04-22-2005, 11:39 AM
I too am curious about the "boom" in prices. At some point, it does have to stop... Somewhere. I think back to, say, a Suvorov 3rd... Two years ago, they were readily available at $800 each. Now, they're what... $4000? $4500? $5000? Their prices are about like gas prices... By the time you finish sending an e-mail to the dealer telling him you're interested, the price has gone up another $200! :eek: So, if they've gone up 500% in the past two years, will they contine to climb? Two years from now, will they be valued at $25000??? :confused: Seriously, when will the prices slow down? At some point, not everyone will be able to afford the awards, and most of the buying will be left up to the oil oligarchs (at least the ones that Putin hasn't arrested...) For a lot of collectors (including myself) the prices have forced me out of the Soviet market and back to collecting other awards and cloth items. I find it interesting that I was recently offered one of the most breathtaking (and huge) WW2 US general's fully documented award groups that I've ever seen outside of a museum, and the prices of it was LESS than that of a common Gold Star and Lenin HSU combo. I don't think there's much doubt in which one that I'll invest my funds into...
Dave
Dave
