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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 3:05:04 GMT
so i was new to swords and i was on eBay and i was always seeing the kill bill sword and it was always $70+ so when i seen this one www.ebay.com/itm/KILL-BILL-Hatto ... 23145aa68d it only had 1 min be for it ended .i was thinking i was getting a deal and could resale but after closer look i see i was a little noob.and this is a wall pice . so how bad did i do?? is it even worth the $30 i payed. i don't even know what the handle is made of. I'm embarrassed that i bought this!.....have any of you ever done something like this when you just started out buying swords? or am i just noob P.s after talking to a very helpfull SBG member. and many days of reading and looking around im buying a Ronin Dojo Katana for my first real sword... no more ebay for me lol
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 23, 2011 3:16:44 GMT
I spent $80 for a stainless steel wallhanger when I first started out, so $30 for a carbon steel blade isn't so bad.
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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 3:20:31 GMT
ty i fell alot better knowing im not the only one. and $80 was it even full tang
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Sept 23, 2011 3:23:35 GMT
Probably not. I don't think the tsuka even came off. I just know that I was like 17, had a pocketful of cash, and I had to have it.
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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 3:27:51 GMT
im 22 and still get that way lol as you can see
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Post by chrisperoni on Sept 23, 2011 3:31:08 GMT
you have this double posted I answered in the other one
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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 3:43:53 GMT
yes was not sure where to post
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Post by ecovolo on Sept 23, 2011 4:16:31 GMT
Ronin's a good choice. As for being a newb? Hell, everyone's done it at least once. I have a few wall-hangers myself that are good for the occasional costume party . --Edward
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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 4:37:23 GMT
Thank you SBG has been really nice im new to swords and SBG but it seems to be filled with nice helpfull people im very happy i found this fourm i can see my self being very active on here for along time to come
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Sept 23, 2011 19:08:47 GMT
TattooMagic:
Most of the folks here are really nice. We do have occasional slip-ups, I'll admit! Welcome aboard, glad to have you here, and if I act like a jerk, remind me that I ought'n't.
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Post by Jakeonthekob on Sept 23, 2011 20:50:23 GMT
Hi Tattoomagic! My first sword was bought in CHINA TOWN! XD I mean the LA one haha. It was actually a Katsumoto folded steel, TH blade, which cost me about $180 after haggling haha. It is actually a decent piece, but after this one, I got the musashi shirasaya then a SBG custom. Now I have all those swords plus I have a new obsession with high-end swords so I got a custom MAS L6 katana, and I am in the process of having Pavel Bolf making me a new kat.
No matter what though, we ALL go through some sort of learning curve. I just happened to be lucky that my first blade was a carbon steel one instead of a 440 one. No need to feel bad, just learn and share from your mistakes/experiences and we'll all have a laugh reminiscing about the past. XD
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Post by TattooMagic on Sept 23, 2011 21:00:23 GMT
nice. yeah im really finding myself getting inti sword katana's for the most part. i just cant wait for money to pick up so i can get me some really nice ones.
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Post by Vestri on Oct 3, 2011 7:50:06 GMT
You didnt do too bad - I INTENTIONALLY bought two 440 Stainless steel blades (Kill bill ones - bride and bill) for my dad and brother and I bought a Last Samurai replica 440 stainless) for a wall hanger.
But officially, my first ever sword isnt out yet - Its "Sword of the Stranger" and its pre-ordered. Its my first Carbon Steel blade. But deffinately my first cutter will (hopefully) be a Ronin Dojo Pro or a SBG custom. I just have to wait till December for the ronin restock or order in November for the SBG (I hope I can get an order in)
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Post by TattooMagic on Oct 3, 2011 7:54:33 GMT
lmsao your waiting for December to get a ronins dojo pro. so am i lol but i got a Musashi - 1060 Carbon Steel - Speckled Burgundy Katana w/o Bo-hi ("i have a Review up of it )"to hold me over till december. im not sure what i will do with the kill bill lol
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Post by Rifleman Lizard on Oct 3, 2011 9:35:08 GMT
We were all new at some point. I remember the first "sword" I bought, mostly because I still have a score to settle over it. It was a Toledo(?) katana I paid £300 for, which is give or take $470! I got ripped off big time :lol: It was quite a few years ago now. It's in my store room somewhere, hidden under some other useless junk. The fittings are (we'll say "were" because it's never coming out again) an antiqued alloy, very typical black standard with white samegawa. The blade was so called "damascus" and had no hamon whatsoever. A while later I realised I was robbed blind by a vendor I trusted for years previously (he sold me a lot of outdoor rigs). It was either daylight robbery or ignorance from the both of us. I dismantled the thing realising I wasn't going to learn about real swords, but to learn why this wasn't a sword at all; Glued on and cracked plywood tsuka. Misaligned habaki Cracked saya You name it, complete dismal. So I learned a lot from that mistake and years later I bought some books and did some hard research. Managed to dodge a lot of bullets ever since. I did practice my tsukamaki, sageo tying, and basic woodworking/laquering on it though. I guess it wasn't such a bad thing to keep at the time. Anyway, you've spent low and while I'm sure what you have there is no better, you'll learn your lesson with more cash left in your pockets. What to do with your first? Your first sword is like your first girlfriend; learn from the experience and hope you never cross paths again! Welcome to SBG too.
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Post by TattooMagic on Oct 3, 2011 9:44:34 GMT
lol
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Post by Vestri on Oct 3, 2011 10:07:40 GMT
Hey! I married my first Grilfriend!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 19:41:11 GMT
was the SBG custom sword any good? and how was the MAS L6 katana?
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