02-01-2012, 03:20 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if large numbers of unmodified documents start streaming onto the market too.
It certainly feels like there's a little bit of change in the air and with the official release of all "political" prisoners it won't be long until they'll be getting up to what they were before no doubt.
There are ALWAYS Soviet made orders for sale the problem is the dealers who have them seem to think they are worth their weight in moondust and also have backlogs of stock which stays well hidden because they really don't want you to see their hand. I have also noticed the "New Jersey Dealer" drop the prices of some of the Soviet produced items up to 45% and they continue to be static stock.
If we could research the items or at least knew they could be researched that may inflate some of the items to the prices some dealers want but to date there is no way to research and this is also going on the assumption that #1 the DPRK issued Order #300 with booklet to #300 and #2 the official records still exist. Basically if the Order isn't serial numbered it probably isn't worth the postage. There is also far less demand on the non-Soviet produced items just due to the fact that Soviet collectors want Soviet produced items and how many people collect DPRK just for the sake of DPRK in comparison to those who collect Soviet items?
The lowest three DPRK produced Orders (NF3, SH2 and MSH3) are now so commonplace it's not worth paying the postage alone never mind anything else on top. Even at the very top end of DPRK produced Orders (Kim Il-Sung and FI1) which are all numbered can go for as little as two figures now. Having had the "thrill" of adding three Orders Of Kim Il-Sung to the collection and being disappointed by how crudely they are constructed I doubt I will be purchasing another one for more than $25-30 delivered, unless it comes with all the right paperwork.
It certainly feels like there's a little bit of change in the air and with the official release of all "political" prisoners it won't be long until they'll be getting up to what they were before no doubt.
There are ALWAYS Soviet made orders for sale the problem is the dealers who have them seem to think they are worth their weight in moondust and also have backlogs of stock which stays well hidden because they really don't want you to see their hand. I have also noticed the "New Jersey Dealer" drop the prices of some of the Soviet produced items up to 45% and they continue to be static stock.
If we could research the items or at least knew they could be researched that may inflate some of the items to the prices some dealers want but to date there is no way to research and this is also going on the assumption that #1 the DPRK issued Order #300 with booklet to #300 and #2 the official records still exist. Basically if the Order isn't serial numbered it probably isn't worth the postage. There is also far less demand on the non-Soviet produced items just due to the fact that Soviet collectors want Soviet produced items and how many people collect DPRK just for the sake of DPRK in comparison to those who collect Soviet items?
The lowest three DPRK produced Orders (NF3, SH2 and MSH3) are now so commonplace it's not worth paying the postage alone never mind anything else on top. Even at the very top end of DPRK produced Orders (Kim Il-Sung and FI1) which are all numbered can go for as little as two figures now. Having had the "thrill" of adding three Orders Of Kim Il-Sung to the collection and being disappointed by how crudely they are constructed I doubt I will be purchasing another one for more than $25-30 delivered, unless it comes with all the right paperwork.
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