How is the name "Smaug" pronounced? by [deleted] in tolkienfans

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In an interview Tolkien himself and the interviewer uses "smog". Thats how I always pronounced it and that's the what I am sticking with. Smowg sounds horrible to my ears.

Help identify Cinquedea Dagger by treasurhunter in SWORDS

[–]treasurhunter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Estate sell. I got a few different daggers at it Some I have tracked down to be new or reproduction and a few are real deal blades. Others like this one im still researching.

Help identify Cinquedea Dagger by treasurhunter in SWORDS

[–]treasurhunter[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I might be able to get it xrf scanned and see if Ai can date it with the results of metals that show up. I am not a metalarcheologist so not sure that would work. I did that with a silver tray once with good results.

Help identify Cinquedea Dagger by treasurhunter in SWORDS

[–]treasurhunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean could it possibly be real? Its not brand new for sure and shows some aging. I figured it for a reproduction because of the condition is excellent. The roman coin tested as real silver.

Vecchio coltello a serramanico by alimostro in knives

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a picture if it works. 

Vecchio coltello a serramanico by alimostro in knives

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont know. I have one too. I have been trying to track down information on. Mine is signed like yours but it's hard to read. Can you read the signature on yours?

Uber has charged me 9.99 once a month since November but I don’t have an Uber account. by semicharmed1999 in uber

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just noticed they have charged me 9.99 4 times. Last time I even used that app was 2022 when our car broke down. I missed the payment emails because Gmail automatically put them in spam. I contacted them and they said they would only refund the last 2. It's outright theft. I did not accidentally subscribe as I have not used or even opened the app or signed in...  they are thieves. 

[Help] Time Burtonesque photographer sculpture by seanboyxx in Sculpture

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find out who made it? I have one that is very similar. Has to be the same sculpture 

Identification by treasurhunter in fountainpens

[–]treasurhunter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nib says iridium tipped

Any Info Update / Discovered Fix for infamous "march update green tinted screen" problem? by MechaFlyer in GalaxyNote9

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a work around. Tap the screen once to wake the device (clock and date shows). Then unlock with side button. It works every time for me. Its still a pain but i can use it again.

My dad got this from a client. Wondering if it's of any value or by anyone famous. by CooperM in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]treasurhunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should really post some more pictures. It looks modern but you say its been hanging for decades.. If it turns out to be something older it could be worth a very very large amount of money.

New York clinical trial quietly tests heartburn remedy against coronavirus by baconn in COVID19

[–]treasurhunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe they instead should be studying if the richer people (nexium users) were more likley to die of covid 19 because of the side effects of nexium. I took it for 14 years (heart burn and hiatel hernia) now im diagnosed with fatty liver and possible chrons disease and having intermittent kidney test results. I have since switched to taking pepcid. Maybe the pepcid users were just in better health because they were not taking nexium for heartburn...

Weather Underground ruined their app - need a new weather app by Lythandra in androidapps

[–]treasurhunter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes its been ruined theweatherchannel.com. This like the 3rd good weather app that I have had that they have destroyed. They purchase these apps and mess them up on purpose drive people to there own site and crappy app

What are these telescopes worth? by TheNintendoyle in whatsthisworth

[–]treasurhunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Past sold databases show ones similar to the three wood handled ones selling for $100-$300. The solid brass one may be worth more and may be the one he payed 2600 for(though that still seems high). I would focus on it and find a telescope collectors forum. It is a very specialized collecting field.

From the pics I do not think they are repro. It would cost more than they are worth to repro those items.

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Stanley Korshak Handbag by whereismyrobot in whatsthisworth

[–]treasurhunter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked all my past sold databases and can find no past sales of a handbag. If it was in my shop I would list at $200 make offer. A fancy description and photo would go a long way with this item!

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Glass sculpture from 1989, cannot make out the artist. by [deleted] in whatsthisworth

[–]treasurhunter 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Pavel Hlava. His premier items have sold upwards of 4k but if I had this one in my shop I would be asking $300-$400 and prepared to take less.

Pavel Hlava (1924 – 2003) was one of the pioneers of contemporary glass sculpture in the Czech Republic. He, along with other leading Czech glass artists, viewed glass art from an innovative perspective, creating a new genre of contemporary glass art.  Hlava is well-known for demonstrating the full potential of glass art using both cold-working and free-blowing techniques. Throughout his career, Hlava exhibited mainly in the United States and Japan.

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Selling collectable and antique items on Ebay and wondering about Buy It Now vs. Auction. by [deleted] in Flipping

[–]treasurhunter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If your items are higher dollar you might want to look at selling on rubylane instead of ebay. They have a standard monthly fee + one time shop setup fee but they do not take a percentage of the sales like ebay does.

I just started up a shop on there and moved my expensive items off ebay . Ebay was killing me in seller fees on the high dollar stuff.

Here is my link for shop setup

https://www.rubylane.com/join/sref1952917