Algerian Kaybele/Ifflyssen?

Yvain · 17th October 2020, 10:39 PM

What's up with vendors claiming everything is from Indonesia ? Same thing happened to me when I bought my Agadez knife ! 😆

kronckew · 18th October 2020, 10:28 AM

Their 'experts' knowledge tends to be a bit limited, so they guess and make things up to, in their minds, enhance the sale and/or encourage the bidders... I've also seen a lot of 'Short Cavalry Swords' (brass hilted briquets) recently. Seems 'Cavalry' sells better.

I have a high status presentation Burmese dha that I 'won' on eBay for less than the postage from a lady here in the UK (so the postage was really low). I wrote to her later apologizing for not having paid enough, I was so embarrassed. She'd listed it as an Egyptian Machete. She wrote back saying she hadn't had a clue, so she asked her 'expert' son, who came up with the Egyptian thing. She also commented she was going to kill him!

(I was not embarrassed enough to pay her any more tho - Not Caveat Emptor but Cave Vendor!

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I also have a touareg dagger that was sold to me as a 'Collectable Indian sword' But I knew it wasn't

). link: Indian?

Originally hosted on Photobucket, they started charging and obscured the photos, tho if you right click and pick 'view image' from the popup menu, you can see them OK.
At least you can in firefox.

Sajen · 18th October 2020, 10:47 AM

By wrong descriptions I've won the rarest blades!

Here one sample: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=mandaya

It was described as Sundanese arm dagger!

Sajen · 18th October 2020, 10:52 AM

This one was described from a German auction house as African bolo: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=ilongot

kronckew · 27th October 2020, 08:27 PM

Just got word from the vendor who says the item was severely damaged before shipping and the auctioneers should have not sold it as they were notified before I bid on it.

I've asked to cancel and refund my payment.

18th October 2020, 10:28 AM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	Their 'experts' knowledge tends to be a bit limited, so they guess and make things up to, in their minds, enhance the sale and/or encourage the bidders... I've also seen a lot of 'Short Cavalry Swords' (brass hilted briquets) recently. Seems 'Cavalry' sells better. I have a high status presentation Burmese dha that I 'won' on eBay for less than the postage from a lady here in the UK (so the postage was really low). I wrote to her later apologizing for not having paid enough, I was so embarrassed. She'd listed it as an Egyptian Machete. She wrote back saying she hadn't had a clue, so she asked her 'expert' son, who came up with the Egyptian thing. She also commented she was going to kill him! (I was not embarrassed enough to pay her any more tho - Not Caveat Emptor but Cave Vendor! ) I also have a touareg dagger that was sold to me as a 'Collectable Indian sword' But I knew it wasn't ). link: Indian? Originally hosted on Photobucket, they started charging and obscured the photos, tho if you right click and pick 'view image' from the popup menu, you can see them OK. At least you can in firefox. Last edited by kronckew; 18th October 2020 at 10:46 AM.

17th October 2020, 10:39 PM	#1
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 179	What's up with vendors claiming everything is from Indonesia ? Same thing happened to me when I bought my Agadez knife ! 😆

18th October 2020, 10:47 AM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,214	By wrong descriptions I've won the rarest blades! Here one sample: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=mandaya It was described as Sundanese arm dagger!

18th October 2020, 10:52 AM	#4
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,214	This one was described from a German auction house as African bolo: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=ilongot

27th October 2020, 08:27 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	Just got word from the vendor who says the item was severely damaged before shipping and the auctioneers should have not sold it as they were notified before I bid on it. I've asked to cancel and refund my payment.