Nice Blade

[Type99]

This blade is about as nice as they get to good to be true? The bidding is fierce with some newby.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360470231156?ss ... 1423.l2648

[Surfson]

Surprisingly strong. Haven't studied the mei, and maybe it's a slam dunk, but without papers, it's a reach for somebody. I think that this dealer often buys unpapered blades from Japanese auctions.

[Sam Elliott]

I posted yesterday asking questions about this seller. Worth looking over the responses. Its directly below yours on the board.

[Bruno]

When you look at the bidders, it is quite obvious that "n***a( 1 )" is a fake bidder here to make the price high.

[pcfarrar]

This blade is about as nice as they get to good to be true?

 

It's not that nice to be honest, likely to be gimei.

[cabowen]

Agreed. Nothing special. Reminds me of a gendai. Horimono looks very fresh....Personally it wouldn't be a bargain at half the price....

[NihontoEurope]

Yes, all the fittings seems to be a lot older than the sword itself and the MEI does not reflect confidence.

 

/Martin

[NihontoEurope]

When you look at the bidders, it is quite obvious that "n***a( 1 )" is a fake bidder here to make the price high.

 

Very mysterious. I am tempted (but will not) to register a new user on ebay and start bidding to see if I am disqualified like "n***a" on the same grounds:

 

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Happy bidding!

 

/Martin

[Jiro49]

Too many (about 89%) of his blades get re-listed after they're sold on ebay... Has to be some ghost bidding going on...?