Lew Waldman Estate Sale

Lee · 4th March 2015, 04:55 PM

Nine of Lew's clubs will make their market debut and five others return to market at a reduced price on Sunday, March 8. Most of the clubs are African and Zulu, but a Fijian kiakavo dina is also on offer.

Later this month, a number of Lew's spears will go to market together (the better for combined shipping); most are African, but a few from the Philippines are also included.

The items may be viewed on the preview page

Lee · 30th March 2015, 02:13 PM

Oops, look like I used up the Estate's free auctions listing quota for March, so what to do? Easy answer, pay the listing fees. Chosen work around answer: offer the items direct, less, of course the 10% sales commission!

If there is something you have been watching and teetering on, hoping it would come down a bit, now is the chance. The 10% discount is on top of some items already recently discounted.

Check it out at the Preview Page

But remember ... it all heads back to auction on Sunday, April 5 and what starts at auction also finishes at auction.

Please also follow the page as fresh items are first presented there. Everything should have been presented by mid summer.

Lee · 15th May 2015, 01:33 PM

There are presently a dozen 'fresh' items on their first eBay pass including several jambiyas, a kaskara, a nice old telek dagger, a Bhutanese dagger with 'hairpin' laminated blade, a Burmese dagger, some African items and also items from the Philippines.

The process of listing the collection is on the home stretch, but it will likely be mid July before everything has been presented.

Looking ahead: Expect a sale in June on the website with decent and best-yet discounts for many of the items that have not sold on eBay and for which the problem was most likely the starting price. If unsold they will eventually go back on eBay cheaper, but not with as good of a discount as on this website sale.

Lee · 3rd June 2015, 02:15 PM

I am currently having another 'Cut Out the Middleman Sale' on the Lew Waldman Collection Sale Webpage and this event runs through Sunday, June 14. Everything previously offered has been marked down by at least 10% and some items have had price cuts of 25%. The next sale event is anticipated for October.

The remainder of Lew's spears are now up at auction along with several African items including a throwing knife and a Batammaliba buckler. There is even a mystery knife (kitchen versus surgical suite).

The webpage also now contains a preview image for everything else in the collection that can be sold. A number of kukris and large Philippine working knives are in the queue along with an assortment of keris bits and pieces.

Lee · 24th August 2015, 04:30 PM

Have you, perhaps, been watching and waiting for the prices on some of the remaining items in the Lew Waldman Collection Estate Sale to come down in price, as there are still some fine items whose main sale problem appears to have been the price. If so, your wait may soon be over. Once the items complete their current listings on a third party sale site on Sept 1st, everything not listed as 'hold' at the link above will have a 15% price reduction applied ... and, buying direct earns a further 10% off the new price. Not quite 25% the way the two stage 'double-decker' math works, but pretty close and definitely the lowest prices yet. The sale will run until September 20, after which the remaining items will return to the third-party sale site.

Lee · 31st August 2015, 08:41 PM

Oops, sale has already started a bit early!

4th March 2015, 04:55 PM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Lew Waldman Estate Sale Nine of Lew's clubs will make their market debut and five others return to market at a reduced price on Sunday, March 8. Most of the clubs are African and Zulu, but a Fijian kiakavo dina is also on offer. Later this month, a number of Lew's spears will go to market together (the better for combined shipping); most are African, but a few from the Philippines are also included. The items may be viewed on the preview page

30th March 2015, 02:13 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Special 'Cut Out the Middleman Sale' Oops, look like I used up the Estate's free auctions listing quota for March, so what to do? Easy answer, pay the listing fees. Chosen work around answer: offer the items direct, less, of course the 10% sales commission! If there is something you have been watching and teetering on, hoping it would come down a bit, now is the chance. The 10% discount is on top of some items already recently discounted. Check it out at the Preview Page But remember ... it all heads back to auction on Sunday, April 5 and what starts at auction also finishes at auction. Please also follow the page as fresh items are first presented there. Everything should have been presented by mid summer.

15th May 2015, 01:33 PM	#3
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	the sale continues... There are presently a dozen 'fresh' items on their first eBay pass including several jambiyas, a kaskara, a nice old telek dagger, a Bhutanese dagger with 'hairpin' laminated blade, a Burmese dagger, some African items and also items from the Philippines. The process of listing the collection is on the home stretch, but it will likely be mid July before everything has been presented. Looking ahead: Expect a sale in June on the website with decent and best-yet discounts for many of the items that have not sold on eBay and for which the problem was most likely the starting price. If unsold they will eventually go back on eBay cheaper, but not with as good of a discount as on this website sale.

3rd June 2015, 02:15 PM	#4
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Discount sale now underway I am currently having another 'Cut Out the Middleman Sale' on the Lew Waldman Collection Sale Webpage and this event runs through Sunday, June 14. Everything previously offered has been marked down by at least 10% and some items have had price cuts of 25%. The next sale event is anticipated for October. The remainder of Lew's spears are now up at auction along with several African items including a throwing knife and a Batammaliba buckler. There is even a mystery knife (kitchen versus surgical suite). The webpage also now contains a preview image for everything else in the collection that can be sold. A number of kukris and large Philippine working knives are in the queue along with an assortment of keris bits and pieces.

24th August 2015, 04:30 PM	#5
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Starting September 2 - Double Decker Sale Have you, perhaps, been watching and waiting for the prices on some of the remaining items in the Lew Waldman Collection Estate Sale to come down in price, as there are still some fine items whose main sale problem appears to have been the price. If so, your wait may soon be over. Once the items complete their current listings on a third party sale site on Sept 1st, everything not listed as 'hold' at the link above will have a 15% price reduction applied ... and, buying direct earns a further 10% off the new price. Not quite 25% the way the two stage 'double-decker' math works, but pretty close and definitely the lowest prices yet. The sale will run until September 20, after which the remaining items will return to the third-party sale site.

31st August 2015, 08:41 PM	#6
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 891	Oops, sale has already started a bit early!