Thread: Please don't be a moron

The rust on that steel is fresh.

Thats all I have to add to this thread.

I saw one of these advertised as antique Japanese razor / pocket knife. And then just underneath it was another from a different seller with exactly the same description. I think maybe one person has a number of ebay accounts to sell crap to stupid people. When one account gets shut down they just open a few more.

have you seen the vintage Japanese nihonto?

all from China

very nice, very authentic

we have 100 of them

HURRY NOW THEY ARE A RARE AS HENS TEETH !!
Japanese OLD Handmade Blade samurai katana(sword) Sign - eBay (item 120417502866 end time Jun-06-09 17:53:13 PDT)

of course the Kanji usually doesn't say anything or doesn't make sense
the yasuri me (tang file marks) are wrong (style not used)
the hada is trash, pure trash
the hamon is ..... never mind, there is a filter
Boshi...... filter

you know what... DON"T BE A MORON !!
I've found 25+ of these in the US with seller saying it was his grandfathers sword from WWII

but good god would I like to find something with bamboo strip curtain and a little Buddha ..... mmmmm.....
even just little buddha
or chrysanthemum on the water ... where is that drooling smile?

DON'T BE A MORON
if you don't know how to tell a fake from real then don't bid !!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Utopian

I really try to avoid ebay, but sometimes I just gotta look and one thing just really p*sses me off. That is, obvious blatant fraud that morons are obviously falling for as indicated by the number of times people bid on the stuff.

Here's the thing. If you see a listing for a Colonial Era Razor, a Revolutionary War Era Razor, or an Ancient Chinese Razor, and it looks ANYTHING REMOTELY like the one depicted below, please don't bid on it. When there are at least a dozen of them listed by each seller every month, do you really believe that such incredibly large caches of these primitive razors actually exist?? I would assume this crap is made in China, buried underground for a month or two, and then sent off to whatever huckster is willing to put them up on ebay for morons to fight over. Please don't be one of those morons.

If you ARE one of those morons, then I am perfectly willing to sell you the ORIGINAL hatchet that young GEORGE WASHINGTON used to cut down a cherry tree. This is the ORIGINAL hatchet, not a reproduction. Unfortunately, the wood handle rotted away in 1781 and was replaced on December 15, 1799, the day after his death due to excessive medical bleeding, with a brand spanking new hickory handle and tragically the iron hatchet head rusted away to oblivion in 1894 but was replaced with a shiny new head from Walmart in 1987 so trust me, I assure you I have all necessary documentation, this is the actual hatchet that young George used to chop down the cherry tree in 1741.

Great post/thread!

I really needed a good laugh!

Thanks,

Steve

Originally Posted by Utopian

If you ARE one of those morons, then I am perfectly willing to sell you the ORIGINAL hatchet that young GEORGE WASHINGTON used to cut down a cherry tree. This is the ORIGINAL hatchet, not a reproduction. Unfortunately, the wood handle rotted away in 1781 and was replaced on December 15, 1799, the day after his death due to excessive medical bleeding, with a brand spanking new hickory handle and tragically the iron hatchet head rusted away to oblivion in 1894 but was replaced with a shiny new head from Walmart in 1987 so trust me, I assure you I have all necessary documentation, this is the actual hatchet that young George used to chop down the cherry tree in 1741.

You mean the one I got at the local swapmeet is not the original Washington hatchet?

Originally Posted by JMS

You mean the one I got at the local swapmeet is not the original Washington hatchet?

No. Unfortunately you have fallen victim to an unscrupulous fraudster from China. For some reason, they seem to have no moral objection to selling fake replicas of this country's most precious replicas. Do not fall victim to these foreign hucksters. Make sure that you buy the real thing by buying your Washington hatchet from me, as I am the only seller authorized by George Washington himself.

I can't believe people actually buy those things. They look ridiculous, not old, not authentic.... yuck!

Originally Posted by Utopian

No. Unfortunately you have fallen victim to an unscrupulous fraudster from China. For some reason, they seem to have no moral objection to selling fake replicas of this country's most precious replicas. Do not fall victim to these foreign hucksters. Make sure that you buy the real thing by buying your Washington hatchet from me, as I am the only seller authorized by George Washington himself.

Damn! I can't believe I was suckered again. Thanks utopian! I'll be PMing you for a paypal address shortly.

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

I can't believe people actually buy those things. They look ridiculous, not old, not authentic.... yuck!

Obviously you are referring to the fake razors. Every time I have seen them on ebay, someone has put a bid in on them. It's unfortunate that people get suckered into buying genuine imitation antique razors. The only thing worse would be to fall for buying genuine imitation modern razors like Zeepk, Master, Krieger, and Selective razors. At least the Colonial/Revolutionary/Chinese razor would be something that would be considered something to put up on a shelf, rather than something to actually use as a shaving implement. The others don't even have that going for them.

Now, regarding the hatchets, I am willing to put a shaving sharp edge on them for just a 20% surcharge. I guarantee they will shave as well as a Zeepk or your entire payment will be exchanged for Nigerian lottery tickets!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Now, regarding the hatchets, I am willing to put a shaving sharp edge on them for just a 20% surcharge. I guarantee they will shave as well as a Zeepk or your entire payment will be exchanged for Nigerian lottery tickets!

Well gee, that sounds GREAT! When my razor gets to you and you finish working on it, could you have your Nigerian agent ship one of George's manifold hatchets back with it? Clearly it must be real; you wouldn't stand behind it with all those lottery tickets otherwise!

"I am writing for you with greatest sincerity, honest, and respectfully to tell you as friend tells that you have won lottery. I am agent with the most honorable bank which is in needing of only your SSN and $30,000 to process make of your winnings."