Guess how much?

[karened]

Yahoo auctions never fail to make me excited, amazed and disappointed at one go. Guess how much the following is?



The main item, one of 5000 pieces of signature boards sent to selected fans in celebration of Arashi's single debut.

The extras: 10th anniversary photo case sent to fanclub members, FC newsletter #46, Nagoya charm and strap with charm, Aozora pedal not-so-sale uchiwa.

Guess?

In yen of course.

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320,000 円

Yes, go convert it to your domestic currency.

Photos from http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w49564110

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Comments transfered from vox 

Marysol wrote:
Apr 24, 2010
ehhhhhhh?! that's what u told me about? CRAZY!! CRAZY!!! x3 damn JE! xD

marszz wrote:
Apr 25, 2010
ehhhh?! Takai! *thud*

IKAH wrote:
Apr 25, 2010
Yeah, it is crazy. But I think someone was able to pay 1 000 000 Yen for the board with Arashi´s signature - it is one of 10th anniversary item.

tsurichan wrote:
Apr 25, 2010
the price is insane... @__@ The uchiwa looks nice though... but seriously... i think a fan might as well spend the money on trying to get tics to cons... ... ^^;

Apple wrote:
Apr 25, 2010
that makes me sad on so many levels. T___T

karened replied to IKAH’s comment:
Apr 25, 2010
I don't know but even 1mil yen is an insane price tag. If you think about it logically, it's just a piece of cardboard that will turn yellow and depreciate in value. But of course, us fangirls are known to be irrational when it comes to our dear boys. It's like the branded goods syndrome. I mean, as beautiful it is, it's still a piece of clothes/bag etc....but people are still willing to pay the crazy price for it. It''s the same for Arashi stuff ne.

 

karened replied to tsurichan’s comment:
Apr 25, 2010
Haha I would choose con over board. =D

 

karened replied to Apple’s comment:
Apr 25, 2010
Either the fan is just trying to try her luck by pricing it soooo high (coz she knows that almost no one will pay that price), or she's really trying to make a killing from this. Oh, I saw one auction selling a photocopy of the board at 2000 yen. LOL..

 

IKAH replied to karened’s comment:
Apr 25, 2010
Yes, it is crazy price, but I understand a little bit that someone can really afford it and doesn´t mind the price. If I was millionaire I would buy it, even the price is insane. XDD
 

 

I do know it is only piece of paper, but for people the price isn´t only for piece of paper with graffiti (XD), but that piece of paper with signatures represents some their memories or emotions. It represents their life. Every thing does have different value for each of us. And something can´t be expressed in money at all. :)

 

But I guess Arashi auctions are in higher level, but not many Arashi things can be sold for thousands yen. O.o

 

But when I look on auctions with Picaso´s paper or Michael Jackson´s private things, I think Arashi auctions are relatively in safe zone. XDD

 

If I had a lucky day, I could buy flight tickets and concert Arashi ticket for that price, but I think it isn´t possible in my case at all, because flight tickets are more than half of that amount. <.< I don´t know how it is for other people, but for 320 000 yen my family (4 members) can have a great vacation in Greece for 14 days. It is pitch I can´t have not even 1 week in Japan for that price...

karened replied to IKAH’s comment:
Apr 25, 2010
Lol..it's different ne. For me, Japan is definitely a cheaper option than say, a Europe trip. Because I live in Asia ne.

 

IKAH replied to karened’s comment:
Apr 26, 2010
Yeah, agree, I am from Europe, so flight ticket is cheaper for me to European states (T_T), but I do know that for some fan from Europe it is possible to go to Arashi concert every year. >,< I would like to visit more countries in Asia, but the flight ticket is the biggest problem for me... It is little sad, because I was invited more than twice to go to Vietnam, which I would like to visit, but I had to refuse it because of flight tickets...
Have a nice day!

 

yuui1010 wrote:
Apr 26, 2010
Nice figures..there>> T T......
...even if I consider how big my love for Arashi, I still can not and will not buy those with a tag of 'expensive' tagging along ><.
However, I can understand the feeling of those who buys and cherishes those stuff, memories sake, idoling sake, and maybe bcoz they also understand from the board Arashi signed on, Arashi also signed in their feeling onto their writing. For me, I can understand that feeling from looking that sign picture. It is strong, astrong image onto us.
How about you guys??
 

karened replied to yuui1010’s comment:
Apr 26, 2010
I can just say that I'm a crazy fangirl but logical still holds me tight. XP

princessangel88 wrote:
May 9, 2010
you are crazy to search this kind of things in auction.