A $405 Gunong?

[Ferguson]

This piece just ended on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=220712281958&si=%252B%252BsKCe0GMigBFjhNKg09v%252FG0%252F1E%253 D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

I thought it was a nice piece, though not too old, and planned to bid a little. Surprisingly it went for $405. \ I know it has a mother of pearl hilt, but is there something I'm missing? Always willing to learn, so I'm asking for opinions on this piece. What do you think?

Steve Ferguson

[Rick]

Somebody paid too much, IMO .

[Robert]

I was watching this too but had no intention of bidding, just thought that it was interesting but $405.00 :eek: :confused:

Robert

[Lew]

I just missed getting this at $404.99 ;) :rolleyes: darn! If you look at the bidding record a newbie with 26 wins was high bidder at about $100 but it seems he put in a $400 bid which was than topped by two other more experienced ebayers but I am still scratching my head?

[Sajen]

I was one of the low bidder and never thought that it went high like this also I think that the times are gone that you can buy good gunongs by low prices, look to some sides where you can buy ethnographic weapons; they also want to have good prices. :shrug:
So, Steve it seems that you have done a good investment in the last years! ;)

Regards,

Detlef

[Battara]

I think this is a later piece. Although it has MOP and ivory, there are aluminum pieces in the stacking of the horn and ivory pieces. This makes it more WWII at the earliest.

I would rather pay this much for some of Steve's pieces. :D