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  1. On 7/30/2023 at 12:02 AM, lonely panet said:

     

    Hamish, did you win the auction ? I could be interested in the tsuba 😊

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  2. 2 hours ago, Jon said:

    Yes I was so upset, I was all ready to bid, and got called away for work..then Found out the swords I wanted had no bids…I’ve not been able to negotiate a sale, it looks like the vendor decided to not sell them…disappointed.

     

     

    Next time, maybe try automatic bidding if possible, you would have won the auction when away from keyboard. 

  3. Here's my Enomoto Sadayoshi. Purchased last year but only photographed this week.

     

    Izu Mishima Ju Yusuishin Sadayoshi Saku Kore (伊豆三嶋住湧水心貞吉作之)
    Showa Hinoto U 8 Gatsu (昭和丁卯八月) = 1987

     

    Nagasa: 73.1 cm
    Sori: 1.2 cm
    Motohaba: 3.5 cm
    Sakihaba: 2.5 cm
    Kasane: 0.7 cm
    Weight: 975 g

     

    The sword has a very shallow sori, a small kissaki and a very prominent hada mixing mokume, ayasugi (ish) and chikei. The hamon is a choji midare with a lot of kinsuji. One can very clearly see the hada thanks to the use of very contrasted steels.

     

    I'm fond of this swordsmith.

     

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  4. Here's a special order blade by Minamoto Moritaka (rated 2 million yen, high to superior gendaito according to Slough).

     

    Signed in tachi mei: "Koteki Mu Kotsu Minamoto Moritaka + Kao" / "Oujyu Mitsuda Jirou Shi Saku" / "Kigen Ni Sen Roppyaku Ni Nen Ju Ichi Gatsu"

     

    "Our enemy has no backbone" / "Made at the request of Mr. Mitsuda Jirou" / November 1942

     

     

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  5. I'm not sure that's worth it from an economical point of view. Let's say, you end up buying the lot.

     

    Then you need to pay for a new polish and a new shirasaya to preserve your newly polished sword. This is expense. I paid 700 euros for a shirasaya (for a very long and curved gendaito last year). The polish will be even more expensive, the price is variable (depending on who will do the work) but it's probably at least 15-20 euros per cm. Will this cost increase the value of your sword ? A little but you won't be able to get most of your money back.

     

    How much are you willing to invest in your wakizashi ? There are usually good offers in the For Sale section here, I'm pretty sure it'll much cheaper to buy from a seller here than going the Drouot route.

     

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  6. I personally don't really care about papers but I believe they may increase your chances for reselling as some buyers will only buy papered items and others will find it reassuring to have a paper confirming that a piece is genuine.

     

    I sometimes buy from Aoi Arts and I asked them twice to submit a sword to shinsa for me. The cost is modest (around 250 EUR) and since the item is already in Japan, you don't have the hassle of shipping the item overseas, paying an agent for the paperwork. The downside is that you usually need to wait several weeks or months but I'm fine with that.

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