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20th October 2023, 01:46 AM | #1 | |
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I agree that it's market value now would be decent had it not been fiddled. There seems to be a healthy appetite to pay good money for blades with 'older' classifications like Paja and its variants. |
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20th October 2023, 03:36 AM | #2 |
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Yes, you're right Jaga, & often that enthusiasm for attributed age is misdirected. Leaving to one side the archaic kerises, like KB's, the value of other keris depends on much more than just age, quality & condition are extremely important.
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20th October 2023, 04:56 AM | #3 | |
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Sadly I think this works all too well for dealers without scruples. |
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20th October 2023, 08:04 AM | #4 |
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we spoke about this often
there are many traders whom deal with artificially aged or otherwise tampered with krises and , of course, there are many buyers prepared to pay for stuff which is looking corroded or shows " age" . I've seen krises advertised as being from the 12th century and of course the same (or other) krises are also sold to be laden with immense powers (as long as this add to the price) Much depends on what one attributes to the kris and the reason why one " collects" (for lack of a better word). |
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