[Live] Shlomi showed off his proud collection to reporters
I have more than one badge. It is very interesting. It was used for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. This badge is only given out through a specially authorized way.
This badge alone may not be said to be particularly rare, but it has a full set of about 70 badges, I think I should be the only one in the world to collect a full set, so this badge is very special, because it is in a very rare set. One.
(How much is it worth in a complete set?) I estimate that it is about half a million dollars.
【Explanation】Israel Shlomi is an Olympic collector who lives in Japan for a long time. He has been collecting Olympics since 1998. It has been 23 years since he has collected more than 100,000 pieces and spent more than 100 on collecting Olympic peripheral products. Ten thousand dollars.
During the Olympics, the reporter met him in Tokyo.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
In 1998, I collected some badges that I liked. At that time, I ran a souvenir shop. People would buy badges from me at a high price. At that time, I thought, why are people in this country so stupid?
Spend so much money on a small piece of metal?
As a result, a year later, I also became such a fool, and started to spend a lot of money to buy badges.
(Collection of Olympic surroundings) is like a virus, once infected, it is difficult to cure.
[Explanation] Shlomi said that after 23 years of continuous collection, he is now one of the largest Olympic collectors in the world.
His favorite collection is the Olympic emblems, and he also collected some Olympic torches and medals.
He told reporters that precious Olympic collections will appreciate in value, so sometimes he needs to spend a lot of money to buy them.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
I usually buy it at auction, and I can also buy medals. I will get badges through purchase and exchange.
I once spent 60,000 US dollars at one time, which was a set of badges issued by the International Olympic Committee that I bought a few years ago.
[Explanation] In addition to "burning money" to purchase collections, Shlomi will also travel between Olympic host cities around the world to collect Olympic surroundings on the spot.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
I often go to the host city of the Olympics to collect when the Olympics start. However, many of my collections are obtained after the Olympics. After the Olympics, many collectors have finished collecting work. At this time, you go to the collectors’ gathering to exchange. , You will find and exchange a lot of treasures, this is the best way to get good collections.
[Explanation] After the Tokyo Olympics, Shlomi hopes to go to Beijing to collect some surroundings around the Winter Olympics.
He said that he had collected some of the Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee and the surrounding areas of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He admired the various Olympic surroundings produced in China.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
I hope I will have the opportunity to go to Beijing next year, and I hope I can collect the torch of the Winter Olympics, sooner or later.
In addition, I very much hope that if they will do the same kind of ceramic art around the 2008 Beijing Olympics, those are impressive. I really like the Olympic-related ceramic art made in China.
[Live] Shlomi showcases the collections of the Chinese Olympic Organizing Committee and the Beijing Olympic Games
(The Chinese sports delegation for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.) Very beautiful badge.
This is also great for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
The (badge) of the Chinese Olympic Committee. I have a friend in the Chinese Olympic Committee.
This photo is a full set of badges for the 2008 Beijing Olympics issued by the International Olympic Committee. This set is difficult to collect.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
China has good knowledge and technology to produce the best peripheral products in the world. Some of the badges of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are really beautiful that I have never seen before.
[Explanation] Shlomi told reporters that although his collections are already of high value, he does not collect Olympic surroundings to make money, but hopes to feel the story behind each collection and make friends from all over the world.
[Concurrent] Olympic collector Shlomi
Many times the story behind the collection is very interesting. If it is an old collection, who owned it before?
What is the story of the event behind it?
In addition, one of the great things this hobby has given me is the connection with others. Many of my friends from all over the world make friends because of this hobby.
Reporter Wen Mengxin and Zhao Anyuan from Tokyo, Japan
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】