I would like to purchase a certain kind of  talisman called a balad
kik.  Simple searches on Google yield the product I want but I need
real contact information, the email address provided on the page does
not provide an answer.
http://thai-d.com/occult-thailand/thai-amulet/charms.htm
I am interested in the Tiny charms listed about 1 page down for $6.
I will pay $6 for the ability to purchase all of  those in one week.

Greetings!  You stated "I need real contact information" for the site
you had found offering the charms:

Registrant:
   SCBKK Internet Art
   298  Soi Wanich 1 Rajawong Road
   Sampanthawong
   Bangkok, TH 10100
   Thailand

   Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
   Domain Name: THAI-D.COM
      Created on: 14-JUL-00
      Expires on: 14-JUL-02
      Last Updated on: 16-JUL-00

   Administrative Contact:
      Charoensuriyachat, Somkiat  freethai@hotmail.com
      SCBKK Internet Art
      298  Soi Wanich 1 Rajawong Road
      Sampanthawong
      Bangkok, TH  10100
      Thailand
      +66-2-2262012
      +66-2-6224489

   Technical Contact:
      Charoensuriyachat, Somkiat  freethai@hotmail.com
      SCBKK Internet Art
      298  Soi Wanich 1 Rajawong Road
      Sampanthawong
      Bangkok, TH  10100
      Thailand
      +66-2-2262012
      +66-2-6224489


This information was obtained by searching the term "domain name
owner" at Google and the search returned:
http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois

When "thai-d.com" was entered into the Whois search, it returned the
registrant information:
http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois?STRING=thai-d.com&SearchType=do

Then, searching the "SCBKK Internet Art" from the domain registration
information, I again used Google and found an additional site:
http://members.tripod.com/skchat/bangkok/

You may have to write the company at their street address to obtain
the charms.
Also, the email in the registration information is different than the
one on the thai-d.com site.

Anytime you need contact information for a site, simply use a domain
owner search to provide the results.  I hope you will be able to
obtain the charms with the contact information you requested.

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Request for Answer Clarification by sanug-ga on 02 Jul 2002 19:38 PDT

Thanks for telling me how to find the site administrator.  I have sent
mail to that address.  However that may not provide the answer that i
requested if the person owning the page is not contactable by the
person whose address is at the botton of the page.  I am interested in
BUYING the items I discussed, and that is clearly part of the
agreement.  The site administrator is not necessarily a person who can
execute the order or provide information in a timely fashion.  But i
have sent a request this evening. I will wait one day and place a long
distance call. So I will execute due diligence on the information you
have provided and report the results.  I am really interested in
getting a vaiid address for the person at the bottom of the page (one
that can communicate sufficiently to execute an order):

http://thai-d.com/occult-thailand/thai-amulet/charms.htm
Thanks again
sanug

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 03 Jul 2002 22:25 PDT

Dear Sanug:

I understand that requested purchase of the items, and I know it may
take some time to receive as answer.  In the meantime, I have another
request out where you may be able to find Balad Kiks.  I will post
that information here if it proves reliable.  This has been an
interesting item to research.  : )

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 03 Jul 2002 22:52 PDT

Greetings again.  I have discovered additional sources which may be of
help to your purchase.

I found a site titled Lucky Mojo that sells Balad Kiks.  They call
them "palad khiks".  They offer many styles which may mirror the ones
for which you are looking.  With that new spelling, I searched the
term "palad khiks" and found additional sites, among which were images
of ethnic and/or antique palad khiks.


I searched the term "penis charm" on Google and it returned the Lucky
Mojo site:
http://www.luckymojo.com/penisamulets.html

and the Studio 925 site, though they had a smaller selection:
http://www.studio925.com/pocket.htm

Searching "palad khiks" on Google, I found Tiger Tiger, which offers
many selections:
http://www.tiger-tiger.com/catalog/pendants/linghams/linghams.html


The "penis charm" Google search page is located at:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=penis+charm

The "palad khik" Google search page, which also included sites to view
historic palad khiks, is located at:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=palad+khik


I hope this information proves helpful.

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 05 Jul 2002 21:38 PDT

Greetings!  I am pleased you found my information of assistance and I
thank you for the honor of the five-star rating, and for the
interesting lesson on palad khiks!

I received an email message today and submitted an order.  The first
answer you sent proved very satisfactory and the second answer you
sent proved exceptional, especially the location of the alternate
spellings that provided such a large selection of items to choose
from.
Below is the email I received from the answer to the first question
that shows how to order the items on ebay - this site is not findable
on ebay with a search for balad kik, only the two items that the
seller has posted at auction are available that way.  So this allows
you to order the product at a lower cost because you know where the
page is - and you can find a greater selection.   I hope that by
publication of this answer we can allow more people to find this item.
 Good work!

From: "ThaiSiam" <suban@thaisiam.com>
Date: Thu Jul 04, 2002  02:36:28 AM US/Central
Subject: Thai Balad-Kik amulets RE: 
Reply-To: <suban@thaisiam.com>



Thank you for your recent question, and please do accept my apology
the long
time to reply.

we have now made available 12 more small Balad Kik like the ones you
asked
about.
These are made from pewter. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake,
Horse,
Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. we might have more different ones in
about
one week.

The picture (so far only one for each) is availalbe at our website,
and you
can order there too.

     http://www.thaisiam.com/ebay_info/buy_direct/index.htm#Baladkik

  Thank you
  Suban Jampahom
  ThaiSiam.com


-----Original Message-----
From: thaisiam@thaisiam.com [mailto:thaisiam@thaisiam.com]
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:30 PM
To: special@thaisiam.com
Subject:


******************************************************************
*************
*:          Special Request for ThaiSiam

**:
Item_Is:
Photo:      I have a picture I can send if asked.
**:

More_Detail:

Made of:  brass
Size: small
Colour(s): brass
Other: Would like other animals than the ones you have pictures,
there is a URL on another web site: I would like all of the tiny
charms listed there
http://thai-d.com/occult-thailand/thai-amulet/charms.htm

Ummm, really... uh interesting.

http://www.thaisiam.com/_genInfo/contact.htm

http://www.thaianimals.com/contact.htm

this help any?
-AI