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Originally Posted by asomotif
Catawiki does not sell, they offer the auction website.
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Hello Willem,
yes, of course you are correct, it's site similar to ebay. I should have said: "it get sold....on their site..."
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Originally Posted by asomotif
It is the ignorant buyer who is willing to buy these keris at relatively high prices. I have noticed the same indded with often very simple javanese keris being sold for high prices..
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I've contacted them as well in this issue with success, they ended all auctions with this wrong described keris.
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Originally Posted by asomotif
On the other hand I have heard that they can be very strict about what they accept for their website to be auctioned. as probably with your Salawaku.
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Yes, they are. But the expert in this case wasn't able to see differences in quality and age. And this is something I am awaiting from an expert in ethnic antiques.
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Anyway, always use your brain before bidding. Buyer beware.  |
Agree complete with you!
Regards,
Detlef