Toshihide

[cisco-san]

Hello,

 

what shall I say....

 

a blade sold some days ago from well know Bay-Seller (even with wrong description)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/K407-Japanese-Samurai-Sword-Gendaito-Toshihide-in-Koshirae-72-9-CM-/133019839825?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true

 

and here new listing of the same blade with big price increase

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Horii-Toshihide-Yasukuni-Onkashi-to-Showa-Gendaito-Koshirae-Japanese-Sword/352656501074?hash=item521bf72952:g:hCAAAOSwj39czlv7

 

kind Regards

Klaus

[Ray Singer]

I see the sword has been relisted from a Miami location. Any idea who see the seller is? To be clear, I have no personal interest in this Komonjo sword, just curious about the dealer.

 

Best regards,

Ray

[Brian]

It is sooooo freaking obvious those nakago have been scrubbed, altered and re-signed.
I wonder if they are not making cheap shinsakuto, exporting and then removing the low level signatures and adding new signatures. Whatever they are doing, you can bet your life it is illegal.
Those hamon are downright ugly and artificial.
Did this new seller really think he got a shoshin Toshihide, or is part of the ploy?
This whole thing stinks.

[cisco-san]

I see the sword has been relisted from a Miami location. Any idea who see the seller is? To be clear, I have no personal interest in this Komonjo sword, just curious about the dealer.

 

Best regards,

Ray

Dear Ray,

 

I have no idea about the seller - just saw the blade yesterday on FB (posted on a Japanese and Korean Sword, Iaido and Kendo.... group...) and was confused as I slightly remembered that I have already seen this blade somewhere and after a little search I found it....

 

kind Regards

Klaus

[Stephen]

Butt ugly it is.

[DRDave]

Hmm...The winning bidder in the first auction had 558 feedback.  The seller in the second auction has 360 feedback; and judging from the other items listed, is an art dealer.  Took it on trade maybe?