hmmmm...

[unclemac]

first of all, this is a fantasy piece. It conforms to no style I am familiar with in the PNW. And what is this "COA"... who? Then there is the sellers other offerings... my goodness, what a unique collection of exceptional G-10 rare and wonderful types, lithics, and variety. Everything from Clovis, Dalton, pipes, banner stones, discoidals, gorgets, and pots... you name it, a truly one stop shop!

Opinions please.... perhaps I am just naive.

Super Fine Colorful G10 Oregon Columbia Plateau Point with COA Arrowheads | eBay

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[pickaway]

Yep every item is fake, whats sad is the ppl bidding on them, you'll never be able to tell them their fake, they'll deny deny deny,and end up posting them in forums like this , then get upset when told thier fake, as for COA anybody can make and print one of those out, never heard of him. Ebay is full of fraud...

 

[antmike915]

Yeah; every thing from this seller is fake (reproductions misrepresented as ancient).

 

[unclemac]

eBay needs this for artifacts bigtime!

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[dognose]

Concur.

It looks like its styled after a Gunther barbed point.

A sham style of COA company.
site reads "Any evaluation is strictly based on opinion and our best to date knowledge and experience. This is not a warranty or guarantee for establishing value. No liability is assumed by Midwest Evaluations due to its evaluation works. "

"Our best to date knowledge and experience", is completely subjective.

Zero, zip, nada information concerning who operates this front to spit out reproduction COA.

Add another scammer to the list with Jeff Baker and Tom Shenk.

 

[dognose]

DNS lookup below, yields no information except it was registered on 01/17/2023 which is interesting.

Could be a new fly by night COA paper mill, or an existing known, relabeling themselves in an attempt to fly under the radar.

Domain: midwestartifactevaluation.com
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered On: 2023-01-17
Expires On: 2024-01-17
Updated On: 2023-01-18

 

[dognose]

It's interesting to note that the text on the reproduction COA matches that exactly of the "demo" COA on the web site.

The PO box in New Albany google search is interesting too.
Po Box 851 New Albany In 47151

 

[newnan man]

I've seen this sellers stuff on Ebay for awhile now. All fakes, 100%. He's not alone. Sad, Ebay has seriously harmed artifact collectors due to selling fakes to gullible buyers worldwide. Their COA's are just toilet paper. There are 2 sellers I know that deal in deep south and Florida stuff. They sell the real deal. Nearly all their stuff is pretty beat up and few are anywhere near perfect.

 

[unclemac]

calling something G-10 is a pretty clear admission of fake. However having said that, at the end of the 19th century some Native folk out west were making beautiful stuff not for use but specifically for collection/trade.

 

[CreekSide]

Once years ago I wanted to see what an African point looked like up close so I ordered one for $25 it was a grab bag deal. They sent me a $1 scraper. I called them and said things I can’t repeat. I got my $ back and have never ordered again from eBay. Once in a while when I get bored I will surf it just to see what’s around but that hasn’t been lately.

 

[unclemac]

i find it entertaining when bored.... love the "portable rock art" stuff.

 

[CreekSide]

i find it entertaining when bored.... love the "portable rock art" stuff.

Yeah last time I was on there was a guy posting for sale a bunch of epiges. That was about 8 months ago.

 

[ToddsPoint]

There are some really good knappers in the PNW making points like that. Look up “Puget Sound Knappers”. These are in my collection and were made by knappers in WA and OR.

 

[unclemac]

G-10...G-10...!!! do you need me to write up a COA for you? I can tell just by the photos that those are authentic, no need to scope at all!!!!

 

[ToddsPoint]

There are so many knappers nationwide now the amount of new flint points is staggering. However, all you need is a low end stereo microscope and spotting fakes is child’s play. No one can fake all the mineral deposits you find on old artifacts that are easily seen under the scope. No one.