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Just ended...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150105564166 Seller's location, method of payment and the anonymity of bidding make me believe that whoever transfers money to the owner's bank account is for a big and unpleasant surprise..... |
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Guess you could risk credit card payment via paypal, if you have good relationship with your credit cards legal department.
Probably safer than going there to collect it, or bank transfer! ![]() Spiral |
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Again, nice sword indeed. |
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If you actualy scrolled to bottom of page it is all set up for paypal payment. ![]() It always helps to read the whole advert. He probably assumed anyone who couldnt do that, wasnt serious.... Spiral |
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[QUOTE=arielSeller's location, method of payment and the anonymity of bidding make me believe that whoever transfers money to the owner's bank account is for a big and unpleasant surprise.....[/QUOTE]
I am afraid anonimity of the bidders is becoming the norm on eBay. It seems it is endorsed by eBay itself. The only thing i find obviously suspect on this auction is that the seller has absolutely no feedback. That in itself is enough to stop me from bidding on an item. ![]() |
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Something in ths auction does not pass the "Nose Test."
![]() ![]() But Spiral is right. Always read the entire ad. I guess you could fund the PayPal with a credit card, but still, I would be nervous. However I was just given some incredibly bad advice from a Curator of Arfican Arts on the purchase of a few African items, so I am not in a trustng mood. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I agree its probably dodgy, my credit card covers me well though, I guess cards smallprint & banking laws can very depending on which country ones based in. If I realy wanted it, I would have rung the CC legal department & asked if I was covered for buying antique swords from Ukraine via ebay. They give a straight yes or no & in past have always served me very well, with major purchases including secondhand cars & dodgy international sword dealers.
But like ebay & paypal expieriences your milage may vary! Spiral |
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While I wouldn't want to make a blanket statement that all sellers from the Ukraine are scam artists it is a fact that several people have been "taken" by sellers from the Ukraine. There was an Ebay seller that posted several rather nice Chinese swords. The only payment policy was Western Union. I have heard of two people that made the purchase, sent the money, only to never have the sword show up. The pictures were rather similar to this sword.(Seems all swords are pictured on a sword stand.) I think it is important to spread the news about these type of things so other folks are not "taken" by such scams.
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Another one, even more spectacular, with a wootz blade!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9262&rd=1&rd=1 No bids. This is the second time this Kilij is listed on e-bay; it was already "sold" once. |
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Ariel, the original listing mentioned was withdrawn and canceled by eBay. If this new listing is the item in question, then I like it, but it does have false damascus. IT is also listed from China.
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One funny thing in the second kilij: The most positive feedbacks of the seller come from people who are "no longer register user" in Ebay. I wonder why all these good people left
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Another marvel from Ukraine:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shamshir-in-a-co...QQcmdZViewItem If you look closely - the rants of Kirk-Narduban look almost like they've been painted on the blade, too perfect. If the buyer gets it - what a deal!!! |
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I was watching this one closely, together with 2 other spectaculat items that he was selling.
The story is strange: the seller came out of nowhere with 333 positive feedbacks, all from a total of 5 or 6 sellers ( he was always a buyer), all items were bought in large batches, 30-60 of them in one fell swoop. Then he sold 3 decent European swods for modest sums and got positive feedbacks. Then, he put 3 spectacular Oriental swords including a Tulwar (misspelled) that Fiegel would have drooled over. Three days. Then, the next batch ( the shamshir, gorgeous shield/helmet and 2 fantastic daggers). Three days. "Do not ask me about the origin of these swords". Bank transfer only. If I were a suspicious man ( as Don Corleone used to say), I 'd have said that by the time swords are supposed to arrive from the Ukraine and feedback left, the seller would get all the bank transfers for these and, perhaps, for yet another batch or two ( 3 day listings). But I am a naive soul, believing in the innate goodness and honesty of all human beings. Congratulations to the winners! |
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But the strangest thing to my eye is the account had been dormant for 3 years, a suspicios & paranoid mind might wonder if it was a hacked account? But of course he may have just been busy! Spiral |
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I was looking last shamshir too. It is a perfect piece. I was suspicious so I send a question to the seller. I never got an answer. After that I could not bid not a euro on that. Ukraine is not the place to mess with legal debates. I wish the buyer good luck.
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Sorry about your African items. This is why I like wootz so much, no surprises here. |
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![]() This sword and the shield/helmet pair were sold again. Either the original buyer backed off or the seller had yet more copies of his unique items ![]() ![]() The saga continues... I think we shall not see the buyer of both items on e-bay for a while: every bank account has its limits ![]() |
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I can't believe my eyes!
A certain spectacular shamshir ![]() |
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1 , it is illegal to send them in the post anyway, as in these areas there is a law against sending edged items in the post, so if found it can be taken by the state, 2, these items sell for as much as 2 x the price in russia than for wha they do in the rest of the world, . so it makes no sence that a owner would list it on ebay, he coulld sell it to a collector for a good price in the country, and wouldnt have to worry about having the money taxed when he receved it (incoming money is harsly taxed, dosnt matter how you get it.. , if you arnt a businness and are getting money from anohter country the government wants some) even in islolated places , like dagestan , ther eis in the large cities many big well stocked antique shops selling all manner of bulat bladed anrique arms, old flintlock postolr sheilds , ect ect, and mostly for rather high prioces, as ther eis a good market of collectors even in out of the way places, dont buy these thigns, yes maybe if you come to russia it is good, see the thing and buy it, but no over the internet, there is a 100% chance that is a scam |
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Ausjulius,
Thank you for sharing the information with us. It confirms what I heard from several other Russian and Dagestani dealers and collectors. Particularly, taking an antique Russian sword into Russia is no problem, and even encouraged, BUT taking it out by any means is very difficult.. and expensive on and under the table:-) |
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yeah, no kidding they pay 500$ or so for the soviet military shashkas :S...
and a good condition caucascian shashka,, no a folded or bulat bladed one, will cost 800 or more, .. 1000, for a bulat one the prices are interesting, if it is in condition, supply and demand i guess, it swith all such things, like bayonets, military issue knives , ect ect, russians pay big prices for german trench knives and russian zik military knvies and such , in russia there is a large amount of nazi dress daggers and such, but still the price for such things is high, same with all other military swords, guess lots of people after such things, even russians will buy shashkas and such in the west and bring them back home, as most of the time the price is lower, id not trust any russian selling a sword or any old weapon on ebay, hes either a fool and knows nothing of these things (very unlikely) or hes a fraud... sorry to say it.. then ofcrose also there is the laws........ :S.. knives and swords and such , |
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Well, boys, here is another one: gorgeous Russian "Klych", sold for peanuts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160114907693 And, surprise, surprise, it was sleeping all these years in Kiev, Ukraine. Who is willing to bet a dollar that the lucky buyer will actually get it? Any takers? ![]() ![]() ![]() But what is interesting is the feedback record: very respectable, but quiet since 2002. The comments of the seller in the feedback section were in colloquial English. In contrast, description of the "sabre" is stilted and illiterate. In the past, the seller sold a lot of furniture, this time it is only swords. A question: is it possible for a faker to kidnap a dormant e-bay account ? |
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If you can imagine it Ariel it is probably possible.
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Hi all,
Perhaps kidnapping isn't necessary. I imagine that a respectable account of a retiring or deceased seller would have market value in much the same way that a well regarded brand or company name does. So a seller (or the dead seller's relatives) could sell the account name. This sort of thing goes on all the time with brand and company names in the brick and mortar world. I wouldn't be surprised to see it become a common practice on the internet...if it isn't already. If ebay is lax in investigating and shutting down sites that commit the kind of fraud discussed in this thread, a respectable account would be especially valuable to con artists. Sincerely, RobT Last edited by RobT; 10th May 2007 at 03:19 AM. Reason: added opinion |
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Well, boys, 3 is a charm...
![]() It is the third time this sword had been sold.. Each time the price is getting lower. If we wait long enough, the seller will pay to whoever gets this masterpiece off his hands. Sold through yet another account that had been inactive for more than 5 years... I am wondering: does the e-bay get its fees from the seller? |
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Yes.
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