Warning signs 1. Low starting price with ultrahigh postage 2. Private feedback 3. Descriptions of everything but the item for sale 4. Poor images 5. Lack of response to requests for information 6. Large...
It is a minefield if buying a Samurai sword on the web, here are some simple guideline from questions I have been asked. {As you will by now be aware,ebay has taken the steps to stop "Samurai" swords being...
This Guide is designed for iaido practitioners on a budget and anyone else who is considering buying a shinken(sharp sword)or iaito(used by iaido practitioners, and are not sharp but are usually well made with...
Beware of items being sold from China that are supposedly rare and ancient artifacts as 99.99% of these are actually very cheap, low quality reproductions. When i first started buying and selling in Ebay...
JAPANESE SWORD CARE GUIDE Courtesy of NBTHK Nippon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai Traditionally, the Japanese sword has been a most important treasure of the Japanese people. We should do what we can to...
Complete guide to buying a decent Samurai Sword on eBay. In this guide, I'd like to share with you some very valuable information that will save YOU from wasting your hard earned money on junk swords. ...
As a collector of swords for many years I feel I should warn you before you part with your cash.There are a great many fake Japanese WWII swords being sold on Ebay but how do you spot a fake ? 1. does the...
FIRST THING TO REMEMBER WHEN BUYING A KATANA ON EBAY,YOU CAN BUY VERY GOOD QUALITY,PRACTICAL,FUNCTIONAL BLADES AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES ON EBAY.I AM WRITING THIS GUIDE MAINLY TO DISSPELL THE MYTH THAT KATANAS...
As of the 6th April 2008 the Government will be introducing an amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which will see the addition of some Swords to the Offensive Weapons Order list. This is a list of items...
The majority of swords on E.bay described as "Japanese" will be fakes,blatant fakes and sadly from China. You will not buy a genuine sword for £40 .........£400 to $5000 yes. Simple rules to follow............