arrowmaker
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posted on November 29, 2000 06:20:44 PM new
I have some really good deals on ebay on 7 differant Hummels. Posted twice, no bids. Any suggestions.
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cariad
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posted on November 29, 2000 07:38:28 PM new
I hate to say this, but find somewhere else to sell them. Hummels have not been doing well on ebay at all, for quite awhile according to dealers I know who have tried them. I have done well with goebel friar tucks, but after looking at listings and talking to those who sell them, I would not put up a Hummel unless I wanted to give it away.
cariad
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CAgrrl
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posted on November 29, 2000 08:19:23 PM new
I never saw the appeal of Hummels...so you can count on me to NOT bid on them no matter what your price.  Just my opinion, but sorry, I'm sure it's not what you wanted to hear!
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fountainhouse
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posted on November 29, 2000 08:29:32 PM new
Even in the "good old days" Hummels never did as well on ebay as they do in other venues, unfortunately.
What percentage of book are you trying to get? TMKs?
[ edited by fountainhouse on Nov 29, 2000 08:30 PM ]
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roadsmith
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posted on November 29, 2000 08:31:43 PM new
For what it's worth, Hummels are tanking at the antique auctions I attend in my area. They seem to be losing popularity, or am I over-generalizing?
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sg52
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posted on November 29, 2000 08:37:04 PM new
Posted twice, no bids. Any suggestions/
I have some stock that I find no one's willing to pay me a profitable price for.
It seems I have two choices. Wait for the price to go back up, or sell at what buyers are willing to pay.
sg52
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toybuyer
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:33:35 PM new
I don't think it's just Hummels. I think rarity is still a key factor in a selling price--more so than condition sometimes. As time goes on, real rarity just does not exist anymore with the advent of a worldwide audience. Wonder what 10,000 kids with mint Nolan Ryan cards are going to do 30 years from now.......
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TheFed
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:34:24 PM new
Hi All:
Putting aside the possibility that the popularity of Hummels has gone down, what other venues on the net would you suggest as possible places to sell them? Are there any specific sites where a seller would have a greater chance to sell them? Thanks!
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reddeer
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posted on November 29, 2000 09:46:34 PM new
You might want to check this site out?
http://www.hummels.com/
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arrowmaker
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posted on November 30, 2000 03:06:08 PM new
I'm only asking for 1/3rd the book price
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Zazzie
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posted on November 30, 2000 03:11:19 PM new
Book Price is a mythological place when it comes to many collectibles.
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reddeer
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posted on November 30, 2000 03:19:26 PM new
"I consider price guides in the same way
as I do modern art. Produced by the totally uninformed, marketed by the totally unscrupulous, for the consumption of the totally gullible."
~Graham Forsdyke~
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hammerchick
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posted on November 30, 2000 04:37:45 PM new
I think this is probably one of those categories that is just saturated because there are a lot of things that LOOK like Hummels but aren't. I don't know how someone would have the patience to look through it all to find the real deal. If you decide to still try them on Ebay, do you have something in your title that might help people find your authentic item.
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arrowmaker
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posted on November 30, 2000 04:50:46 PM new
Hi Hammerchick
All my hummels that I post have a picture of the trade mark. I also have a good electronic camera. If a buyer can't or is not shown the TM they should not even consider buying. Thanks for the feedback. Thanks to all of you for your feedback also. User name is the same arrowmaker3.
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Meya
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posted on November 30, 2000 05:19:55 PM new
I took a look at some of your auctions. While I'm not a fan of Hummel's, I do have a couple of suggestions.
First off, I think your starting bids are probably putting bidders off. I know nothing about Hummel's value, but a $107 starting bid seems way high.
Second, your pictures could be cropped a bit to get rid of the excess area around the item. The red cloth background is very hard on the eyes, and there are serious shadows on many of your items. This can detract from the actual figure or object.
There are quite a few spelling errors in the descriptions, and the longer descriptions are very hard to read with no breaks in the text. More information would be great...many of the descriptions are very short. You don't spell out Hummel in the auctions either, and even though they are in the Hummel catagory, many buyers search via title and description. Don't just use abbreviations, spell out the entire words.
And lastly, as has been talked about over and over again here on AW...put the exact shipping charge in the description. Some say that shipping is generally under $5.40, but there were at least 4 that I saw that have no mention of shipping cost or method.
Not trying to be picky...just offering my opinion.
[ edited by Meya on Nov 30, 2000 05:20 PM ]
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glassperson
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posted on November 30, 2000 06:04:25 PM new
May I contribute even tho my field of expertise is NOT in Hummels? When many of the large dealers in Hummels, e.g. Robert Miller, et al, sent their collections to auction in the late 1970's and early 1980's, the market for Hummels fell way down. It has not recovered.
I noticed that in later years, there were Hummels of JFK (long after Sister Hummel died). How can these be original Hummels? Too many figurines. Not enough collectors. My best friend, an avid collector, does not buy anymore, unless she finds them at garage sales for less than $1. How the mighty have fallen!
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ehansen
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posted on November 30, 2000 06:41:41 PM new
Cariad:
you said that you " have done well with goebel friar tucks".
I've done quite well selling some of
"Goebels' fire trucks". ....couldn't resist I know it's a groaner but it just felt natural
[ edited by ehansen on Nov 30, 2000 06:42 PM ]
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fountainhouse
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posted on November 30, 2000 09:00:22 PM new
arrowmaker, if you have a friend with space in an antique mall, you might want to ask them if they'd consider putting your Hummels in their booth (you should offer to pay the associated costs and a small commission). If you can work something out, you'll be able to sell them for 45-50% of low book easily.
I have a large inventory of older Hummels (pre-TMK5) and buy collections whenever I can. Despite what you have have heard, I can assure you the Hummel market is quite healthy. The market was depressed, but prices have been steadily rising the last 2 years.
I haven't looked at your auctions, but if you have any that are newer (TM5 +), you might consider putting them in a RL auction. Bidders in my area seemingly don't realize the value differences; rarely does a Hummel sell for under $100 -- even new ones.
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cdnbooks
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posted on November 30, 2000 09:04:48 PM new
reddeer
"Produced by the totally uninformed, marketed by the totally unscrupulous, for the consumption of the totally gullible."
Hhhhmmmmm, sounds like my auctions.
Bill
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mcjane
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posted on November 30, 2000 09:22:19 PM new
meya's advice is right on. In your title no need to put the Hummel # Much more important to get the word Hummel in there & don't make it plural even if you are showing two in the same auction. Put the # in your discription & again get rid of that red background it is smothering the colors in the hummels. Good Luck.
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roadsmith
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posted on November 30, 2000 09:25:10 PM new
I was just reading Kovel's monthly newsletter and came across this paragraph. It may not be totally apropos to this discussion, but it's interesting.
"The new retail price of a Hummel figurine still in production in January 2000 is about 10 times higher than the issue price in 1971. Prices for figurines with the old mark are much higher than new retail. Run-A-Way, issued in 1971 with Trademark 4 (Tmk-4), was $29. The suggested retail price for the same figure with the current mark (Tmk-8) is $290. Run-A-Way with the 1971 trademark (Tmk-4)sells today for $1,100. The Flower Vendor issued in 1971 at $24 is still being made and retails for $285 with Tmk-8. A 1971 version marked with Tmk-4 retails for $3,000. The other 26 issued in 1971 show a similar price pattern. (Hummel Collector's Club Newsletter, July)"
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TheFed
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posted on December 2, 2000 03:55:16 PM new
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