Spectacular Kilij!!!

[ausjulius]

yeah, no kidding they pay 500$ or so for the soviet military shashkas :S...
and a good condition caucascian shashka,, no a folded or bulat bladed one, will cost 800 or more, .. 1000, for a bulat one the prices are interesting, if it is in condition, supply and demand i guess,
it swith all such things, like bayonets, military issue knives , ect ect, russians pay big prices for german trench knives and russian zik military knvies and such , in russia there is a large amount of nazi dress daggers and such, but still the price for such things is high,
same with all other military swords,
guess lots of people after such things,
even russians will buy shashkas and such in the west and bring them back home, as most of the time the price is lower,

id not trust any russian selling a sword or any old weapon on ebay, hes either a fool and knows nothing of these things (very unlikely) or hes a fraud...
sorry to say it..
then ofcrose also there is the laws........ :S.. knives and swords and such ,

[ariel]

Well, boys, here is another one: gorgeous Russian "Klych", sold for peanuts.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160114907693
And, surprise, surprise, it was sleeping all these years in Kiev, Ukraine.
Who is willing to bet a dollar that the lucky buyer will actually get it?
Any takers?
But what is interesting is the feedback record: very respectable, but quiet since 2002. The comments of the seller in the feedback section were in colloquial English. In contrast, description of the "sabre" is stilted and illiterate. In the past, the seller sold a lot of furniture, this time it is only swords. A question: is it possible for a faker to kidnap a dormant e-bay account ?

[Rick]

If you can imagine it Ariel it is probably possible.

[RobT]

Hi all,
Perhaps kidnapping isn't necessary. I imagine that a respectable account of a retiring or deceased seller would have market value in much the same way that a well regarded brand or company name does. So a seller (or the dead seller's relatives) could sell the account name. This sort of thing goes on all the time with brand and company names in the brick and mortar world. I wouldn't be surprised to see it become a common practice on the internet...if it isn't already. If ebay is lax in investigating and shutting down sites that commit the kind of fraud discussed in this thread, a respectable account would be especially valuable to con artists.
Sincerely,
RobT