Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the gadgets offered at auctions held by our WorthPoint Trade Companions. We thought it could be an excellent concept for him to pick a few of his favourite offered gadgets and clarify why these gross sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is a superb strategy to study shopping for and promoting traits in our business. We need to empower you to purchase and promote with confidence. Check out his ideas on a couple of of our companions’ current gross sales.
On October 17, 2025, WorthPoint added 302,572 gadgets to its database for a complete worth of $21,916,762.02, leading to a median lot worth of $72.43.
Demand for Classic Star Wars
Half three of the Jeff Jacobs Star Wars assortment was held at Hake’s on October 17 and didn’t disappoint, bringing in a complete of $892,700.84. The highest-selling merchandise was an authentic 1983 Lili Ledy Boba Fett 3.75″ motion determine, which offered for an astounding $77,883.89. This pristine determine remained sealed in its blister pack and represented one of many rarest foreign-market Star Wars collectibles ever produced. Kenner, the unique license holder, allowed choose worldwide producers to supply localized variations of its figures—Lili Ledy being liable for the Mexican market. These variations typically featured refined variations in determine design, weapon fashion, and packaging colours, all of which make them extremely wanted by collectors right this moment.
The rarity of the Lili Ledy figures—particularly these preserved of their authentic packaging—has pushed costs to document ranges. As Jeff Jacob himself remarked, it’s unlikely that one other instance of this explicit Boba Fett will floor within the U.S. market anytime quickly. Lili Ledy produced a whole line of Star Wars characters, every with distinctive regional distinctions that make accumulating them a difficult however rewarding pursuit. The general sale averaged $1,520.79 per lot, underscoring the sturdy and enduring demand for classic Star Wars memorabilia amongst severe collectors.
Maud Lewis Legacy Continues
Miller and Miller, our pals from Canada, held a centered sale of eighty-nine work totaling $243,706, with a formidable common lot worth of $2,738.16. 4 of the highest 5 items had been by beloved folks artist Maud Lewis, whose charming and colourful works proceed to captivate collectors. The themes different extensively—from a prissy white cat titled White Cat that offered for $23,566.82, to a shocking fall panorama titled Bear River from Above, which fetched $27,354.35. Each work exemplify Lewis’s joyful palette and easy but emotionally resonant compositions. White Cat is believed to depict her personal pet, Fluffy, whereas Bear River from Above is taken into account one in every of her masterpiece works, notable for its vivid autumn tones and identifiable Nova Scotia setting. It’s exceptional to assume that items Lewis as soon as offered for a couple of {dollars} now command five-figure sums—proof that her legacy continues to develop stronger every year.
Star of the Sale
Wickliff held a exceptional watch public sale on October 3, that includes solely twenty-five gadgets however reaching a formidable whole of $143,559, with a median lot worth of $5,741.36. The star of the sale was a Vacheron Constantin Abroad Blue Dial Stainless Metal Watch, which offered for $21,060—a testomony to the enduring enchantment of understated, elegant design. My private favourite was the Franck Muller Curvex Girls Watch, with its vibrant, multicolored numerals and diamond bezel that completely stability playfulness and luxurious. It offered for $9,360, reflecting strong demand for distinctive, high-quality timepieces. Although small in measurement, this tightly curated public sale proved that choose choices can nonetheless ship highly effective ends in right this moment’s watch market.
Will Seippel is the founder, president, and CEO of WorthPoint. Will has been an avid collector since 1974 and seller of nearly all issues vintage—with an emphasis on ephemera— since 1984. He’s additionally the creator and founding father of HIP, a web site dedicated to recording the very best of the world’s historical past that has been saved on movie.
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