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  1.   A few months ago,  I listed and sold numerous items from my personal collection.   I still have one Sword to sell ( Kanbun Period ) Katana.   I still have 3 Tanegashima as well as a Japanese Cannon.   An unusual Jitte,  a Triptyck ( woodblock prints ) by Kunishige II,  a few Sagemono ( Tobacco Pouches with Kiseru ), 

    Boys Festival Dolls Meiji era,  an Iron Tessen ( war fan ),  Matchlock Accessories such as Hayago,  Powder Flasks,  Bullet Molds.    A few of the items can be viewed on ETSY .... seller name    ConnoisseurAntiques.   I was well known on NMB a number of years ago and those who know me, will vouch for my accurate descriptions and honesty.    Please if interested ... CONTACT ME via Email :     766watson@gmail.com

    Thank you all, ... Ron Watson

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  2. Do any of the members know of someone capable of retying a Sword Handle with Silk Wrapping  LIVING IN CANADA ??  If so, please provide contact information.

    Thank you, ... Ron Watson     766watson@gmail.com

  3. NOT TO WORRY :  Sunny,  PietroParis,  I'll soon have Brian END my sales on the 17th of November.   I shall then like I did previously on January 29, 2015 disappear from the NMB.    No more teaching,  no more commenting,  no more sales.   I need no slack cut,  and my word is as good as it always was.  My fists are somewhat crippled with arthritis,  but I never did nor will ever will back away from a fight.    After the 17th of November, ... anyone wishing to buy ( if item still available ) will have to contact me at my email address :   766watson@gmail.com      as I will no longer be monitoring the NMB after that date.

    I promise !

  4. Mr. Farr, ... that is your prerogative.   I can see by your profile you are a novice or as I prefer to call them,  " a wanna be ".   Until you win the Lotto 649.  whereupon you will have money to spend on QUALITY and indulge your self in serious study of a worthwhile blade,  ... please accept a few words of wisdom from an old timer, .... " BUY BOOKS and STUDY, and then study some more ".  On one of your threads you mention eBay.   This IS NOT a good place to begin collecting as this venue is well know as the home of fraudsters and / or poor quality items.    I wish you good luck.

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  5. Dear Old Friend,

         Stephen, ... UPS is VERY expensive in Canada.  Hell EVERYTHING is expensive in Canada.   Our Postal System is on the rocks,  our Medical System is on the rocks,  our Transportation System is on the rocks,  our Governments  ( Federal,  Provincial, and Municipal ) are on the rocks ( and have been for years ),  our IMMIGRATION System is on the rocks,  our Education System is on the rocks ( although still better than American ),   our Currency is on the rocks,  our Climate is on the rocks,  my Sex Life is ( almost on the rocks ... I am 74,  so I have an excuse ).  Our Judicial System is on the rocks.   One can trace ALL this trouble back to one common denominator ( BUREAUCRATS .. paper pushers who produce nothing, and whose sole purpose in life is to make someone else's life DIFFICULT ! 

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  6. Hugh,

        Ah,  Hugh .... a feeling of calmness will descend upon me, ... WHEN OTHERS TREAT THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN A TIMELY FASHION.   What did I say to deter potential  " buyers "  ??    I give damn good service,  my items are honestly described and carefully packed and expeditiously shipped.   I,  if asked will give a detailed description of how the item was made,  acquired and an honest evaluation.   I answer ALL emails quickly and politely.   If more people were like me, ... then perhaps the world would not be in the mess we find today !

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  7. Dear Grev,

         We all forget things now and then, ... but there is a difference between saying  "  I'll pay in a few minutes ",  and then NOTHING for hours sometimes days !    I am not quite as mean as I used to be unless someone really pisses me off,  ... then I turn meaner than a Tom Cat with his balls cut off !

    ... Ron

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  8. Dear Mark,

         Yes,  I know all about IVORY.   At one time,  I owned and operated one of the first and largest HIGH QUALITY FINE ART & ANTIQUE BUSINESSES in the WORLD.   My customers ranged from those on a fixed budget ( pay so much a month customers ) to  the South Korean Secret Service,  The Swiss Secret Service,  The US Whitehouse,  every major Movie Studio in the World,  to virtually every MAJOR MUSEUM in the world.   Movie Stars by the truck load.  I sold WWII ENGIMA ( army, navy,  luftwaffen ).   I sold 15th Century Crossbows,  Elephant Rifles,  Dueling Pistols,  Holland & Holland Shotguns,  Purdy Shotguns,  rare Colts,  SOE / OSS / French WWII Resistance Items including Clandestine Radios,  War of 1812 Peace Medals,  Brownbess Muskets,  Indian Trade Muskets.   IVORY ESKIMO Artifacts such as dozens of ancient Harpoon Heads,  Snow Goggles,  HBC Capotes & Blankets, NWC Fur Trade Items from the 1790's,   Several fine Ivory Netsuke ( although I rarely sold Japanese Art ( I collected this material for myself ).

         The ban on IVORY is BULLSHIT,  as both China & Japan ignore the ban and buy all they can get.    My business came to an abrupt end after 9/11,  as it became impossible to ship a lot of what I dealt in INTERNATIONALLY.  THERE WERE NO ARAB HIJACKERS by the way.

          No, ... Mark you can never irritate me so long as you keep your word.   I am proud that I gave one  Federal Government INSPECTOR a Heart Attack so bad that he never worked again.   He had it coming.   I am also proud that I never told a lie in my life and I have never cast a vote in my life.  The Party System of Government is Corrupt,  wastefull,   and filled with liars.   In my notation on the LISTINGS, .. I state that IVORY will not be sold outside of Canada.

    Kind regards, ... Ron Watson

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  9.        I am not a patient man, ... as those few who know me and are left on this FORUM will already know  ( most who knew me are now dead ).    I had several   "  BUYERS "  in response to the listings I posted yesterday and the day before yesterday.   I spent from 8:30 AM this morning until 8:30 PM ( this evening ), ... answering Emails,  getting shipping quotes,  answering emails ( no, I'm not being redundant ),  wrapping parcels,  filling out CUSTOMS PAPERS for no less than three bloody countries,  checking my Email,  checking the NMB ( some people cannot read the  "  contact "  information posted with each listing ),  checking PayPal  ( after a certain time these bastards do not notify one ... when money has been sent ).   I can understand customers being a  " little slow paying ", ... but when they write and say that PayPal or Wire Transfer will be sent in a few minutes,  and I HAVE OTHERS WHO ARE LINED UP TO BUY THE SAME LISTED ITEM, ... THEN PAY ALREADY !   

          I expect Governments to be lazy,  inconsiderate,  but as some will KNOW, ... I HATE GOVERNMENTS.    The next customer who pisses me off, ... and bingo,  the item will go to the next in line or if no one buys,  ... then to my son or grandson !     There, ... I'm sure others who are using the NMB to sell items feel the same way as I do, ... however they are too kind to put it into words !

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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  10. Dear Anthony,

        Old friend ( not nearly as old as I ), ... I no longer comment, ... but I just cannot resist in this case.  It must be lucrative being a Psychiatrist.  This Japanese Art ( weaponry etc. ) is a game of the WEALTHY and NOT a serious game for the faint at heart or weak in the cash accumulation field.   I have devoted the past 24 years of my life to Medical Research ( with considerable success ... I am told ),  but I've never made a penning at it.   Damn,  I should have stayed in school !

    ... Anonymouse 

    PS.   Beautiful collection of Yanone ! 

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  11.      For those reading this section of the NMB,  please note I have listed (  for sale or trade section )  some fine SAGEMOTO already and will be listing other works including Kiseru,  Boys Festival Dolls,  Tetsubin ( Tea Ceremony ),  Gunsen ( war fan ),  Singing Bell,  Japanese Coal Oil Lamp ( beautiful ),  Vesta Boxes,  and Netsuke.  ALL ARE TOP QUALITY and priced at a fraction of their market value.   Please check the For Sale or Trade Section of the NMB regularly over the next few weeks.  Thank you, ... Ron Watson

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  12. Dear Members,

        Since Microsoft introduced CHROME,  ( which I did not want as it is not as good as Windows 10 ),  I must get my Computer Guru to come over and help me get started with LISTING ITEMS FOR SALE.   I had promised to get this done 2 days ago ( or more ),  but since he has come down with a VERY SERIOUS THROAT INFECTION ( I seen him today, and he is VERY ill ), ... I must beg your indulgence.  I will list a Sword and a grouping of Sagemono  ( pipe & tobacco cases ) as soon as possible.

    Thank you, ... Ron Watson

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  13. To NMB Members,

        I just finished packing this past weeks orders.  Worked most days until 1:00AM.  Between running to the PO for shipping quotes and receiving payments via MO,  PayPal,  and Wire Transfers,  answering Emails, ... it has been hectic.  I must thank those whom have made purchases and / or just emailed to say hello to an old enthusiast.  Among those who made a MAJOR PURCHASE was a Dr. James B. McNicholas from Virginia.  This gentleman was very professional in his dealings and I can recommend him wholeheartedly.

       I must go to Winnipeg, MB to see my eye surgeon on Tuesday, 21 September.  I will return Wednesday afternoon and I promise to list a Sword and a grouping of Tanegashima Accessories PDQ.   The Nobuyoshi Sword is NO LONGER available as it is on hold pending payment.

    Ron Watson

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  14. Dear NMB Members:

         Due to the overwhelming number of Emails asking for photographs of,  or do I have this or that,  I MUST SADLY STATE I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY EMAIL UNLESS IT IS FROM SOMEONE WHO I CORRESPONDED WITH IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.     I WILL BE LISTING ITEMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS ON THE NMB ( two or 3 items or a particular category of art  which could be as many as 10 pieces ).     I am sorry to take this step,  but the heavy load of Emails from people just wanting to be curious and NOT serious buyers is affecting my health.   I hope you will all understand.

        Thank you to those who have made a purchase and I look forward to assisting and continued sales on my terms ( I think they are fair terms ).

    ... RON WATSON

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