Topic: Buying badly damaged items

[Anne]

A glass eye perhaps, Paul?  :chky:

[Paul S.]

I think we are all forgetting that the originator of this post was hoping for an experts answer re the age of the piece.......As the instigator of this thread I do sort of agree although in my defence I would like to know the age of the Mdina item that starts sits atop this page .........and I think yesvil is still waiting, and hoping.............. :X:

[meegs]

I never intend to buy damaged glass...
But because of my over enthusiasm I have found that when I have arrived home with a few items other members of the household are quick to point out flaws that I have over looked in my dogged determination to beat off the buying competition!
Buying from e-bay or sight unseen opens up a whole new can of worms as I have also found that the descriptors some people use to describe faults are somewhat subjective.
What size is a flea bite? I would assume a very small chip/nick indeed but have received items with chips up to the size of my thumbnail missing......

ahh caveat emptor

[Cathy B]

Personally I think it should stay here, as it could help people decide whether or not to buy damaged items, and what sort of price they should go for. If the thread moves to the Cafe, it will end up being deleted.

[Carolyn Preston]

And only members can read it if it is in the Cafe, whereas it is possibly the newbies that need to read it the most.  :rah:

Carolyn

[Anik R]

I still would not buy a damaged item... especially one that is badly damaged like yesvil's vase/bottle.  And I certainly would not want to have a damaged item somewhere in view.  I wouldn't be able to accept it or appreciate it -- please understand that the feeling is stronger than I am.  The only form of damage I could accept is a knick or two to the base of an item.

For example, with this vase -- the vase (probably Polish) was found buried, hence a few chips are OK and don't take away from the loveliness of the piece.   

[langhaugh]

I think I've shown one of these pieces before, but they sum up me feelings about damaged glass very well. One is a Kraka piece with a very visible stress fracture and I still don't regret the $9.99 I bid on it. The Losanghe vase has a few quite obvious bubbles, but it displays very well. (Thank you, Anita) Yes, I prefer my glass to be perfect, particularly if it's a relatively common piece that's not too expensive. But on a rare piece or on a piece that I might not be able to afford otherwise,  I'll accept some damage. The artistic vision still shines through for me.

David

[Anik R]

The damage to David's Kraka vase is exactly what I would find unacceptable/deeply disturbing -- regardless of what it is.  I guess I'm too closed-minded to see beyond the fracture.   

I know...  terribly sad.   :pb:

[langhaugh]

Anik:

I have to say that I don't feel that my acceptance of the Kraka piece is indicative of any moral virtue. It may be a deep and disturbing flaw, for all that I know. I've just got to the point where I accept what I am and accept that other people often have different, perfectly reasonable views. It's only if they start hurting other people that I mind. Peace, love, understanding, yes, but fractured glass? It's your choice.

David

[Lustrousstone]

I think we are all forgetting that the originator of this post was hoping for an experts answer re the age of the piece.......As the instigator of this thread I do sort of agree although in my defence I would like to know the age of the Mdina item that starts sits atop this page  .........and I think yesvil is still waiting, and hoping..............

The question was actually asked less than 24 hours ago...so as we always say patience. 

The Mdina vase is post Harris I believe and probably late 1970s/1980s.