USMC-LCPL Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 It was recommended to me that I purchase a new tsuba for an o-wakizashi that I purchased from another NMB member. Something with a bamboo pattern to go with the bamboo leaf menuki. I've found one at a price that's too good to be true... please tell me if this is a great buy, or a great scam... http://cgi.ebay.com/073-Japanese-Copper ... dZViewItem :? Quote
Deron Douglas Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Hi, the auction hasn't ended yet, so it's hard to say what the final price will be. Could go for around $100-150... but I'm usually wrong on these things :-) Deron Quote
Grey Doffin Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 Doesn't seem right to me. Any one else think this might be a fake? Grey Quote
sencho Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 ... just this one...?? what about the rest of his stuff? Some are papered... or appear to be.. Cheers Quote
USMC-LCPL Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Posted June 27, 2007 It's just that they all look so detailed... the closeup shots are amazing! Which is what makes them seem so fake to me... they almost look like they were freshly minted and then aged to look older than they are... I hope that they're real though... if they are, there's some good buys to be had off of this guy... Quote
Mike Posted June 27, 2007 Report Posted June 27, 2007 At first look his items looks OK. But the price is too good to be true, so I wouldn't take a risk. Mike Quote
USMC-LCPL Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Posted June 27, 2007 That's my dilemma though... his prices are so low that it really isn't a risk at all... Good replicas go for double what this guy is asking. And with no reserve? I'm so very very tempted... Quote
Deron Douglas Posted June 28, 2007 Report Posted June 28, 2007 I took a closer look. The patina seems kind of funny to me. I like red copper tsuba, so I have a couple myself. I've never seen a patina like this before. It almost looks brushed on. But the detail looks ok... I thought the punch holes didn't look "crisp" so it's hard to say unless it's in hand. Mind you, as you said a repo tsuba from Fred Lohman or other will cost you about $100-$125, so taking a chance on this one with a max in that range... won't turn out badly. Just my worthless 2 cents taken from my limited experience. Deron Quote
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