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Oh, my bad, I did see that he signed it Chris. Call me naive but I didnt think a well publicized auction like that would escape the attention of a bunch of sword collectors. In the end, all that matters is that I would have bid higher than anyone else on the board which I was fully intending to do. It went over my budget so I'm out of the running. Call me a little kid, excited, elated and marveled by these swords and i do tend to get a little excited when I talk about them. If I helped put that sword out of my financial grasp by my post, too bad for me, good for him but I still think that for you to make your opinion in that manner was out of line. I was talking about the sword and if it really was the sword pictured in the book, not if the seller was a shill seller using his connections to up the price of his item. I may be new here but I am not a pushover and although it may sound like i am defending the seller (I actually have to now) i am more defending myself for you including me in a joint conspiracy theory. Apologies accepted and appreciated. I too am sorry for flipping my lid.

What you just implied was not only outrageous but totally false. I came here to discuss a sword that i saw for sale on Ebay. That was what I thought this forum was for. I am a novice buyer and thought i would get an objective opinion from some non-objective collectors. Call me naive but I thought I was doing a good thing but I guess not so. I see other posts asking questions about particular swords and particular auctions and haven't seen that sort of reaction that you gave. I'm not in the business of "hyping" other peoples auctions at all. I do not know the gentleman in question and my name is mike, not Chris. It is obvious that you know who this gentleman is and maybe it is YOU who is trying to sour his auction as being a seller of swords on eBay yourself. You also made implications that I am bidding up his sword? No, i simply stated a fact that i was going to bid on it. If it were a bad sword, I'm sure nobody would bid on it. I'm sure if it were not a rare sword, it wouldn't be listed in the books as one. I can be skeptical all day long about your motivations. I see that you may have given up certain "trade secrets" to how you run your auctions. I am neither a seller on eBay nor am I affiliated with this "chris" character you are speaking of. If that is his name, you must know him personally and to throw his name out there with the implications that he is doing something shady, makes me question your motivations as well. And to speak of what you mentioned, everyone on this forum was new at one time, even you. so to "tie" me in with this auction because I am new is ridiculous. Why don't you go ahead and here, in the forums, tell everyone your seller name so we can watch how you do business? Is it ok for you to accuse (in disguise and in round about ways) a new member of this fine forum of doing underhanded things? I resent that implication kind sir. It isn't fair, it isn't right and I do not have to stand for it.

But would it be, according to the books, one of a handful of examples known to exist, a rare piece to own? If you have one of three known examples, barring personal feelings about traditionally made vs. machine made and personal prejudice towards a particular manufacturing style etc, wouldn't that be a special kind of sword? I'm into weapons, plain and simple. this is a weapon, a rare one. The more I research this piece, the more I see that it is also an investment. I understand your position, it is like someone who will own a Corvette, but only a classic one. This is still a Japanese Samurai sword, regardless of the manufacture specs or how it was made. It is a rare sword, like it or not. It is a genuine sword, and machine made, oil tempered etc does not change that. I will say that i am a novice and a little nutty at times, but seeing the values of my firearms go up and up, I can only hope that our (my new hobby) will follow that trend for many years to come. An investment is an investment, whatever it may be an investment in. Sorry to say that this but the sword is worth more than many traditionally made swords. I think that is due to the literature put out on it about its rarity. Minus the tang inscription(which makes it rare) it would be a typical (abiet minty sword). I will still chase it with hope!

Mad maybe, but as far as rare WWII swords, this one as far as I know, read and seen is top of the heap. It isn't traditionally made, or is it? but being one of a handful of examples known to exist, I'll take a shot at it being a good investment. If i were wrong, the price wouldnt be where it is now, would it be? Mad is paying thousands of dollars for maybe and possibly, this is a definite I think! Anyone else think I'm crazy... (before the auction closes please), give me your input QUICKLY!!! :lol:

Well it appeals to me! I have 6 swords now, two NCO's, one Koto and three Showa and like all good addictions, I have to get more! I am going to scramble my finances and shoot at it for $4500.00 or so, if it goes higher, oh well, but it sure was nice to at least SEE something like that. I think that the new place to invest your money is in things like this, that hold their values etc. I just wish I would have started at a younger age. I remember when, as a kid, we used to see hundreds for sale at Army-Navy stores for $25.00.... the good ol days!!!!

I am a relatively new collector and this is my first time posting on here so I pose a question, and I know I cannot afford this sword, but my question is, am I reading this correctly out of Fuller and Gregorys book about this being a super rare sword with only a few examples known to exist? It looks marvelous! Does anyone know the history and rarity of this piece? I would love to buy it but at the price it is at, can it go much higher? Any other info you guys can provide would be greatly helpful. Thanks and this is a great site! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=007