Hummel figures

[buzzhead]

Anyone knowledgeable on the bigger $$ ones?? Going to tomorrow evening to make a list and hopefully research solds on eBay before next Friday... Looks to be around 400-600 of them coming up next Friday.. .

and that's just what I grabbed pics of.....


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[trdhrdr007]

I don't do much with these. Most of the ones I see sell for $40 or less (much less) & are priced higher than that here. One thing I do know is that the marks are all important. Identical figurines with different marks can have vastly different values.

 

[buzzhead]

Here's some close ups of ones that intrigued me... No names of course...but the boxes are all there to every piece....packed away in larger boxes..


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[Carl995]

What I have noticed, the internet has cut prices & lowered the values 10 yrs ago. Then the Berta Hummel figurines came out & sent the collectability down the drain.
I'm an auctioneer 15+ years & when they come up, V bee marks bring $15-25 each. I do have a collection of Crown & early mark Hummels, Baker etc & I havn't even bothered to look them up anymore, just leave them in the display case.
Yes look them up before bidding & MAKE sure their not broken/glued/cracked/crazed or chipped.

I just looked on ebay, over 29,000 listings on Hummel, lots of competition. relist, relist relist, relist relist, relist relist, relist relist, relist relist, relist!!!!

 

[buzzhead]

The Internet has cut prices on collectibles across the board.. I seen one broken piece and maybe 2 with crazing out of all those pieces... This person cherished these dearly to keep the boxes and have 99% in pristine condition..


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[Beans]

Also keep in mind that they are marked W Germany. There is no longer a W. Germany since the wall came down only Germany.

 

[trdhrdr007]

Every mark you pictured is relatively new. In general those are the least valuable. There are exceptions due to limited production but I'd be very careful on these.

 

[buzzhead]

I bought 179 pieces of it at $2 per piece..... Paid a bit bigger money for a few others... I guess I'm about to learn hummels!![emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]


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[GarageSaleKing]

I bought 179 pieces of it at $2 per piece..... Paid a bit bigger money for a few others... I guess I'm about to learn hummels!![emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]

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I am by no means an expert at Hummels, but at $2 each I would say you made a great score. I would have paid that much if I saw them marked for that. I will give you my 2 cents for what I would do. I would sell those that bring $20 or more each individually. Then the rest I would put in lots of 20-40 pieces each and sell them that way. I have used lots for large numbers of collectibles numerous times. If you sell them on ebay or whatever in lots for say $5 to $10 each, you make a good profit and if 1 or 2 happen to break during shipping, you can give a small partial refund and still make a good profit. That is what I would do with them.

 

[trdhrdr007]

I bought 179 pieces of it at $2 per piece..... Paid a bit bigger money for a few others... I guess I'm about to learn hummels!![emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]


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I probably would have been a buyer at $2 each.

 

[TommyB]

My wife's grandmother (now deceased) used to collect those. I do know that the older the better. Also, some were only available to Hummel club members. She even had a couple she bought at the factory.
Never did price any out.

 

[patiodadio]

It always makes me sad to see any collection that was loved by someone auctioned off. But such is life........

 

[Beans]

I bought 179 pieces of it at $2 per piece..... Paid a bit bigger money for a few others... I guess I'm about to learn hummels!![emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]


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That is how I learn. Buy and find out. But at $2 each you will do ok.

 

[bdsawyer]

I sold about 30 Hummels on Facebook a few years back, very easy without the shipping hassle.

 

[buzzhead]

I have a lady that loves them and I offered her choice after a researched and got all the bigger ($30+) ones separated from the cheaper more common ones... At $15 a piece..... She wants multiples... Over time.. She buys a load of jewelry off me so she gets 1st crack at the commons...


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[diggummup]

Let us know if you find any rare ones. At $2 each it was a no brainer.

 

[buzzhead]

I've sold 2 already for $175 total.


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[buzzhead]

Damn!! I've not got done shipping these things for over a week... Selling 1-3 a day... Craziness!!! Investment is recovered off 19 pieces... I can barely keep up listing and packing what's sold...


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[trdhrdr007]

That's a good problem to have.