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<p>[QUOTE="andy_india, post: 2463383, member: 15884"]Hi Any Jewelry, Well very true and I completely agree that It's hard to distinguish between true antique and a repro. Well, the first thing is normally I buy from my known contacts (antique dealers) mainly whom I trust, secondly If I buy from online sites like ebay, I check the seller reviews, cause I understand they don't want to spoil their reputation for few extra bulks. Once the trust is broken, it's gone for ever, right? Also with some years of buying experience and some little research on these items, my understanding is, repro will never have that patina, that particular appeal, that you can expect with an artifact which is this much old. You can generate fake patina on it but you can't bring that overall feel and warmth of a genuine one, never, ever! For example, in ebay I've seen Indus valley artifacts from China/Thailand/Malaysia where you can easily figure out that even after so many attempts they completely failed to bring that vive, that charm like an original! (please check pictures where first one being sold in ebay from Hong Kong and second one from a reputed seller from UK, you'll know what I'm talking about). That's my perspective and finally your luck factor..<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Thanks for bringing this up and a great topic for discussion!! Would like to know your comments as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>#1. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]265587[/ATTACH]</p><p>#2.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="andy_india, post: 2463383, member: 15884"]Hi Any Jewelry, Well very true and I completely agree that It's hard to distinguish between true antique and a repro. Well, the first thing is normally I buy from my known contacts (antique dealers) mainly whom I trust, secondly If I buy from online sites like ebay, I check the seller reviews, cause I understand they don't want to spoil their reputation for few extra bulks. Once the trust is broken, it's gone for ever, right? Also with some years of buying experience and some little research on these items, my understanding is, repro will never have that patina, that particular appeal, that you can expect with an artifact which is this much old. You can generate fake patina on it but you can't bring that overall feel and warmth of a genuine one, never, ever! For example, in ebay I've seen Indus valley artifacts from China/Thailand/Malaysia where you can easily figure out that even after so many attempts they completely failed to bring that vive, that charm like an original! (please check pictures where first one being sold in ebay from Hong Kong and second one from a reputed seller from UK, you'll know what I'm talking about). That's my perspective and finally your luck factor..:happy:. Thanks for bringing this up and a great topic for discussion!! Would like to know your comments as well. #1. [ATTACH=full]265587[/ATTACH] #2. [ATTACH=full]265586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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