Hummel Original Sample

Hello,

I Have a 1992 Hummel "Land In Sight" figurine. It has no numbers on the bottom. I believe this may have been the original sample. Does this have any value, or does it need the numbers?

Thankyou

 

First, pictures are a necessity. There are instructions on the site.

Second. 1990s Hummel? As far as I know only the early rarities are worth money.

 

Hi,

Thanks for the response. I didn't realize photos were a requirement to answer a question. Photos attached

 

They're a big help. People who know figurines need to know what they're talking about.

 

maybe xxxxx means 50.....
but an edition of 30,000 ....likely means it's of exceedingly low value in todays ever evolving marketplace

 

I did see some Sold for $300+, but most Hummels locally struggle to hit $10.

 

Maybe a factory second?

 

If you're making 30 thousand , why bother with 5 X's.... just crush it !!

 

my word , the prices folks are asking for this are outrageous ....... imo

 

Interesting. I rather agree with Komo that the prices seem outrageous but an edition of 30,000 doesn't necesarily mean that 30,000 were actually produced. The factory would only have produced as many as they thought they could reasonably sell and may have adjusted the run at any point once they got a feel for the market. It's also an unusally large figurine for Hummel which may explain the desirabilty. Regardless, there appears to be a healthy secondary market since there are a number on eBay that have already sold. I'm not sure the XXXXX would affect the value one way or the other. XXXXX could represent a second, as mentioned above, but it could also mean the figurine was produced outside the original run. Let's say they did produce all 30,000 and found they needed more. These additional fiurines may carry the XXXXX mark since it would confuse things if they changed the 30,000 to a higher number or listed the figurine as #30,001 in a run of 30,000. Sometimes, emphasis is put on the lowest numbers in a run because of a belief that the mold is crisper and details wear down in the mold as time goes on. Whether this true or not, or really matters much to a collector, I can't answer.

Setting a price is always difficult in this business but, if it were mine, I think I would average the sold listing prices and start there. If you wanted a quick sale, I would price it at the low end of the sold listings. Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for the responses. I am not looking to sell the piece. I was only wondering about the lack of a number. I bought it from the original US distributor at a closeout sale when they lost their Hummel contract. The box is a generic Hummel box without any piece markings. That is why I thought it may have been the original sample made before the numbered production run

 

That would have been interesting information to reveal at the outset..... even without pictures!
It may possibly have been a point of sale item , or a salesman sample.

 

$ 1800 us .......... why ?

but at over 21,000 ..... I suspect they made all 30,000....and more !

 

The more I think about it the more I believe the XXXXX is an overrun mark. With over 30,000 of them out there you would think the price would be lower but...

 

Ditto.