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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2463426, member: 2844"]I agree, even I, with my scant knowledge of Indus Valley terracottas, wouldn't recognize #1 as Indus Valley.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I must say, I tend not to trust ebay antiquities sellers. As for rating, how many buyers actually know ancient from repro? They leave a rating based on service, shipping cost and time, and the object they think they have. That thinking could be wishful, and after all, Indus Valley Civilization items are very attractive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a blacklist of online antiquities sellers, mostly ebay, but also some others:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.seal-collector.de/fakes-on-ebay.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.seal-collector.de/fakes-on-ebay.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.seal-collector.de/fakes-on-ebay.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A quote from the site below:</p><p>"There is very little on the legitimate market from the "true" Indus Valley Civilization"</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/general-information/indus-valley-civilization.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.collector-antiquities.com/general-information/indus-valley-civilization.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.collector-antiquities.com/general-information/indus-valley-civilization.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2463426, member: 2844"]I agree, even I, with my scant knowledge of Indus Valley terracottas, wouldn't recognize #1 as Indus Valley.:playful: I must say, I tend not to trust ebay antiquities sellers. As for rating, how many buyers actually know ancient from repro? They leave a rating based on service, shipping cost and time, and the object they think they have. That thinking could be wishful, and after all, Indus Valley Civilization items are very attractive. Here is a blacklist of online antiquities sellers, mostly ebay, but also some others: [URL]http://www.seal-collector.de/fakes-on-ebay.html[/URL] A quote from the site below: "There is very little on the legitimate market from the "true" Indus Valley Civilization" [URL]http://www.collector-antiquities.com/general-information/indus-valley-civilization.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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