John Lindsey
9th February 2001, 16:28
The following message was taken from Chris Bowen's Token kenkyu kai email list:
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I have recently been contacted by several people who have been having
trouble with the infamous Haruka Hoshino. It seems he is not returning
swords, or returning them with horrendously amatuer polishes. When
confronted, he stops communication and doesn't return e-mail, etc.
This person has a huge file of complaints registered against him at the
San Francisco Bettter Business Bureau. He has been investigated by
E-Bay. He portrays himself as an expert in Japanese swords, and as a
sword polisher. He has made claims that he studied with national
treasure craftsman, etc. All complete bull. I have personnally seen
several blades either he or one of his "national treasure" polishers
have worked on. They were once nice swords before he got ahold of
them. Now they are worthless.
I am writing this for two reasons: one, to warn those not familar with
him to avoid him at all costs, and two, to let people know that if they
have had a bad experience with him, they can now post the particulars on
Hoshino's OWN SWORD FORUM! Yes, it seems Hoshino's capability to edit
messages he doesn't like has been taken away, so anyone with a grevience
is free to fire away. If you post there, PLEASE keep the posts polite
and to the point. Hopefully this will alert others to the dangers of
dealing with this fellow. Here is the URL:
http://pub4.ezboard.com/bsfjapaneseswordsociety
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Sincerely,
Chris Bowen
swords@ejapaneseswords.com
Suite 122, SVAXTT Bldg., 1 FL.
Toranomon 3-11-15
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Japan
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I have recently been contacted by several people who have been having
trouble with the infamous Haruka Hoshino. It seems he is not returning
swords, or returning them with horrendously amatuer polishes. When
confronted, he stops communication and doesn't return e-mail, etc.
This person has a huge file of complaints registered against him at the
San Francisco Bettter Business Bureau. He has been investigated by
E-Bay. He portrays himself as an expert in Japanese swords, and as a
sword polisher. He has made claims that he studied with national
treasure craftsman, etc. All complete bull. I have personnally seen
several blades either he or one of his "national treasure" polishers
have worked on. They were once nice swords before he got ahold of
them. Now they are worthless.
I am writing this for two reasons: one, to warn those not familar with
him to avoid him at all costs, and two, to let people know that if they
have had a bad experience with him, they can now post the particulars on
Hoshino's OWN SWORD FORUM! Yes, it seems Hoshino's capability to edit
messages he doesn't like has been taken away, so anyone with a grevience
is free to fire away. If you post there, PLEASE keep the posts polite
and to the point. Hopefully this will alert others to the dangers of
dealing with this fellow. Here is the URL:
http://pub4.ezboard.com/bsfjapaneseswordsociety
--
Sincerely,
Chris Bowen
swords@ejapaneseswords.com
Suite 122, SVAXTT Bldg., 1 FL.
Toranomon 3-11-15
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Japan