Gorgeous Shamshir with... bad feeling

erlikhan · 12th April 2006, 08:31 PM

According to me, if the seller didnt warn that the scabbard is a new production and offered it with the description "original", it can be defined as a "fake",I agree.Doesnt need to be completely new. As a result,i am sure everybody here agree it would not sell so high if its scabbard was described as "new".
regards

ALEX · 13th April 2006, 10:29 AM

I second Ariel's "fake" verdict. Anything, which is newly made, and claimed as "original" is a definition of fake. This scabbard IS a current recreation. Moreover, the seller grossly misrepresented many of his sold items in the past (no offense anyone - I just state the facts). 'Nuff said...

Battara · 14th April 2006, 07:26 PM

Alex, I see your point. If something is old with new fittings and the seller mentions the fittings are newer, then it is not a fake. I'm not sure I go as far as calling it a "fake" but I do see your point and I do believe there is an ethical obligation for the seller to mention what is new and what is original (assuming the seller is aware).

12th April 2006, 08:31 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	According to me, if the seller didnt warn that the scabbard is a new production and offered it with the description "original", it can be defined as a "fake",I agree.Doesnt need to be completely new. As a result,i am sure everybody here agree it would not sell so high if its scabbard was described as "new". regards

13th April 2006, 10:29 AM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	I second Ariel's "fake" verdict. Anything, which is newly made, and claimed as "original" is a definition of fake. This scabbard IS a current recreation. Moreover, the seller grossly misrepresented many of his sold items in the past (no offense anyone - I just state the facts). 'Nuff said...

14th April 2006, 07:26 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	Alex, I see your point. If something is old with new fittings and the seller mentions the fittings are newer, then it is not a fake. I'm not sure I go as far as calling it a "fake" but I do see your point and I do believe there is an ethical obligation for the seller to mention what is new and what is original (assuming the seller is aware).