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Alex A

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  1. Hi Grev, i would take the sword to a dealer for a valuation, unless your after a quick sale, most dealers would need to see the sword in hand anyway to be more accurate. Collecting tsuba, im sure you must know of a few, if not i can recommend one or two in the uk. Asking potential customers on here for a valuation is a bit like walking through a wolf infested forest banging a dinner gong . I like the look of the blade, allthough a tired nikago, as stated. Alex.
  2. Hi Peter ,funnily enough, i met steve for the first time in liverpool over the christmas period, nice guy, gave me some good advice. Didnt know he wrote books, il look into that. Alex.
  3. Haha, come on Jean, it does look like a rat, well, maybe in my opinion. :D A bear maybe? mongoose? merecat? :lol: Alex
  4. Hi Mike, it must be a tiger, since looking at images of rat menuki ive come round to the idea it must be a tiger, allthough not the most obvious tiger ive seen. Alex.
  5. More like a rat than a tiger, admittedly, an aggressive looking rat, if its a tiger then it could have been done better. Now ive got a guy at the side of me in work telling me its a monkey :D , i give up... Alex
  6. Or maybe the dragons tail turns into the rat ,i think it as someting to do with the tails, sorry im not helping with your bet, but i am curious... Alex
  7. Hi Mike, ive read of koi turning into dragons, could this be a rat turning into a dragon?, think it as something to do with the rats tail, from what ive read. Not sure if thats correct, just a guess. Alex.
  8. Cheers Adam/Chris, appreciated. Alex.
  9. Hi Hoanh, that had crossed my mind too, i was unsure though..cheers Forgot to say, its about 2 inches from the habaki. Alex
  10. I have a wakizashi dated to around 1670, the blade is in excellent condition apart from this gouge type of mark on the mune. Maybe someone with more experience as seen something similar. Could it be the result of a skirmish, careless handling or something else? ,it is small, about 7mm approx.
  11. Interesting that Henry, i bought 2 bronze dragons several years ago, i read they where lucky. At the time i wondered what the difference was between chinese and Japanese dragons. Alex
  12. I have stated in a recent post that i think the saya is to blame for tiny bent tip on the end of one of my blades. Expert jobs should be left to the experts. Alex
  13. Ebay, for experienced collectors only............. Alex.
  14. Let me clear a few things up. 1) Adrian, i am not interested in stealing your job. Knowing the business i find it hard sitting here without trying to help, my company does not need the work, there are not enough hrs in the day as it is. We specialize in high quality full colour books, university prospectus, brochures, folders etc etc. We do work for british aerospace, most universities, aston martin and so on. We do the kind of work no one else wants to do because its difficult and demanding, thats how we make are money in what seems to be a digital world, all though we also do digital. 2) Do we do this kind of work you require?, yes sometimes, it isnt a big deal, we may shy away from it because its overseas though. I did say at the beginning of the thread that i would get it printed in Marcus's home country, basically to avoid import duty on any that are left over for return to Marcus, aswell as a hefty postal delivery . 250 of each book is not a big job quantity wise and the price should be more than acceptable. What if theres a lot left over?, does it matter?, if the price is right for the number of books that are initially required. 3) Would i do it it for nothing, no, i find it difficult to believe anyone would do this for nothing... 4) Do i want to bicker on line and be quoted all the time? No. 5) Do i want the work, no,not at all!, but as i said, i would have been happy to give you a price for comparison only,to help you see where you stand, i am now finished on this subject. I genuinely hope this works, i need more books at a reasonable cost Alex
  15. You seem to know everything, im out pal. Alex
  16. Adrian, why you being childish, we pass the customer on to the shipper, we DONT charge, the shipper does! Personally i wouldnt trust you with a kids crayon book. Alex
  17. Pay the printing company?...read what i wrote Adrian..Ive tried helping but now ive had enough..........game over. Alex.
  18. Strange, but no complaints good result. Alex
  19. Printers will and do offer individual shipping, they just pass the job onto someone else, usually quite reasonable. Im in too, by the way..... Alex
  20. Most large printers offer this service Brian, My works is stacked to the rafters with work waiting to go out, they do charge you for storage though. Alex.
  21. These books are very thick as you know, books of this size we would print then send out for finishing to a specialist. There are of course specialist book printers that can do everything in house, maybe thats your guys. I will be happy to get you a price for comparison. As you have stated, no rush, ring around the places that you know, and take it from there. It will be interesting to see how the poll goes, maybe would have been better to get a few rough prices first though. If i where you id also get a price for digitally printed insides, it isnt as bad as it used to be, just doesnt have the sharpness of offset. At least with some prices you will have more of an idea, best to take it from there. Alex
  22. Adrian, why dont you just phone the 4 printers that you know and get a price for 250 books printed top quality, at least then you can come back with 4 different prices and work out how much it will be for each person. Your all going round in circles here. You know what the book entales, straight forward black only with a colour cover that will need designing, the printers will guide you on what you can have. The price will be less than you think. Most litho printers will accept a 250 run these days, there up against it with the digital guys. Obviously there will be a lot of books left over, marcus can decide what to do with them, its his book afterall. Alex
  23. You done well, but i dont see how that label can make a difference, was full value declared? Alex
  24. The first one is very large, bit like the one on Eds recent post. Alex
  25. An ancient piece of history you have there Ed, just about the time the romans decided to leave england. Ive never seen a tsuba that old before, must be good to own. Alex.
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