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24th December 2010, 02:18 AM | #1 |
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A $405 Gunong?
This piece just ended on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT I thought it was a nice piece, though not too old, and planned to bid a little. Surprisingly it went for $405. \ I know it has a mother of pearl hilt, but is there something I'm missing? Always willing to learn, so I'm asking for opinions on this piece. What do you think? Steve Ferguson |
24th December 2010, 03:10 AM | #2 |
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Somebody paid too much, IMO .
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24th December 2010, 05:34 AM | #3 |
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I was watching this too but had no intention of bidding, just thought that it was interesting but $405.00
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24th December 2010, 01:34 PM | #4 |
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I just missed getting this at $404.99 darn! If you look at the bidding record a newbie with 26 wins was high bidder at about $100 but it seems he put in a $400 bid which was than topped by two other more experienced ebayers but I am still scratching my head?
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24th December 2010, 02:31 PM | #5 |
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I was one of the low bidder and never thought that it went high like this also I think that the times are gone that you can buy good gunongs by low prices, look to some sides where you can buy ethnographic weapons; they also want to have good prices.
So, Steve it seems that you have done a good investment in the last years! Regards, Detlef |
24th December 2010, 05:44 PM | #6 |
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I think this is a later piece. Although it has MOP and ivory, there are aluminum pieces in the stacking of the horn and ivory pieces. This makes it more WWII at the earliest.
I would rather pay this much for some of Steve's pieces. |
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