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					Originally Posted by Spunjer
					
				 
				abandoned? i doubt it... outsniped? well, as ariel put it,  " there is a new and large group of people with a feedback of 2-5, too much money and absolutely no understanding or knowledge of antique or ethnic weapons."
 i don't think they're new tho; just changing names, IMHO
    
			
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  I think the 
ARE  new:   witness increased incidents of astonishing  money paid for junk.
 We all do it sometimes: either get fooled, too excited or getting a lousy piece because there is a  ( what we think)  important feature ( "... the blade is a replacement, but the handle seems to be the missing link..."-type).
 But  the  new crop on e-bay just 
BUYS!