Marius Posted June 7 Report Posted June 7 OK, here is the deal. This auction is for the benefit of the NMB. It will last until the 14th June, 23:00 GMT. The winner pays the bid amount directly to Brian, our admin. The shipping cost is on me. Once payment has cleared I send the tsuba to the winner. It’s a nice iron tsuba from the Edo period. Good iron tiny gold remnants at the end of the leaves, nice shape, heavy in hand, shakudo plug. It gives me a Genroku feeling. Measurements: 7.6 x 7.25 cm thickness at rim: 6 mm at seppa dai 5mm The auction starts at $50 make your bids, the upkeep of the NMB costs money. And many thanks, gentlemen! 🙏🙏🙏 1 2 Quote
Brian Posted June 7 Report Posted June 7 Awesome, huge thanks Marius and the winner! Really appreciate it, and timing is great since got hit with an unexpected $400 hosting bill yesterday. Apologies for the downtime 2 1 Quote
Grevedk Posted June 7 Report Posted June 7 Good form Marius - I raise the bid up to 60$ 😎 /Soren 1 1 Quote
Lexvdjagt Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 I bid 90$ it’s a stunning tsuba as well! Thank you @Marius for hosting this auction. 1 1 Quote
Marius Posted June 8 Author Report Posted June 8 Gentlemen, this is fantastic, thank you so much! Let's see how high this extra-special "support the NMB" tsuba can go. 2 1 Quote
Marius Posted June 9 Author Report Posted June 9 Wow, now I feel obliged to include a little gift with the tsuba Not a big thing, but a little "thank you" item. Thank you gentlemen NMB members simply rock! 2 1 1 Quote
Brian Posted June 9 Report Posted June 9 Marius, a lot of thanks go to you too. A firm NMB supporter for many, many years. 2 Quote
Brian Posted June 10 Report Posted June 10 From my side, I'll also give the winner a year Gold membership as another bonus. If the winner is already a Gold member, will extend that membership by another year. 3 Quote
Marius Posted June 11 Author Report Posted June 11 Fantastic, gentlemen, many thanks, so generous of you 🙏 Quote
Marius Posted June 15 Author Report Posted June 15 The auction is closed and Jesta is the winner. Congratulations and thank you!🙏 2 1 Quote
Brian Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 Thank you both Marius and Jesta! Greatly appreciated. And a nice tsuba to boot. 2 1 Quote
Grevedk Posted June 15 Report Posted June 15 Congratulations to you Jesta for bidding and winning a fine tsuba. And thank you Marius for a great initiative in securing funding for a great forum - including all Brian’s administrative work and hassle in keeping us all happy and aligned 😜 A small side donation has been made to the NMB from my side as recognition of that work. Thank you Brian 👏🏻 /Soeren 2 Quote
Brian Posted June 16 Report Posted June 16 Soren, gratefully received, along with Justyn's generous donation/purchase. Soren, that really is kind of you. Thanks again to the 3 of you. Thanks for this Marius. Have also extended your Gold membership Quote
Jesta Posted July 7 Report Posted July 7 The tsuba has arrived, safe and sound. Thank you Marius for packing it so well. I will be giving it some thought and posting to the main forum for some help on its style and origins. 1 Quote
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