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Post by mythosequidae on Aug 7, 2010 21:22:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 21:33:55 GMT
Wow that's incredibly expensive...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 21:34:13 GMT
I can't even pay for the appraisal to prove this thing wasn't made in Damascus last month, let alone ante on the 30K. It is a beautiful sword for all of that. ;D When you buy it, will you rent it out? Time share sounds like a great idea.
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Post by Dom T. on Aug 7, 2010 21:37:22 GMT
My reaction to the price: Admittedly, I don't know much about antiques... but if I ever reach the point where I can drop that much money for a sword... dang. I wonder how many man-hours went into that sword, if it really was made for an emperor. *Edited for an oddly phrased sentence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 21:48:18 GMT
That's insane. I wonder how rich you'd have to be to consider buying something like this.
what would you even do with it? I'd be scared to death to cut something with it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 23:43:57 GMT
That's terrible!!!! - - - - But it made me laugh so you get a +1
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2010 16:03:32 GMT
That piece has beaucoup visual appeal, and undoubtedly many hours were spent in its crafting.
However, for the BIN price of the auction, and the "supporting" claims that are passing for provenance, I would say MEH.
One would think that with a piece that is potentially a very important part of one of the greatest empires ever to exist, there would be a bit more documentation to substantiate what it really is. I would hope that someone who deals in antiquities that sell in the 5 figure area would have a bit to spend on authentication or research.
I may be all wet, and it may be a deal at 30K$ US. It really is a visually appealing piece.
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Post by kidcasanova on Aug 9, 2010 5:48:17 GMT
At no point does the seller even mention an age for the sword, you only get vague "antique" and "16th and 17th." No "century," no nothing. Not to mention the aforementioned lack of documentation or professional appraisal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2010 10:57:49 GMT
I think it's best to keep something like this from E-bay at bay
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2010 17:15:39 GMT
I love how badly worded the description is.
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Post by ShooterMike on Aug 9, 2010 20:16:55 GMT
A bit hard to tell from the picutres on-screen..... but if I was betting on its provenance, my money would be on late 20th century to early 21st century.
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