Good luck flag WAY OVER PRICED!!!

[itallianPith]

http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTLE-TARAWA-JA...item1e5c3bceb4

found this on ebay. I think there buying the story more than the item!!885.00.
It doesn't look any different beside the stamps am i missing something it looks like any other good luck flags.

[Paul G]

Cool lookin flag but someones gettin hosed! He said he has had it for 40 years, thats 1970, but also said it he had it translated in the 60's

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[albacore]

That price seems ridiculously high. I don't even think one with a neat tiger or Bodhidharma painting would go for much more than half of that. There's not much of a story there, so maybe there are some kanji on there that make it really special.

[FightenIrish35]

It is a top of the line good luck flag with all the little extras youd want in a flag like personal drawings added as well as shrine stamps. However I agree that it is around twice what its worth already. I wish I had bidders like this when I sell things lol

[Fukuoka]

Ummm.. twice what it's worth? I cannot remember selling a regular flag like this for over $400. I'd say the flag would normally go for $100-$200 at the most. Tarawa? WTF? There isn't any proof that that flag came from there. Guess I need to put those kinds of place names in all my auctions...

Rich

[birdman]

Like i said in the other thread. With out any proof of the story the number one rule of collecting is "how much is it without the story". probably about $200-$300.
Larry

[Jareth]

Always, always buy the item not the story

[itallianPith]

Ummm.. twice what it's worth? I cannot remember selling a regular flag like this for over $400. I'd say the flag would normally go for $100-$200 at the most. Tarawa? WTF? There isn't any proof that that flag came from there. Guess I need to put those kinds of place names in all my auctions...

Rich

Yes i sold mine and it was spotless for 190
maybe i should of attached an eleborate story like it was found on Iwo Jima
yes buy the item not the story.

[101combatvet]

Yup.... buying the story on this one. Funny how the seller is also a dealer in militaria.

[Edward T.]

I never knew Hari Kari was a bullet to the head

[FightenIrish35]

Ummm.. twice what it's worth? I cannot remember selling a regular flag like this for over $400.

Rich

Ive notice that really excellent Good luck flags that have REAL provenance/proof of how it was obtained with Shrine stamps,drawings,tiger motifs etc etc that are sold inside the USA can sell for $400 or more.


There are continously good luck flags on ebay constantly with nothing but good luck across the top, and a couple sayings and names that are constantly from sellers in Japan that are really nice and clean. Ive notice these only sell between 100-200.

Im not sure why this is but its what ive noticed.

[101combatvet]

I'm taking bids on my good luck flag with original envelope from a 28th regiment Marine that was sent to his brother after Iwo.

[Edokko]

The Tarawa provenance may or may not be true, will never know, but the flag has a reference to the owner most likely coming from the Naval Aviator Training program (予科練), which makes the owner quite possibly a pilot or some other aicraft crew. That probably blew up the price.

[FightenIrish35]

Edokko,thanks for translating what the flag in question says on it. Naval Aviation has/is very popular and original used/carried items just dont pop up too often.

[SLIM]

fantastic looking flag i must say and either somebody is bumping up the price or some bidder can read something on the flag that fits in with his collection