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ne0romantic · 07-16-2013

Here's something fun. I've read about and occasionally seen French sets with mitres cut into the top to make them match British/standard piece signatures and I always think it's a shame, but in this case I'm seriously impressed: http://cgi.ebay.com/w...

ne0romantic · 07-09-2013

Logging in this morning, I'm annoyed by the apparent new format. I can no longer find anything as the sort options don't seem to work and I think my post from a few days ago is gone. Searching "animalier" doesn't pick up anything. Does anyone know wh...

ne0romantic · 01-18-2013

I suppose I just shouldn't bother, but I sent a few sellers a few corrections recently. Everyone was kind in taking the criticism except for wjl60714 on listing http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300847725663&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:...

ne0romantic · 01-01-2013

It might be hard for anyone who knows much about the set to confuse a copy of the Wade/Beneagles Thistle Rose Chess Set with the real set of porcelain whiskey bottles, but I didn't know much about the set and seeing a listing selling the copy with li...

ne0romantic · 09-10-2012

Does someone want to edit the Bishop page in Wikipedia so the photo is less misleading and possibly more accurate? "The groove originates from the original form of the piece, an elephant with the groove representing the elephant's tusks (see photo in...

ne0romantic · 12-25-2013

I contacted an expert at theambergallery.com She actually got back to me very quickly saying (what I thought) that the sets are obviously not real amber; anyone can see that. She said they might be amberoid, though, or pressed amber with or without p...

ne0romantic · 12-24-2013

Thanks Clay. I did mean black light... apparently amber should fluoresce blue under UV.. .I mixed up the words there. If anyone else has ideas how to test the internal bits for amber I'm all ears.

ne0romantic · 12-24-2013

The seller has responded dropping a lot of names and added the names to the listing. He suggests I test the "chunks" floating in the resin in my pieces. I guess it's possible they're tiny bits of amber. I will test them with a flouresent light. If th...

ne0romantic · 12-23-2013

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141146784364 An old friend of mine returns: http://www.tykroll.com/chess/amber.html The board is labled right this time, but it is otherwise identical to mine, and the seller's description is similar...

ne0romantic · 12-12-2013

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190999124799&ssPageName=ADME:X:eRTM:US:1123 A Selenus set with hobbled royalty and some mismatches all around. I let the seller the know about the problems and he's adament the set is perfect and a r...

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