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ariel · 11th September 2006, 08:48 PM

Over the past several months I have noticed a profusion of Moro swords on e-bay coming directly from the Philippines .
Here is an example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=012
Can experts explain to me (us?) what is going on?
1. A sudden increase in the willingmess of the Moro people to sell their antiquities?
2. An emergence of an industry manufacturing "aged" swords (and, likely, other "antiques") akin to wnat we see in China?

11th September 2006, 08:48 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Moro swords: are we facing an epidemics? Over the past several months I have noticed a profusion of Moro swords on e-bay coming directly from the Philippines . Here is an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=012 Can experts explain to me (us?) what is going on? 1. A sudden increase in the willingmess of the Moro people to sell their antiquities? 2. An emergence of an industry manufacturing "aged" swords (and, likely, other "antiques") akin to wnat we see in China?