Hello Robert,
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Thank you very much for your thoughts on this spear head and especially for the tips on the correct way of cleaning and preserving this piece.
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You're welcome!
Actually the culturally correct way would be as Alan suggests: Thoroughly cleaning the piece (including complete removal of the stain) and then restaining with warangan afterwards.
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I have added two more photos, one showing the twisted end of the tang and the other showing the methuk (the round thingy at the base). These were the best that I could produce from the auction photos using the photo editor I have.
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I can't make out any pamor on the methuk; this usually allows to very if it is separate. We'll see once it arrives...
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I have always wanted one of these for my collection even though they are not Philippine in origin, (as the other 99% of it is) but every one that I found that I liked was always more than my limited funding would allow. Even though I have read about everything I could find on them here on the forum I still had no idea of how to tell an original from a tourist item, that is unless it was so poorly made that it was quite obvious it was never meant to be used for much more than a paperweight. I had seen this one listed and on a whim decided to use the "Best Offer" option and made a bid of 33% of the asking price wholly expecting the seller to either make a counter offer of a higher price or just ignore my offer completely. To my total amazement I instead received an invoice for payment. Apparently this piece was meant to be mine all along. 
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Congrats! Spears are difficult to sell for that very reason (only a few true aficionados) and the fully mounted ones in addition due to prohibitive shipping costs.
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I will contact Alan as you have suggested.
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You crossed posts with him already...
Regards,
Kai