h1st0ryhunter Posted April 14, 2014 Report Posted April 14, 2014 Hi all, Haven't been using the forum much recently due to unfortunate events. I won't go into details, as it's not the sort of thing that people want to read on a forum, but two deaths in my family have left me in a lousy place and also left me with some not insignificant associated costs. As a result, I'm having to find ways of meeting those costs and that, unfortunately, means that my swords have to go. My concern is this. I want to be absolutely certain of what I have before I advertise my swords for sale as I don't wish to mis-describe or incorrectly value anything. To that end, I wondered if someone would be prepared to meet with me to look at my small collection and correct me on anything that I might have got wrong. I am very happy to travel, that's not a problem. I just need some fairly quick help. I appreciate that this may be a wholly inappropriate post, and I may have posted it in the wrong place. If so, I apologise profusely, but I'm just a bit knocked about at the moment and need to get things sorted out. Thank-you for any help. David S. Quote
Stephen Posted April 14, 2014 Report Posted April 14, 2014 David sorry to hear of your loss. What is your location? Show coming up soon in Chicago, im sure someone there would help. Quote
Brian Posted April 14, 2014 Report Posted April 14, 2014 Move to GD, and sorry to hear of your circumstances David, Post your location as Stephen said, and I am sure we can get someone to assist. You are in the UK? We have lots of helpful people there, am sure you will come right. Hope your situation improves. Brian Quote
h1st0ryhunter Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Posted April 14, 2014 Thank-you Stephen C and Brian for your support and kind words Yes, I'm UK based, about 20 miles north of London, but am happy to travel anywhere to get things sorted out. This is a totally unexpected series of events and I would be grateful to anyone who can help me. I'm sure that in the future I'll be able to start over again, but in the meantime the needs of others must come first. Thank-you David S. Quote
Brian Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 David Try these 2 organizations. Both have members here on the forum. http://www.northerntokensociety.org.uk/contact-us.html Ian and Peter are on the forum. http://www.to-ken.com/page.php?type=contact Your best best..contact Clive Sinclaire. They should be able to assist you. Mention you are a member here. Brian Quote
Geraint Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 David, really sorry that things have gone so badly for you. I would be happy to help but geography is against us as I'm far south west. Why don't you contact Ian via his website? I know that he offers swords on consignment and I am sure he could offer you sound advice. http://nihonto.org.uk/index.html Hope this is of some help. Quote
h1st0ryhunter Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Posted April 15, 2014 Thank you Geraint, I really appreciate your assistance. I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the generous and genuinely compassionate assistance that has been provided so quickly by all of you. You have all been a tremendous help and I am truly grateful. I'm now on the way to getting things sorted out properly and I can only thank all of you again who have helped to make that possible. What a magnificent community. David Quote
Shugyosha Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Hi David, Please accept my condolences. I am, by coincidence, based about 20 miles north of London in Welwyn, Herts. You won't get better advice from me than from anyone you might meet at the Token or Northern Token Societies, but I have a reasonable library and if I can help I'd be happy to do so. Kind regards, John Johnson P.S. There's a guy called Peter Yorke who deals in Japanese swords based in Bagshot, Surrey, who'll be at the London Arms Fair which is on 25th and 26th April 2014. http://www.antiquearmsfairsltd.co.uk/exhibitors/. He's been quite generous to me with his time in the past and might be worth contacting. Quote
loiner1965 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 Also look for a chap called bill tagg as he's based in Liverpool but attends the shows Sorry to hear about your loss Quote
h1st0ryhunter Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Posted April 17, 2014 Thank-you John and Steve. I appreciate your assistance. John, I've PM'd you. Thanks again David Quote
pcfarrar Posted April 17, 2014 Report Posted April 17, 2014 Also look for a chap called bill tagg as he's based in Liverpool but attends the showsSorry to hear about your loss It's definitely worth giving Bill Tagg a call: http://www.liverpoolmilitaria.com/ Quote
h1st0ryhunter Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Posted April 17, 2014 Also look for a chap called bill tagg as he's based in Liverpool but attends the showsSorry to hear about your loss It's definitely worth giving Bill Tagg a call: http://www.liverpoolmilitaria.com/ Thanks Peter, I appreciate your suggestion and I'll look him up. Quote
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