Originally Posted by
LKM
......I would say to be careful with ebay or amazon as there are many dealers on those sites that sell sporrans that are mass produced with cheap materials. While you will also find quality sporrans on these web sites it is hard to tell the difference from the pictures if you don't know what to look for. You might get a basic cheap starter sporran that will not last long or a sporran that will last through a lifetime of use...
The above seems to be very true. I was fortunate to have had one of the forum members put me on to an eBay sporran. I was lucky, & paid less than $20, delivered. The seller added in a leather sporran belt & an extra pair of kilt hose flashes. One thing I did learn from my eBay / Amazon searches, enlarge the photos & give them a good going over. Amazing how many chrome plated cantles turn out to have dings, pitted plating, et cetera. The small pics tend not to show those things.
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