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  1. 11-27-2011, 12:17 PM #1
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    hey guys, do any of you think this is real tortise shell?
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    If you're referring to the King Midas , being sold by "Honeymuffin" , I would say no . The pics are terrible , and it's hard to judge much from them . But the pic of the scale with "King Midas" embossed in it , leads me to believe they are celluloid .
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    I do not think it is
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    The pics are too dark and fuzzy. If I were to sell a razor and describe it as having tortoise scales I would be sure that it could be seen.
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    Not that it doesn't happen but for sure it is against ebay listing rules to sell actual tortoise shell as well as actual ivory. which i why you see ppl say stupid things like "natural from a large land animal, not bone" and the blah but as the others said the pic is horrid so i would bank on it being faux!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker View Post
    it is against ebay listing rules to sell actual tortoise shell
    Even if the scales are of genuine shell, they would have been made from a turtle's rather than a tortoise's
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
    Even if the scales are of genuine shell, they would have been made from a turtle's rather than a tortoise's
    Very true!
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