Keris for comment

[David]

Yeah Lew, i am afraid i would be that very same "imbecile"
I should have taken hiom up on his wager, but i figured it was a waste of time and he would never pay in the end.
In his last post to me he writes:
You may recall that I made the following offer to you:
When the keris was still within my possession, I would send the physical item (at my expense) to any acknowledged expert, provided we both posted a bond (payable to charity) to ensure I wasn't wasting my time. You (predictably) chickened out, but now you want me to go and look at some blog that is no doubt heavily loaded with your friends and relations. You should ask yourself who am I more likely to believe - a native Indonesian who has a deep understanding of the keris and a knowledgeable collector, or some peanut who has read one or two books and who thinks a forged pattern is paint!! If you appraise yourself honestly you will realise that you have heavily negative credibility.

Alan, i think the "peanut" he is referring to is you.

[David]

Hey Lew, sorry, but i edited this guy's ID from your post. I think it is probably best that way.

[Rick]

Let's try to refrain from casting aspersions upon the Seller .
I know that this has been lively and entertaining; but one thing can often lead to another .
I would hate to see this escalate.

I gave up trying to educate Sellers some few years ago .

[David]

Rick is right. Let's keep it civil, even with this absent ebay dealer.
It's always a toss-up for me when i see inaccuracies on ebay whether or not i make contact. Sometimes the sellers have been very receptive, but then you get a response like this. I contacted another guy just recently about Moro weapons and it turns out that his dad has a storefont right across the river from me that i never knew existed loaded with Philippines blades. We had a great face to face and i showed them how to ID the newer stuff and they were very grateful and i now have a new source to hit every now and then. So sometimes it works out well for everyone.
I think this guy is beyond anyone's help and we should just move on.

[A. G. Maisey]

I'm actually rather partial to peanuts, David. Probably eat about half a kilo a week of them, washed down with Perrier sometimes, other times with a decent Shiraz. I think in an emegency I could just about live on peanuts.Peanuts and Shiraz, not peanuts and Perrier. Gotta get your fruit somehow.

If this gentleman was referring to me, well, maybe he`s right. All those peanuts over so many years gotta have some sort effect.

I believe this gentleman is located in Perth.

I know a lady living near Perth who is a student of the keris and who has a reasonable level of knowledge.

There is also an Indonesian fellow who runs a business selling goloks and similar things that are made in Bandung. This fellow also knows a little bit about the keris.

If this seller truly wishes to learn what it is he is offering for sale, I dare say I could put him in touch with these people.

If he does not wish to learn, well perhaps he would be wise to beat a strategic retreat and wait a year or so before listing this object again.

[David]

Not big on peanuts myself, but i love a good shiraz.
Frankly i get the impression from our e-mails that the fellow really doesn't want to learn anything, but hopefully i am wrong about that. As for re-listing, he claims that he sold it to a "knowledgable" collector , but i have a sneaky suspicion that is not the case.

[A. G. Maisey]

Don`t be such a sceptic David.

He might have sold it to a knowledgeable collector.

I know absolutely nothing about Teddy Bears.

This knowledgeable collector he sold it to clearly knows absolutely nothing about keris.

We all have own area of expertise.

[David]

LOL!!!