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<p>[QUOTE="Chandler In Las Vegas, post: 2182425, member: 10068"]I used to work for Royal Doulton in an outlet mall. On many occasions we received 1st run overstock with instructions to strike the items. The RD strike was a slight grind to the crown dot with a pointed Dremel tool. They had to justify the markdown. I of course employee-bought what I wanted before I struck the unfortunate items. Manufacturer strikes, like RCD, can be be brutal but I tend to ignore them. If the piece is misfired and off shape, I give it a pass. However, in this case, as with decoration flaws, a piece of china that is used only a few times, usually has enough wear to qualify as a second if it were unused. I would buy this ewer without hesitation. Put an inventory/owner sticker over it. If you are the kind of person who has friends over for dinner and they flip your china, get rid of the friend and not the china.</p><p><br /></p><p>My 2c.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chandler In Las Vegas, post: 2182425, member: 10068"]I used to work for Royal Doulton in an outlet mall. On many occasions we received 1st run overstock with instructions to strike the items. The RD strike was a slight grind to the crown dot with a pointed Dremel tool. They had to justify the markdown. I of course employee-bought what I wanted before I struck the unfortunate items. Manufacturer strikes, like RCD, can be be brutal but I tend to ignore them. If the piece is misfired and off shape, I give it a pass. However, in this case, as with decoration flaws, a piece of china that is used only a few times, usually has enough wear to qualify as a second if it were unused. I would buy this ewer without hesitation. Put an inventory/owner sticker over it. If you are the kind of person who has friends over for dinner and they flip your china, get rid of the friend and not the china. My 2c.[/QUOTE]
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