MAX Show in Monroeville, PA

[SwordGuyJoe]

Good morning all. I am just wondering who, if anyone, is planning to attend the MAX show?

 

http://www.themaxshow.com/

 

I hope to see someone there.

[jason_mazzy]

I was set to comment I would meet you there, then i realized it was this last weekend. I am bummed.

[Mark]

I attended, had a table

[Stephen]

Joe, Mark, how did it go? any great finds? always wanted to make the Max. Heard prices are crazy tho.

[Mark]

Stephen

 

The show is 90% WWII Greman, prices are way high. Once in a while you can find something but less than some years back (guess that is same everywhere). I did buy the "junk" sword with cutting test at an auction there, it was covered on another thread.

[Stephen]

I did buy the "junk" sword with cutting test at an auction there, it was covered on another thread.

 

 

yet to be seen if its really junk, maybe a window? or more?

[SwordGuyJoe]

Joe, Mark, how did it go? any great finds? always wanted to make the Max. Heard prices are crazy tho.

 

It was a bit disappointing. Not a lot to see and what was to be seen was remarkably high. There was a Showato Kanemichi Kai Gunto selling for $5,500. Admittedly the blade and mounts were in good shape, but I almost hit the floor when I heard the price. The deal of the show was a Late 44 mounted mumei (I would bet the farm it was Nagamitsu) sword that sold for $1,600. Blade was in pristine shape (not the best Nagamitsu I have seen, but up their) and mounts were very nice as well, with tight tsuka-ito and no lacquer loss on the saya. I saw that sell in the first ten minutes and it was down hill from there - keep in mind I primarily look for gendai blade of which there were little to none.