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Old 12-02-2012, 08:25 AM
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We had about 20 hummels before we moved. Most were from the 70's. They went to 2 different auction houses. Sold for about 20% of what I paid for them. Hope you do better.
The story of collectables, especially those that have been produced in large quantities is sad. I tried to sell uncirculated american stamps collected in the 1940-60 era and barely recouped face value; same for Hummels, coins china etc. Most sell for less than 20% of purchase price- in my experience.