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Thanks for the advice, Jean . I will follow it. Nico

Thanks guys for all the helpfull replys. A good thing that i did pass on this one Thanks.

Some thoughts on this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0256326141

I want to say thanks to the seller and to Brian for making this discussion possible. Also, I want to apologize to the seller for my quick and wrong interpretation of the facts. Sorry, J. I own you one. So, comments are welcome on this inexpensive wak. It is like Brian said not a +$2500 sword, but still important to me to hear some opinions. Thanks in advance. Nico C. Flanders.

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Hello guys, I bought this nice wakizashi from a fellow member. I just need to settle the payment and then I can await this beauty Comments are welcome offcourse.

overbid.... :?

No. I made a bit and I have a clue, but I will send him a message. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks Max. "2500 - 3500 range " would a bit too high for me, I guess. Like I said, difficult for me to get a clue on the market prices of these swords, since I'm still a novice.

Thanks for the quick reply, Brian. It looked to me also as a nice blade, but since I'm still in the learning process....

Thanks for all the helpfull replies, guys I hope the sword will pleases me when it arrives. So, I will leave it alone. Just applying some oil and that's it. Studying it and when I'm tired looking with it, I can indeed always sell it. Marc, I also hope that it has temper all around. And late koto-early shinto: that's indeed a relatively old blade. A nice study object. Thanks, Nico

Some thoughts on this blade and and what would be a normal price? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0230046036 Thanks in advance Nico

Thanks Thierry for the reply. Total price (including shipping) is some $700 :| Too much? I'm not really into the prices of nihonto yet.

Thanks for the advice, Max. So, I best leave the blade like it is. Maybe just applying some oil? 4 out of 10 isn't a high score... I will for sure study it, but originaly I didn't had the plan to sell it. Could we say that it is a bad buy? Or is it still a collectable piece? Thanks, Nico

Thanks Brian, for the quick reply. This sword does indeed comes from a Japanese ebay-dealer. As a first sword and a first step in nihonto, I didn't want to spend too much money. And I must admit, it was a sort of impuls buy Although I know that I should have waited for my books to arrive (although i think that I will not find all the info in some books, nothing can compare to human collecting-experience). So, best is that I threat it with uchiko powder and some Choji oil ? And afterwards, I best leave it that way?