Yasukuni-to on eBay

[Gerry]

Prices of Yasukuni-to seem to be holding up pretty well. $6,300 for a Yasumitsu that's not particularly long.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/356842593695

[Nicholas]

I am a huge fan of Yasukunito and own a few including a Yasumitsu. But there seems to be little to no variation in the style of swords he produced at the shrine from all the swords I have seen by Yasumitsu.

[rebcannonshooter]

I too am a fan of Yasukunito! And I also own several, including a Yasu-Mitsu. The price of $6300 was about what I expected it to go for. Years ago they were way under valued, but today as Gerry noted, they're binging high dollars.

Tom 

[Rawa]

How many swords were made in shrine for gunto? 8k? Its not a lot. I think that 6k price is norm. [Aoi Japan]

[Nicholas]

17 minutes ago, Rawa said:

How many swords were made in shrine for gunto? 8k? Its not a lot. I think that 6k price is norm. [Aoi Japan]

Each smith made a difference amount of swords during their time at the shrine. A lot of information can be found here at this site 

 

http://www.jp-sword.com/files/yasukuni/yasukunito.html

 

one thing I’ve always found conflicting about yasukuni shrine swords is that some people say they made swords in the style of Kagemitsu and Nagamitsu in suguha. Other people say in the Rai tradition.. which one is true.

[Volker62]

as mr. Han bing Siong once wrote

 

Yasukuni to are

 

"treasures of the future"

[Rawa]

There is old rule about collecting antiques. You collect for next gen profit 

[lonely panet]

50 minutes ago, Rawa said:

There is old rule about collecting antiques. You collect for next gen profit 

It might be your rule

But you will find that the majority of us here collect what we love.

 

Alot of people bought Walter Cs collection with that midset of profit, and failed to achieve a profit when they tried to sell. Something i fear will happen to some  Plimpton buyers too

[Rawa]

Its exactly what I meant. Selling should be considered by your descendants when you are gone

[Gerry]

18 hours ago, rebcannonshooter said:

I too am a fan of Yasukunito! And I also own several, including a Yasu-Mitsu. The price of $6300 was about what I expected it to go for. Years ago they were way under valued, but today as Gerry noted, they're binging high dollars.

Tom 

I remember back in the 2000s when Yasukuni-to were not uncommon on eBay, and were going for around $2,500 each.

[Rawa]

$2,500 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $4,642.84 today, an increase of $2,142.84 over 25 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.51% per year between 2000 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 85.71%. 

[Rawa]

I hope that those numbers are right. Im not even trying to compare USD to Euro. Im telling you guys buy and preserve.

[Rawa]

Its only added inflation. Collector should think reasonably as one living in kind of bubble. You are part of specific community. Community value specific things. For many of us collecting retro consoles and games is stupid but there is many collecting those etc.

[Gerry]

24 minutes ago, Rawa said:

$2,500 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $4,642.84 today, an increase of $2,142.84 over 25 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.51% per year between 2000 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 85.71%. 

Is this a ChatGPT response?

 

[Rawa]

As it takes average inflation which is correct? I remember that in 2022 inflation was 8.5% Other important data as  fleebay commision? Was it 20% in 2000s? Probably not.

[Rawa]

Still my currency got cummulative 30% inflation rate in like 6 years