Auction Surprise

These 19 Toby mugs were made by Royal Doulton between 1946 and 1994. The designs include the BeefEater, Long John Silver, Don Quixote, Christopher Columbus, Rip Van Winkle and others.

Toby mugs usually sell for between $50 and $100 on eBay, but the rare ones can go much higher. The starting bid of $999 is good value for 19 mugs.

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This is a large collection of 17 Beatrix Potter figurines. There’s Hunca Munca, The Old Woman, Tabitha Twitchit, and more.

The Buy It Now price is $2,000, but the seller believes the collection to be worth over $2,500.

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Hummels are porcelain figurines made in Germany. They were first sold in 1935 and have become very popular with collectors.

This collection 92 of Hummel figurines has a starting bid of $1,250, but the estimate is between $2,500 and $4,000.

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This collection of 15 limited edition Franklin Mint dolls includes a rare 1994 “Blushing Rose”. Certificates and original boxes are also included.

I’m not sure why they picked a starting bid of $1,597, it might be a exchange rate issue. On that topic, the seller makes a good point about United States auctions being cheap for Europeans now.

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You could argue for hours over the correct spelling, whisky or whiskey, but what’s more interesting is this collection of over 200 jugs. There is a huge variety of colors and designs, and almost all are branded with logos.

Similar jugs usually sell for over $30 on eBay, so the starting bid of $6,999 is modest.

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This is a surprising auction because it so large for a first timer, and you get to see the sellers which is even rarer. There is no listing photo so you’ll have to visit it to see this collection of Hummel porcelain.

There are about 100 figurines and dolls, 15 bells, 26 plates, and 3 plaques. The plates and bells come with their original boxes too. After checking the prices of individual pieces, $30,000 seems really ambitious, but good luck to them.

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