LUIS22 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Posted January 25, 2012 Hello guys, Im new into collecting Japanese swords, In fact I do not have one yet...but as a any new collector(Im a german militaria collector) I would love to have a price reference chart or guide ..Is there such a thing on this forum?? some type of guidance in order to "do not over pay"?? thanks, Luis Quote
uwe Posted January 25, 2012 Report Posted January 25, 2012 Hello Luis, there is no such list as far as I know. Moreover, it is almost impossible to create a list of this kind Uwe Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 25, 2012 Report Posted January 25, 2012 About the only "price guide" I can offer, Luis, is to learn enough about the Japanese blade so that you can decide what is a fair & reasonable price to pay. Your problem is that there are hundreds or thousands more types & quality of Japanese blades than there are of German militaria, not to mention over 30,000 swordsmiths, & each of those combinations has a perceived value. And what I perceive as poor quality may be something that you would treasure. So, no, there's no such thing as a Nihonto price reference chart. Sorry. But welcome to the forum. Ken Quote
Grey Doffin Posted January 25, 2012 Report Posted January 25, 2012 Sorry; I have to disagree. See below for a Nihonto price reference chart. Grey Quote
drdata Posted January 25, 2012 Report Posted January 25, 2012 That's funny Grey. Something like this might be possible for the "gunto" type mass-produced blades, and believe I have seen a site that had such info. Issue is, as soon as posted its obsolete. The military/gunto/nco swords have really taken off in recent years, with clean examples fetching over 1500 regularly on ebay. As others noted the issue with true nihonto is you have to factor in the price of "Art". Any good price guides on buying collector art? I don't know of any. I know I would not pay what others feel a Picasso is worth. Not my kind of art. That said, if you do buy, I suggest using the market place here. Too many ways to run afoul looking for a lost treasure bargain. Expect to pay at least 1,500 bucks, and more like 3K for a true nihonto with study potential. HTHs Quote
uwe Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 Sorry; I have to disagree. See below for a Nihonto price reference chart.Grey Uwe PS: ...but unfortunately true...... Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 Though there is not a standard price reference one can always use the Auction guides which are available to see how prices might change in the long run. I know that for paintings there are specialised sites : ( http://web.artprice.com/start.aspx?l=en ) as well as catalogues and for small antiques the Miller's guides : http://www.millersantiquesguide.com/ have always been a welcome addition to my collecting craze. However the fellow forum members are right in saying that such a thing does not exist for Nihonto, at least, not that I know of... It of course also depends on how much you are willing to spend on a work of art. Under 5k or even over 10k... a lot is possible. KM Quote
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