Chinese knockoff for $1000usd?

[ottou812]

Compare:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0223525099

 

with the tsuba on this auction out of Hong Kong (scroll down to the selection of tsubas (Copper Tsuba 2162):

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Clay-Tempe ... 5638875761

 

The design is identical. Materials used just vary slightly.

 

Comments?

[SwordGuyJoe]

I wonder if he/she got stung and is trying to get their money back out of it?

[Bruno]

"An absolute must for collectors."

[raven2]

My first reaction is that the ebay is such an obvious fake, that I hope he wasn't foolish enough to get caught buying it. My second is that if he did get burned, and is now trying to foist it off on someone else, he isn't much better than the person who burned him. It really is too bad this junk keeps increasing.

[raven2]

Nope, just seems like another person trying to pull a fast one. Here is another item from his list .......

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/19thC-Black-Forest- ... 53dee39974

[machinist]

Ebay always has some fine bargains, like this "tanto"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

 

Disclaimer: Not to be taken seriously.

[raven2]

Can't you read, it is not "just" a tanto but a "tanto sword knife spear samurai blade". Much more special. Must be something like an old Japanese Swiss army knife.

 

BTW....... NICE "FIXED" TSUBA.

[steve oakley]

15 bids at 3 days 6 hours to go for the auction. No reserve. How did i miss this on ebay.

 

 

 

Steve O