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And, with certain actions/promotions by From Japan you earn points which translate to non refundable but usable Yen. I now have 1065 Yen in points which I can use for payment, bidding et cetera. Like a nice saving's account though a slow one. Also, when you come across an auction which is blocked you can request them to unblock it if it is not clearly a weapon. I won a sword book by Victor Harris and a Tessen that way.

That particular helmet is on Yahoo Japan at the moment.

Very interesting ! Thank you Ford !

Most welcome. Whoever wins that has a gem.

Talking about a nice box..... Have you seen this one ? (I expect it will go high though)......

I must say I was extremely lucky on both Yahoo JP and Ebay in the last three months. Some things need restoring, but in general I am quite happy with these items Some edo period, some later, some replica. None were over 13.000 Yen. Most were under 5000 yen.

In a way I am happy I only go for the lesser pieces when reading all of this. My standard operating procedure on Ebay as well as yahoo : Ebay : Show items with lowest price and shipping first Yahoo : Look to the left to see a list of price ranges, then start with the lowest and work your way up. Also check time ending soonest. Gems to be found on both. Or do you think 6 Edo period Yatate for 9.99 a piece is not a steal ? What I do not really understand at times in Yahoo is that you can have two bidders on the page, and then when you yourself bid all of a sudden there are 30 or more bidders. I guess it all has to do in which spectrum of the market you are bidding. Cross platform selling is annoying at best, but you can see the names with which sellers operate on both platforms by just being observant, and then either bid on one platform or on both. It works two ways.

Another Yahoo trick is ending auctions early. What I do like about Yahoo though is the inability for people to snipe. Shill bidding is another matter. Since I do not buy swords and weaponry via Yahoo prices to me in general are of lesser importance. I bid what I want to pay for it *max and wait. If I lose, I lose. But Dave is right in the respect that some armor items have gone through the roof without any valid reason for it other than the way the wind blows. The same is happening on ebay. That being said, using Yahoo Japan and not being able to read Japanese is a factor which can make or break you bidding on an auction. One should at least have a basic grasp of the language in my honest view. Especially when reading negative feedback or product descriptions and other important information.

I can vouch for "From Japan" Just received the first batch of items ordered without a hitch against very fair prices. You can even state how much value you want on the custom's invoice. Thanks once more Dave for putting me in their direction. KM

Very sad to hear about it. I just found out today, via Celia through his facebook, after a birthday wish, for which I apologize sincerely. May he be reborn in the pure land.

Sad news indeed His book on Japanese swords (written with Ogasawara sensei) will arrive soon from Japan. My condoleances to all who knew him personally.

And there I am with just my bento box

Hahahaha brilliant Guido !!

Ah yes ! The small jingasa should indeed fit in the hokai That kubi-oke looks really creepy ! But, would be great to make one for re-enactment purposes. Look in the bucket if you dare...... You could always test it with Luminol and blacklight estcrh to see if those stains are actually blood. About that clipping of Taira no Masakado's head-bucket. I now know why he is especially adament in his hauntings.of present day Tokyo. http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/01/the-cursed-ghost-head-of-the-samurai/

Try storing a Jingasa in that round Hokai. Hahahahaha

Thank you for opening the topic Piers ! Have not started on the box for my lacquerware trays yet but will post photos here when I do.

Love that Jinbaori box ! GORGEOUS ! Do you have a photo of the Jinbaori too for us ?

That would be a great idea Piers !! Because I of course would try use rice glue and not wood glue. Which can become quite a mess.

Yeah. Let me take some pics of the box I will post them here so you can see the damage.

Facebook taking up too much of my time Brian !! Serious addiction and affliction

Super ! I was thinking also to use those with the missing ones. Bamboo picks I could use but that would mean filing down a few of those bamboo skewers

Thank you !

I just received two Aoi-Mon presentation trays in original box. The box I need to partly restore/repair since it was split in some places and the construction is very interesting since there are no nails used but tiny wooden dowels and pins the diameter of a toothpick. The storage box however, compared to modern day standards, is flimsy at best.

Sad news indeed. My condoleances.