elktonjohn

Yeah, I'm a little paranoid about ebay these days...I've heard too many friends having issues with customs and I had to quit selling overseas during Covid due to ever-changing restrictions. It's not very seller friendly at all anymore. Selling here, using Paypal seems a good way to go. I'll ponder how best to ship it, think over the advice you all have provided and come up with a price. Many thanks for all the help as I felt like a jerk last time I posted it for sale...this time I think I'm a little more educated and more likely to set a price that's more reasonable. I just want a fair price and a happy buyer and the good karma that comes with it. Thank you all for your time and assistance, John

2664 is correct, and I'll re-size using those dimensions, thanks Brian...it asked for two values but I'll try with just one.

Thanks Bruce, of course I'm a little deflated as I hoped for more but I know that I am out of my league here and value your opinion. I would ask something but don't know how to word this...in order to make sure that the buyer is happy and that I am not at risk from some sort of fraudulent buyer, how should the transaction take place. In a perfect world, a buyer shows up with cash, he/she checks the sword out and if all is well then great, done deal. But I don't want to mail this or take a check and I certainly don't want to send it outside of the U.S. at this time...the world is just too crazy right now. Thoughts?

Still getting re-sizing distortions...in last set you can see old Brasso on the blade guard, dark areas on blade are 95% discolorations but there are a few bits of shallow rust and some small areas which are pitted just enough to feel with your fingertips, but it's nothing terrible in my opinion. Blade is certainly not perfect but it's not dinged or damaged. Numbers match.

Ok, here's my first attempt at re-sizing...I did it at 600X400 but it distorts some pics, others seem ok...I'm a novice obviously...any tips on how to do a better job and I'm all ears. <edit> After posting the pics here I notice more distortion then is seen on my end...this is not easy to get right the first time.

With no idea of what I was doing...I uploaded all 28 pictures to Imgur (which I know almost nothing about) and they are there under my user name "elktonjohn". Any advice on how to proceed further would be appreciated. Desperate for a beer, I wish you all a very good night.

Ok, a question for all...I have about 23 photos to upload, they range in size from 4-6 MB each. I may be able to get one smaller one attached here but how does one do a huge upload on this board. Our fan collectors forum has no limits so this is new to me. Thanks, John

Bruce, I have spoken those exact (nearly exact) same words in discussions with my vendors and other store owners and remain baffled by this puzzling human behavior. I once caught a guy on tape stealing a few items but focusing on every single aspect of our security with a professionalism that would amaze you. Some of these guys are truly gifted I suppose. I managed a photo shoot today and will be uploading what I have directly...but I fear that the file sizes will be too large. Is there a commonly used work-around for this?

Shamsy, I see your points and can't argue one whit. Brian, I would be happy to post photos in order to get a better evaluation...but now it'll be Saturday more than likely, unless I can sneak some pics at work tomorrow. Stegel, I'm not sure why my instincts said to hide the serial number, but maybe it's akin to blurring your tags when selling a car on craigslist? I own an antique store and as you'd imagine I talk to other store owners and there was a flurry of scam artists a few years back who would take photos of a stores wares and somehow convince the police that they belonged to them...because they had the pictures to prove it. It was a mess and caused us all a lot of grief...so I've become cautious. Plus I'm an ex-cab driver in a large city and have seen more scams then I can count and that makes a person pretty cautious. But to set the record straight it's number is 2464, unless my old eyes deceive me (it's late here in Va.) and yes, those two posts were of my sword and were posted by me. Robinalexander, I don't think anything is "just not right here". Maybe it's been a long week and my sense of humor is offline but I think you mistake my honest candor for something which it is not. I will say that I have concerns about selling this sword internationally given the state of the world...I've been an ebay seller since 1998 under the nickname "Larsson" and anyone can find my history there, 1515 and 100%...and while I only sell now and then these days, I won't ship outside the U.S. as it's just too much hassle and uncertainty. Perhaps you guys use an escrow service to protect all party's interest, I don't know but it's a concern as I do not want an unhappy buyer...I'd rather keep it myself then to cause anyone any grief. I appreciate all of you and all of your comments and will provide pictures as soon as I can. Many thanks, John "elktonjohn@comcast.net"

Thank you sir, I will present photos shortly. I hope tomorrow but can't promise that, Friday for certain. Again I apologize to all who may think this a self-serving endevour...it's not. I honestly wish that someone would, at some point, want to own this sword and be content with a fair price paid... as it should be. My thanks, John

Thank you for your reply sir. I would be pleased to do a detailed photo-shoot, and ask for opinions, if that is acceptable to the people on this forum. I don't really mind tearing it all down but I don't want to damage it's integrity further so wonder if an assembled photo shoot would be acceptable.

Hello all, I am not sure how to broach my questions as I don't want to offer offense, make foolish assumptions or appear to behave in any way other than honorable. I own a legitimate Copper NCO, #2400 range with matching scabbard which has sort of a brass wash to it. The grip is not "bent" as appears to be an issue some times. The blade, being carbon steel has many spider marks, but no dings. There are irregularities to be felt when running your finger along the blade edge but nothing serious and the blade shape is good. There appears to be some minor areas of rust pitting that were cleaned up long before it came to me but it's so minor that I'm not bothered by it. It is missing it's tassle loop but all else is intact. I already own a GI-grab Aluminum handle in the 10,000 range, which I will never part with for personal reasons...but I would like to sell my Copper handle as it holds no sentimental value for me. However, I am not interested in putting it up on ebay and would like to sell it to someone who would appreciate it. I understand and apologize for the fact that I'm not putting this in the "for sale" section, but I honestly do not know what price to ask and while I fully understand that price depends on condition and is also very subjective based on a buyers preferences regarding patina and such...well...I am in need of some general guidelines to determine it's fair value. I have read many threads on the subject of these specific swords, and have learned a lot, but not enough I collect and restore old Iron skillets and early 1900's desk fans and I know the ins and outs, and the "language" of fan fans and Iron restorers, while you all speak the language of Japanese edged weapons...which is a difficulty for me. Would any of you be so kind as to give me a rough idea of how much a Copper type 95 in "average" condition is generally worth so that I can find a sensible asking price? I posted pictures, pre-covid, and got an offer of 1,800 but I thought it to be too low...but I am a novice and declined. Any thoughts or ideas welcome. I developed a deep and life-long appreciation for the Japanese sword culture ever since I read "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa in the early '90's and feel somewhat shamed by my asking for help to make a profit from a Japanese Katana, yet my trade is in buying and selling antiques. It pays the bills and I always do it honorably...but in this case I find that being in question. Any thoughts, opinions or dialog would be appreciated. If anyone finds this dialog and my line of reasoning to be outside the spirit of this community board then I humbly apologize and will not return and will re-consider ebay as an option. I wish you all well, regards, John

Thank you all for the replies and advice there-in...I'm ok with paypal in general but had to ask regarding the Escrow.com, seems like a decent concept. As for trusting a potential buyer on this forum...I'm certainly not concerned with the integrity of regular contributors but there are many "visitors" such as myself who are of concern...I'm not sure how to vet potential buyers but I'll give it a whirl. If anyone thinks that the original pics are sufficient please lmk...if anyone needs or wants any particular shot taken then lmk. It's still crummy weather here in Va, hopefully a decent photo shoot is in the cards but I can get some specific photos if any are needed prior to me putting it for sale here. Thanks again, John

Just a note to say again thanks to all who helped me id this sword and to let you know that I intend to put it up on ebay in a week or so, currently I'm waiting for a clear day to take better pictures. It may take a while. But in the meantime I thought I would test the waters here...however I have never sold anything over a forum such as this. I will put it up for sale in the appropriate section, list the asking price and of course add photos etc....my concern is about how to handle payment. Is there any reason not to use Escrow.com? I usually just use paypal for my ebay stuff but i like the idea of the escrow service so that I as the seller have a greater degree of safety and also that the buyer has a chance to see if the sword meets their expectations...any thoughts on the escrow.com concept would be greatly appreciated...regards, John

Thanks for mentioning this...my go-to is usually ebay but I am going to put it up for sale here after the holidays. Thanks again to you and all who posted comments, cheers!