Really strange offer!

[Roland]

Have a look, guys, at this ebay offer:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/NBTHK-FOR-UDA-KATANA-NO-TSUBA-OR-SWORD_W0QQitemZ160156525877QQihZ006QQcategoryZ73466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Isn't that strange? Where do this papers come from? Which owner would voluntarily pass on the papers of his nihonto?

[Kajihei]

One possible scenario: The paper is for a mumei blade, and some old NBTHK papers are unreliable. Owner submits it for shinsa and obtains a new NBTHK paper attributing it to someone else. No need to keep two contradicting papers, so he dumps the old one. And, as with anything else sword-related, there's a market for anything provided that the price is right.

 

Kaj

[Stephen]

to think about some dodgy buyers get them then state this blade has papers to get the sale.

[remzy]

Worried me too Stephen... we should buy them and burn them! ..hmm