| Buying a Thai amulet that is authentic and blessed | | | | getting genuine articles. |
| from an online website is a bit of a puzzle. How | | | | - Does the seller of the amulets sell hype or does it |
| would you possibly know which Thai amulets are | | | | appear that the seller is just listing the amulets so |
| genuine and which are bogus? Can you really tell | | | | others might share in their beauty by purchasing |
| whether the amulet you are looking at on a Thai | | | | them? Thai amulet sellers are often times in the |
| website is the real deal? Are there any tips you can | | | | business for a couple of simple and heartfelt reasons. |
| follow to increase your chances of success? | | | | The first reason is - they are Buddhist and want to |
| Here are some tips you can use to help decipher | | | | share the amulets with other Buddhists all over the |
| whether the Thai amulet you are about to purchase | | | | world. The amulets are not high priced - over $100 |
| is an original from a Theravada Buddhist temple in | | | | USD, and there are not outrageous claims about the |
| Thailand - or, a fake worth a couple of pennies | | | | magical powers of the amulets. |
| because they are made and sold in tremendous bulk. | | | | - Does the Seller Try to Sell You on Emotion? |
| Thai Amulet Purchasing Tips - What Does Not Work: | | | | Meaning, does the Thai amulet seller try to get you |
| - Photos. Not only can photos be faked, but, having | | | | very emotional about having to purchase this amulet |
| lived here in Thailand for five years now I can tell | | | | to make you happy or realize a fortune of good |
| you that when looking at amulets just a half inch | | | | luck? Hype in every form is usually contrary to how |
| from their surface with a jeweler's loupe, it is often | | | | the good intentioned and genuine Buddhist amulet |
| impossible for me to tell whether the amulet I am | | | | sellers present themselves. |
| looking at is a copy or real. Photos are worthless | | | | There are many Thai amulets sold each day online. A |
| when trying to assess the value of the amulet being | | | | very high percentage of these amulets are |
| represented. | | | | non-genuine amulets and generally worthless. I have |
| - Materials the amulet is made from makes no | | | | found bronze and copper amulets for 4 cents each in |
| difference at all in relation to whether or not it is a | | | | bags of 500 pieces in Chinese stores in Thailand that |
| fake amulet. Gold, silver, brass, copper, bronze, clay, | | | | I have later seen sell for $19.95 at Ebay. Are you |
| plastic, wood, stainless steel, tin, pewter, bone, ivory | | | | buying four cent amulets for 500 times their worth |
| - I think I have seen amulets of every sort of | | | | too? |
| material on the planet. Every one of them can be | | | | Find a Thai amulet seller that doesn't sell using hype. |
| faked easily. | | | | Find one that physically resides in Thailand and that |
| The problem is, faking Thai amulet authenticity is an | | | | can take photos of an amulet you wish to purchase |
| easy and profitable feat. Very few experts can tell | | | | beside today's Bangkok Post or The Nation |
| every fake amulet, so other criteria must be taken | | | | newspaper to prove to you the amulet really exists. |
| into account to assess a fraudulent claim of | | | | Order an inexpensive amulet or two as a test before |
| authenticity. Thee following are soft criteria that you | | | | spending more than a hundred dollars on a large |
| can use as tips to help you decide whether the seller | | | | order. Can they deliver? What is the quality of Thai |
| is authentic or not. These have more to do with | | | | amulet the seller sells? |
| getting to know the seller than any sort of truth | | | | Thai amulet fraud is rampant. Don't get taken for |
| analysis of the amulets he or she is selling. | | | | your hard-earned cash. Use the link in the author's |
| - Does the Seller Reside in Thailand? The seller of | | | | signature paragraph to find our Thai amulet store and |
| authentic Thai amulets is almost certainly still living in | | | | buy something small. See if the quality is what you |
| Thailand. You can almost immediately weed out | | | | require. Then purchase other amulets. This is a a |
| anyone not physically residing in Thailand at the | | | | great way to build a relationship with a Thai amulet |
| present moment. If your amulets aren't shipped from | | | | seller that is selling 100% guaranteed authentic |
| Thailand there is an even better chance you are not | | | | Buddhist amulets from Thailand. |