Caveat emptor!!!

Rivkin · 22nd May 2006, 11:31 PM

I think Bazalai is more appropriate here than Geurk - Geurk "copies" come up here and there, while it is relatively easy to find an obviously fake Bazalai.

To the point of prices and japanese swords - I doubt I would ever buy a 2000$+ sword from a dealer without NBHTK or NHTK papers. I mean, why would such an expensive sword lack basic 100$ or so appraisal papers ? Something must be wrong with this picture. The very least one should do is to ask dealer to guarantee certain minimal appraisal at NBHTK.

Now here we have a smudgy-wudgy signature that looks nice, but I would not buy 18,000GBP persian sword for the kicks of it, as I would not buy 18,000$ japanese sword without papers, and I would not buy 18,000$ Rembrandt, even if the signature looks good on a photograph. Taking in mind that all other swords we've seen sold so far are rather obviously misrepresented, I truly wonder if anyone would bite this AA blade.

I would buy a very expensive sword if it would be valuable as it is; but things like famous attribution or historic provenance are not "ebay" material.

btw, lots of these blades are sham and not wootz.

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22nd May 2006, 11:31 PM	#11
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I think Bazalai is more appropriate here than Geurk - Geurk "copies" come up here and there, while it is relatively easy to find an obviously fake Bazalai. To the point of prices and japanese swords - I doubt I would ever buy a 2000$+ sword from a dealer without NBHTK or NHTK papers. I mean, why would such an expensive sword lack basic 100$ or so appraisal papers ? Something must be wrong with this picture. The very least one should do is to ask dealer to guarantee certain minimal appraisal at NBHTK. Now here we have a smudgy-wudgy signature that looks nice, but I would not buy 18,000GBP persian sword for the kicks of it, as I would not buy 18,000$ japanese sword without papers, and I would not buy 18,000$ Rembrandt, even if the signature looks good on a photograph. Taking in mind that all other swords we've seen sold so far are rather obviously misrepresented, I truly wonder if anyone would bite this AA blade. I would buy a very expensive sword if it would be valuable as it is; but things like famous attribution or historic provenance are not "ebay" material. btw, lots of these blades are sham and not wootz.