Need some help with numbers (Jussi this one is in your area)

[Guest Rayhan]

Hi All!

 

Looking at the figures from members like Jussi and Darcy on the Juyo per session i was wondering if there was any data on the cost of Shinsa from session one onwards and if prices have been changing dramatically for passing items on Juyo and Tokubetsu Juyo?

[Jussi Ekholm]

This is very interesting question and as I have never papered anything I haven't even thought about the change in prices during time. Here are some numbers I was able to get that I think are correct. Unfortunately I have not have any numbers for early sessions or old papers. They are lot before my time so it's difficult to research them.

 

These are the NBTHK prices roughly for sword shinsa (for members) in the 2000's, those that have actually sent items can actually verify if that pricing is correct.

 

2019 prices (I think this pricing started in 2013?)

 

Hozon 25,000

Tokubetsu Hozon 35,000 [60,000 from without papers]

Jūyō 220,000 [280,000 from without papers]

Tokubetsu Jūyō 340,000 [660,000 from without papers]

 

2000-2012

 

Hozon 25,000

Tokubetsu Hozon 52,000 [77,000 from without papers]

Jūyō 125,000 (Shinsa fee 21,000 + Donation 105,000 on passing) [202,000 from without papers]

Tokubetsu Jūyō 240,000 (Shinsa fee 31,500 + Donation 210,000 on passing) [442,000 from without papers]

 

Seems like the financial gap between Tokubetsu Hozon & Jūyō got lot bigger at last price change as Tokubetsu Hozon got lowered in price and Jūyō got more expensive.

 

 

[Guest Rayhan]

Great start! Thank you Jussi as always. I've been pondering the corresponding sessions and prices of success and if we can get them from 1st session to now that would really put things in perspective. Taking into account the other variables (currency, inflation,economic conditions, marketing, as in people knowing of the shinsa, etc). Hope we get more information as days go by.