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    #1

    Concerning the HBO series The Pacific

    Hi,
    Does anyone suspect Japanese militaria will substantially increase in value and desire as a result of this series? Lets assume it is as popular as Band of Brothers was. Does anyone know if there was a spike in interest and prices being paid for German and WWII militaria in general as a result of Band of Brothers?
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    Hello,

    I would BET it will raise the prices and interest in all WW II Japanese militaria. The other series (B of B) did. Suddenly, let's pull out Grandpa's old Japanese war mementoes; they must be valuable.....maybe more repros too.

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      #3
      With "Band of Brothers" it was mostly a spike in US Airborne stuff....not really the German stuff.....any big hit movie or TV series will have some impact....but it's usually short lived ......unless the particular "field" has been unappreciated "up until then"....

      Japanese stuff has always been difficult to find, unwanted or unappreciated by many, and eagerly collected by some.....some of it equates to it's "German" counterparts......but some is largely overlooked....part being the language barrier and the lack of referance works until fairly recently.

      I don't expect a hugh spike....when "The Pacific" airs......but some, no doubt.
      IMO of course....
      John G.

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        #4
        This is a hard call to make. When "Letters from Iwo Jima " came out it didn't do much to the market in the US. But, in Japan there was a huge response to collecting Japanese items. In years past we would go to shows over there and at any given military show there would be 100 or so guys dressed like Germans and a handful of Japanese. After Letters came out there was only a handful of German uniforms being worn, and everywhere you looked there were Japanese soldiers and sailors.
        "Militaria shows are a social event for anti-social people"--A.T. 2008

        ASMIC Executive President

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          #5
          I can't speak for "Band of Brothers", but one sentence from "Saving priviate Ryan" made Hitler Youth knives double in price, and have basically remained a hot item ever since. My guess is that items GI's collect in the series such as swords, flags, and helmets may get a bump. Other than that, I doubt that there will be any permanent upswing.
          Ignored Due To Invisibility.

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            #6
            in b of b airborne stuff took off. I assume in the new one the 1st marine division will be followed so there should be a bump in that. does anybody know what division will be followed? just assumeing 1st marine.
            jim

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              #7
              From what i have heard of it is 1st Marine Division.

              Chris

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                #8
                For Europe I think it won't; not much interest in Japanese here. Simply because Europe has no direct connection with Japan in ww2 (except for a very few Dutch Indies collectors). It all happened too far away...The US has more connection because of all the vet's that fought in the PTO and ofcourse Pearl Harbor, so I would expect a increase and interest there but probably only for a year or so.

                Still a very interesting field! But what holds most collectors back is the language barrier. I'd rather see a 1944 or so in our arab numbers

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                  #9
                  I would not be surprised if WWII USMC stuff goes up in price.
                  When you go home
                  Tell them for us and say
                  For your tomorrow
                  We gave our today

                  --Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
                  Iwo Jima 1945

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                    #10
                    In the past, "The Civil War" and "Band of Brothers" caused an increase in both interest and prices in their respective areas. I suspect that The Pacific will do the same. As mentioned, Japanese items are much underappreciated and quite undervalued; even WWII officer Samurai swords (Shin Gunto) can be found at reasonable prices when you consider the swordsmith, history and age etc. It's only logical that any increased interest in an area will most certainly increase demand. The supply for originals will always stay the same so prices are bound to go up; supply and demand. Will that last? For the most part, it seems that prices for quality militaria continue to rise despite the recession and over the years, I've not seen them decline; perhaps dip, but not decline and they always bounce back. Several years ago, someone did an analysis on the cost of a Waterloo medal and compared it to inflation and wages; it was astounding how the prices had increased over the years and salaries had not kept up with the prices. This caused people to wonder if investors would "invade" the market and drive up the prices. I've heard of this happening, but have no personal knowledge of anyone doing that. I hope that it doesn't happen in the case of Japanese items because I enjoy the low prices; despite the lack of "supply."

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                      #11
                      [QUOTE=WalterB;[

                      When you go home
                      Tell them for us and say
                      For your tomorrow
                      We gave our today


                      /QUOTE]

                      hi walter just read your signature and got a little choked up.
                      fantastic line.
                      jim
                      Last edited by bahnschutz1; 12-11-2009, 12:09 PM.

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                        #12
                        [QUOTE=bahnschutz1;3684259]
                        Originally posted by WalterB;[

                        When you go home
                        Tell them for us and say
                        For your tomorrow
                        We gave our today


                        /QUOTE

                        hi walter just read your signature and got a little choked up.
                        fantastic line.
                        jim
                        It's the epitaph on the memorial to the 2nd British Division at Kohima. It's attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds (1875 –1958), who may have been inspired by an epitaph written by Simonides to honour the Greeks who fell at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.

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                          #13
                          Im looking forward to see the series here in Europe.
                          When it hits here in Scandinavian I think the interest will rise.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Dmv View Post
                            For Europe I think it won't; not much interest in Japanese here. Simply because Europe has no direct connection with Japan in ww2.

                            MANY people in the UK might beg to differ.
                            C

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                              #15
                              Hard to say. I believe collecting gained momentum in the late nineties and peaked around 2004-6. The stock market crash and struggling economy hit first i but it took a little time for the pain to stop the escalation of collectible prices. in the past 3 years, a lot of people slowed down their collecting and put a stop to the ridiculous competition to buy at any price. There might be some reaction to the Pacific but one must keep in mind
                              1. There have been several epic WWII productions out since Saving Private Ryan and BofB - the subject matter is not taking the public by storm anymore
                              2. There's a lot less spending on discretionary items and a lot more saving
                              3. Prices have already skyrocketed significantly and have backed off their peak - this is a pattern in investing that usually signals further price drops or a long period of flatline price activity
                              4. Availability of repros has increased in the past 4 years which has contributed to diluting the market and values to some extent AND has pulled people away from pursuing pricy collectibles.

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