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• Japanese swords,Nihonto.
• by koto4( 512)
• 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............ 

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  Nihonto | Swords | Japanese | Katana | Tachi

• 41 of 45 people found this guide helpful

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• Ivory & Ceramic,Japanese.
• by koto4( 512)
• My dear old Mum-in-law bought me a ceramic figure, one of the eight immortals. Not from the web or ebay but from a dealer in Cornwall. He told the 83 year old that it was by a Japanese called 'Lu Dong Bin'... 

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  Fraud | Japan | China | Antiques | Internet

• 29 of 39 people found this guide helpful

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• Buying Oriental?Sensible guide to Ebay,Common sense....
• by koto4( 512)
• 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... 

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  Japanese swords | Japanese Antiques | Japanese Armour | Japanese Prints | Oriental Antiques

• 13 of 19 people found this guide helpful

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• Lets talk mabout postage rip off charges
• by koto4( 512)
• Dispite ebay trying to control excess postal charges the number of sellers ripping off buyeres seems to be on the increase. A prime example is that of a flag sell, 1000flagsuk, a purchase of a Buy it now on... 

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  Buyers | Antiques | Flages | Japanese | WW2

• 8 of 10 people found this guide helpful

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• Japanese Lacquer
• by koto4( 512)
• Japanese Lacquer items fro the Meiji period can be just FANTASTIC in their quality {See picture}.This example is of Museum quality, a box with some drawers and lid that makes ya cry with joy at the sheer... 

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  Lacquer | Japanese | Antique | Meiji | Taisho

• 6 of 11 people found this guide helpful

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