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Post by pgandy on Jan 23, 2022 16:26:19 GMT
Look at what I found on Ebay! Here is a handmade sharp Shirasaya of 1045 steel with a fake hamon. They’ve already sold 1,240. They ask 999.99 USD + $76 shipping. Who will be the first to give us a review on this one? www.ebay.com/itm/291910028939?
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Post by tera on Jan 23, 2022 16:33:01 GMT
They have sold a decent number of items with overall positive feedback. That could be faked with shill buyers, but giving them the benefit of a doubt I messaged them, informing them I believe the listing has a typo. A sword of that quality usually lists for $99.99 or so, and if they accidentally tripple-tapped the 9 they would probably want to know about it.
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Post by pgandy on Jan 23, 2022 17:04:28 GMT
That could be. I received the price as ₡ 638,563.22 which converts to $1,011. With the decimal in the wrong place it could have thrown everything off.
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Post by tera on Jan 23, 2022 17:10:04 GMT
It's also a well known scam to build up good rep for a store then try to cash out in a sketchy way, or they could have been hacked.
Ebay is kind of the wild west, still, but I'm hoping it was a clerical error.
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Post by alientude on Jan 23, 2022 17:17:24 GMT
What an outstanding deal. Especially because there's discounts available for high quantity orders! By the way, pgandy , if you'd like to make the link cleaner, you can cut everything out after the first question mark:
This is true for a lot of websites, including Amazon.
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Post by pgandy on Jan 23, 2022 17:23:25 GMT
What an outstanding deal. Especially because there's discounts available for high quantity orders! By the way, pgandy , if you'd like to make the link cleaner, you can cut everything out after the first question mark:
This is true for a lot of websites, including Amazon.
Done.
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Post by pellius on Jan 23, 2022 17:33:25 GMT
Thanks for the tip, ‘tude.
I thought about grabbing up this eBay deal, but my hobby budget is bingo dinero.
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Post by tera on Jan 23, 2022 17:49:52 GMT
They have "fancier" 1045 swords for about $60 US in their store. My guess is still a typo by an underpaid data entry person.
Likewise, there is one Axe that is like $599 when all comparable models in their own store are $59.
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Post by nddave on Jan 23, 2022 21:43:11 GMT
You buy it I'll review it lol, 😉
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Post by Arlequin on Jan 23, 2022 21:55:55 GMT
What a wonderful deal, honestly a steal for such meticulously crafted a blades! I might just have to cancel my Rado commision and pick a couple of these instead. Wonder if the man in black will mount them for me...
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