eBay pipe for sale

[newnan man]

What's your opinion on this beauty for sale on eBay? Comes with a Baker COA as authentic and graded 9.5. This particular seller has an astounding amount of flawless items, all with COA's. I hope they are in fact all the real deal.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

2 reasons I wouldn't give this auction the time of day.

1. Looks like a really bad fake
2. Jeff Baker COA

 

[arrow86]

I don’t buy artifacts but still know anything with a Baker COA is a red flag

 

[dts52]

Just passing this along, a close friend of mine who is full-blooded Lakota told me to always be wary of artifacts that may have been recovered from a gravesite. Lots of bad karma. I'm not saying this pipe is from a grave, just a general warning for those who believe in karma. I passed on a beautiful pipe at a flea market a few years ago when the seller told me he wasn't sure but that it may have come from a dug grave. I'm glad I did.
dts

 

[GaRebel1861]

Spooky.

 

[justonemore]

Stay away, stay far away

 

[newnan man]

It looks to me like that particular NA pipe maker had a Dremel tool! There are actually quite a few sellers on eBay who are reputable and sell the real deal. Their stuff shows wear & tear and is priced accordingly. They occasionally have a great piece and the provenience is solid. It is sad they are lumped in with the sellers who clearly are preying on the uneducated collectors who think a COA is all they need to prove an artifact is genuine.

 

[Paleo_joe]

Some COAs ought to be COFs — certificates of fakeness

 

[smokeythecat]

COA's are worthless. That COA has a bad rep from what I've heard.

 

[Red James Cash]

Should change the name to fleecebay.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

2 reasons I wouldn't give this auction the time of day.

1. Looks like a really bad fake
2. Jeff Baker COA

Couldn't have said it any better.

 

[Charl]

That sold for $1260. If it were real, it would have been a steal and then some. Instead, the buyer got robbed. An experienced collector would know the real deal cannot be had for that price. An experienced collector, at least one that buys relics, would know what to think of a Baker COA as well. Pretty sad, but maybe he's got money to burn, and its pocket change. Me, I'd be crying if I ever learned the truth. And this poor buyer can't wait till he has it in hand. He'll have 14 days to come to his senses, but these sellers depend on that not happening.

That said, you can still get good artifacts on eBay.....

 

[trdking]

How many COA's do you want? I have a printer

 

[GB Paleo]

Definitely agree with everyone......if you are going to buy, you better know your stuff.

 

[monsterrack]

The 1st thing that got my eye was how deep the carving is on the pattern of the snake, you are not going to do that with a stone flake with out having a lot of missed strokes and the eye is to oval shaped with the same depth. If you buy off of ebay use paypal because they will give you a buyer protection for over 100 days the last time I read their info. I saw an arrow that I made and sold for $25 a piece to an art gallery posted on ebay, I reported it to ebay an nothing was done and it sold for $425. Like it was said know your stuff a arrow of the age like the one I made would have no sinew, feathers or much hide glue, yet this one was in perfect shape.

 

[Gaspipe]

Fake. COA's can be made up easily. Never would buy anything with it as the sole criteria of authenticity.

 

[unclemac]

a fun ebay time waster is to look up the sellers buy record. if the seller is impatient (often) you can scroll back and see where they bought an honest reproduction...roughed it up a bit...and resold it as "provenance unknown" or "from an old time collection". also, what you did is right too....look at what else they have for sale, too much of a good thing is too much....

 

[A2coins]

Lots of idiots on fee bay look at the many supposed error coins lol