HR and box

[Gaspare]

Jeff, Craig,,tell you 2 this,,be at the SOS and I will personally bring you to the guy that was there and saw the ring/box,,,and you tell him to his face he's a liar..

As far as Don wanting to buy a fake box,, he'll buy a fake when he can. Just as I sent my old Russian fake to Craig to have a look at when he was doing his book,,Don does the same..
Guess the only thing he's really guilty of is offering to little for the ring itself. Don is a regular guy with regular money and probably offered what he had, yeah he would have been better off not offering anything , but hey, you never know until you try..
I guess the SS sword bought at the MAX by a major international dealer for peanuts is fine?,,alls fair I guess.
Let this go guys, nothing gained but some insights into a businessmans personality.

[Ian Hulley]

...... and the pig got up and slowly walked away.

[Gaspard]

Not the same box but for some reason Don wanted to buy this "poor reproduction box" Come on, of all the lame and idiotic excuses I have ever heard, somehow the family must have switched this "poor reproduction box" for an original. After all we know ow common these things are. This story of his is absurd! He tried to get this set for cheap by screwing the family and came up short, that is the bottom line for everyone to see.
best wishes,
jeff

That's what i thought too. But it sounds like Gaspare knows a guy who saw really the box in question.
I don't undestand either why a honest guy who had a complete set (box + ring) would send a fake box with a nice ring. First, you must have one and then why ?
Anyways, the reputation of Don Boyle speaks for himself but there is really a pb in this one...

[Jeff V]

That's what i thought too. But it sounds like Gaspare knows a guy who saw really the box in question.
I don't undestand either why a honest guy who had a complete set (box + ring) would send a fake box with a nice ring. First, you must have one and then why ?
Anyways, the reputation of Don Boyle speaks for himself but there is really a pb in this one...

Nobody sent a fake box to Don with an original ring. The guy Gaspare is referring to, who saw the supposedly fake box, is Don himself, who cannot admit that he- either can't tell fake from real when it comes to boxes, or came up short in his attempt to get the set cheaper by saying the box was a fake. This is not rocket science, and all the denials and testimonials from Don's friends do not change the obvious.
best wishes,
jeff

[sgstandard]

Ring

Well, that settles it for me!! Who needs a stupid Don Boyle COA anyway? From now on, I'm going with Jeff V. from the Netherlands. Who is Jeff V.? I don't know, but I'm GOING with him!!

[John Pen.]

Only a little "off topic",
Did anyone see the 'Signed Himmler Photo Postcard' on e-stand last week?
It came with a Don Boyle COA.
.........So he's also an expert on photos, postcards and signatures too? I didn't know that.
What else does he give COA's for?

Jp

[Jeff V]

Well, that settles it for me!! Who needs a stupid Don Boyle COA anyway? From now on, I'm going with Jeff V. from the Netherlands. Who is Jeff V.? I don't know, but I'm GOING with him!!

Good idea Sgstandard. You can send your $250.00 to me and I promise to write in the hand of a 7 year old a COA for you(without pictures) and then offer you much less than your ring is worth.
jeff

[Gaspard]

Only a little "off topic",
Did anyone see the 'Signed Himmler Photo Postcard' on e-stand last week?
It came with a Don Boyle COA.
.........So he's also an expert on photos, postcards and signatures too? I didn't know that.
What else does he give COA's for?

Jp

All that you submit to him...

[sgstandard]

COA's

In all honesty, I do not really understand the ring box topic to specifically comment on that. Nor do I pretend to know anything about those devilish little boxes. But IMHO, among the "big-shots" in the TKR community, Don seems to have a pretty good reputation. I bought mine from him at an extremely good price, and he not only was willing to hold it for quite a few months, but he sent it to me before it was even fully paid for. This is from a guy I have never met, even to this day. Rings that have changed handsCOA's that have changed handsFake COA's appearing suddenlyReal rings & fake rings with the same nameReal COA's and fake COA's with the same name (Workin' up a sweat here...). But the proof is in the pudding - Anyone care to post a TK ring they bought directly from Don Boyle that they think is no good? I have no idea how many he has bought and then sold, but I'm sure there were quite a few over the years. Speak or forever hold on to yourself!!

[ErichS]

My only question is, if you were buying a ring, would you rather have Don's or Craig's blessing on it?

[blackdagger]

Only a little "off topic",
Did anyone see the 'Signed Himmler Photo Postcard' on e-stand last week?
It came with a Don Boyle COA.
.........So he's also an expert on photos, postcards and signatures too? I didn't know that.
What else does he give COA's for?

Jp

Oh SS cuff links, Heydrich fencing broaches, gold plated TK rings, ect ect.....

[sgstandard]

Coa

When I bought my ring from Don many years ago, it automatically came with his COA. Little did I know then, that his COA would later be worthless, and that it was Jeff V.'s COA I should have waited for.

[sgstandard]

Tkr

Did anyone ever notice that, when given a simple and basic challenge, Mr. Boyle's detractors never CONFRONT the challenge, but avoid it. I TRIED to keep it simple to alleviate hearsay, gossip, innuendo, or confusion. Simply post a ring purchased directly from Mr. Boyle that you feel is bad. SHOW us where we're going wrong.

[blackdagger]

Idolization:

1. to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
2. to worship as a god.

[Gaspard]

Did anyone ever notice that, when given a simple and basic challenge, Mr. Boyle's detractors never CONFRONT the challenge, but avoid it. I TRIED to keep it simple to alleviate hearsay, gossip, innuendo, or confusion. Simply post a ring purchased directly from Mr. Boyle that you feel is bad. SHOW us where we're going wrong.

That's not the problem here. You're totally off-topic.