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...
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 Japanese items for over forty years and an e.bayer for five with a positive feedback of arounf 500. I am worried about the current problems buying things Japanese not just on e.bay. I am...
This guide is aimed at people who are new to collecting Civil War items although there is advice for all to this fascinating hobby in this article. Now listen up! I do not pretend to be an expert on this...
I have now had many e.mail's from Japanese collectors, swords in the main. What has come over in the communications is the fear of fraud and the item being miss described. Their is no way to be 100% sure but...
There is currently a seller offering Benchmade skirmish knives at bargain prices. Some sellers have successfully bid under £30 and won examples, whilst others have broken the £60 barrier, or succumbed to a buy...
You might see them under a selection of different names,BUT THEY ARE ALL TO BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST CAUTION !!!................... MAGICGADGET./.or./.SED 15/.or.SFA 1 LTD./.or..DIAMOND ZONE/.or ..RUSSIAN ...
Despite all the bad press knife collecting has never been more popular, Starting a collection however is not as easy as you may think....... Have a "theme" in mind, obviously something that interests you...