade that is.
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11th September 2005, 06:55 PM
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Uuuh, my first thought was: "That are the ugliest luks I've seen in a while!"
I wonder wether a slow-learning apprentice needed several tries at grinding them and ended up with such a slender blade. BTW, here's another beauty: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6558531546 (I had a good laugh discovering the baca-baca-like "feature"...)  Regards, Kai |
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11th September 2005, 07:49 PM
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11th September 2005, 08:03 PM
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Doh !!!
  God I'm slow on the uptake . Good one Zamboanga ! Ba Da Bum ! |
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12th September 2005, 12:00 AM
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$48.00 shipping too.
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12th September 2005, 02:18 AM
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Meh. Don't feel bad Rick: I didn't get it the first three times I read this thread.
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12th September 2005, 05:28 PM
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I feel VERY dense: I still did not get it....
Will anybody kind enough send me a message what am I supposed to laugh about?  P.S. BTW, did anyone of you ever contact a buyer and tell him that he had been had? Are there any Forum limitations? Legal repercussions? Ethical issues? If yes, can it be done only after a sale is completed or during an active auction as well? |
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12th September 2005, 05:34 PM
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Unless its the fact that the item is stated to be in Sacramento, but will be shipped from the Philippines.
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12th September 2005, 06:47 PM
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12th September 2005, 06:52 PM
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Privately contacting any party to an eBay auction does not violate any forum rules. Personally, I don't do it, as the potential for legal trouble concerns me. If incorrect, you could be liable for things like defamation or "tortious interference with an advantageous business relationship". In any event, you expose yourself to lawsuits. Even the frivolous type can be expensive to defend. Best, Andrew |
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12th September 2005, 10:42 PM
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14th September 2005, 12:19 AM
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Got it (finally).
Too tangential a reference for me to catch without some help ... sort of a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon thing. |
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14th September 2005, 12:54 AM
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14th September 2005, 03:11 PM
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Well, I agreed with that assessment. I just didn't make the connection between it being a tourist piece and zamboanga's definition.
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15th September 2005, 01:51 AM
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15th September 2005, 02:02 AM
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Now there's a frightening thought ........
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15th September 2005, 11:45 PM
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I want, I want, I want... getting this amount of money for such... ahem, beauty.
BTW, I got less for a rather big longsword with a 900*60*6mm good cutting blade... If I think after it, I got less than half of it. Maybe... I should start mass-producing these? They'd be handmade, from the east (if you're west to Hungary, then I'm east to you ), and it'd be cheap!
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