just what is a "Tom Shenk - Bannerstone Tom COA"?

[unclemac]

is this a joke? click in the sellers other items too.... am I seeing a pattern? hmmmm...

Excellent 2-3/8" Gem Point from Washington w/ BT COA Arrowhead | eBay

Excellent Columbia Chateau Gem Point from Washington with Tom Shenk - Bannerstone Tom COA. It is 2-3/8" x 1-7/16" and is stated to be made from Calcedony-Agate. I am not claiming to know the age of any Item; I am using others in the field opinions.

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[ridgerunner112]

like dude, wtf now

 

[antmike915]

Yeah, reproductions all or 99% of them. Gotta love Ebay. I feel sorry for those bidders.

 

[UnderMiner]

Yeah, reproductions all or 99% of them. Gotta love Ebay. I feel sorry for those bidders.

I'm not too familiar with stone age artifacts. How can you tell they're all likely fake? Is it because they're so clean and without damage?

 

[dognose]

A COA issued by Tom Shenk is not worth being used in an outhouse in my view. Any rock with one of these toilet paper COA's is not worth a second glance.

To say he is an expert on any native American relic is a fantasy.

End of story.

 

[joshuaream]

Several years back eBay changed their rules, and as long as a seller honors a guarantee and has a 3rd party paper, you can't leave them a negative feedback. (Well you can leave it, but the seller disputes it and it gets removed.)

So buyers who want pretty things, see 100% feedback, COAs, and pretty rocks and the cycle continues.

 

[DizzyDigger]

"This certificate of authenticity is solely an opinion..."

Right at the bottom of the "certificate".

In short, it ain't worth diddly.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Says it all.

"I am not claiming to know the age of any Item; I am using others in the field opinions"

Translation: I have no idea if it was made a thousand years ago or yesterday.

 

[Up-North]

It’s Paul Bunyans hoe.
I’m not buying it to be a authentic artifact.

 

[newnan man]

Several sellers like this on on eBay. All their artifacts are perfect, big, and have dubious COA's. Usually Baker, or this Bannerstone guy. Occasionally they have a real one with a reputable COA in the mix. Sad really, they are actually theives.

 

[unclemac]

I'm not too familiar with stone age artifacts. How can you tell they're all likely fake? Is it because they're so clean and without damage?

a number of things.... the profile is wrong, it is flat indicating it was made from a slab, it should be a sort of oval with pointed ends. The stone is ridiculously attractive and perfectly symmetrical. The sellers other items are also all perfect and similar. It is also not a true native "style"... it is a fantasy style and size. There is no patina at all, and it looks like it was made yesterday. The fellow that made it most likely sold it at a street fair or swap meet (I see them a lot) and he sold it as his own art work, not as authentic indian.

 

[unclemac]

Says it all.

"I am not claiming to know the age of any Item; I am using others in the field opinions"

Translation: I have no idea if it was made a thousand years ago or yesterday.

translation... I know dam well it is not authentic.