Buying Buddhist Statues

There is a large range of buddhist statues for sale on Ebay and the opportunity to pick up items at great value. With the chance of bargains also comes the chance to waste money on non-genuine items, items that are incorrectly titled, and reproduction items that are listed as rare or antique.Examples:Many items are listed as coming from Tibet when in fact they come from other parts of China, India and other Asian countries. There is nothing wrong with non-Tibetan items per se, but take care in paying for an item that is listed as Tibetan when it is not. Most items come from China, Nepal, India, Thailand - few are genuine Tibetan items.