Here is what I found about the value of Hummel figurines:

How much are Hummel figurines?

Most Hummel figurines sell for $50-$75. But some rare, intricate Hummels can be sold for thousands of dollars at auction.

https://maxsold.com/learn/your-guide-rare-hummel-figurines

Chipolte, my aunt collected them too, back in the 50's probably. I recently bought one at Goodwill for $2.50. A little girl holding flowers, very sweet.

Rita, you can look on ebay to see values.

I thought they were more expensive. A friend of mine has a few and they are really quite cute. I particular like the one she has called Big Fish.

According to wikipedia, there have been two bankruptcies of the companies making these products just in the last 10 years. And production is way down.

No better signs that the interest and the resulting demand for the products are waning.

Mr. Fudd may be pointing out that interest has waned and sales decreased to the point where the producer of these objects has not been able to stay in business. In other words, interest and prices have seriously declined. Maybe those are not desirable collectables anymore.

However, I'd like to remind that the status of Hummels could change once those are out of production, and then, maybe not. Humans are a fickle lot and unpredictable. For example, many good paintings were not considered highly valuable while the artist was alive and producing, but once the artist died or became incapacitated, his better pieces began to gain value simply because there were no more to be had and rarity increased due to attrition. As time passed, some pieces were lost or damaged thus increasing the rarity of the remainder.

If you find a authentic Hummel at a good price and you really like it, why not buy it? Its for your enjoyment and can be passed along as a very nice memento, and who knows, maybe production stops and in the future its perceived value may rise several fold.

My MIL has quite a collection. She doesn't know what to do with them. Antique stores are overloaded, and none of the kids are interested in collectibles. One granddaughter might like one or two, but the rest will get lost in the stuff that nobody (in our family) wants. Next to the fine china and the silver tea service.

The were considered the top of the collectible world back in the day. My kids tell me all the time "Ya know that's going to the Church white elephant sale when you die" and I say Yes I do! The difference is I got all my "collectibles" there so no one has to worry over the value--THERE IS NONE. The only value that matters is that I like what I like and when I am gone I will take all that value with me.

I think that "collecting" is kind of a passe' thing at this moment, that isn't to say that it will not be all the rage in, say, 10 years from now. I know that the Hummels aren't really very valuable right now though, but could probably be sold one at a time on ebay and go for a little bit. A friend of mine got her mother's collection and said they didn't go for much but they did sell them on ebay.

Unfortunately, the broken wings would devalue the one you have.

Probably, if the Hummel company goes out of business, that will make the figurines more valuable in probably 50 years from now, so assuming they didn't all get thrown out in the mean time, they probably will be valuable in the future as they become hard to find.

I have one, "Sweet Music" and it looks to be asking price between $70-150. Don't know what people are actually paying for it.

They were very popular when I was stationed in Germany in the 80s. I never liked them, instead I collected David Winter cottages/castles. They'll probably go to Goodwill when I die. Llardro figurines were also really popular, didn't like those either but I did get 4 Christmas bells for each year I was stationed in Germany. I used to put them out at Christmas time but haven't in years. More things destined for Goodwill.

Annie, you can refine your eBay search to find out what things sold for. In the upper right corner, to the right of SEARCH, click on ADVANCED.

Seems the younger generation doesn't really want our stuff. Best bet is to donate to a place where the sale will benefit someone.

Here”s the one I got for $2.50. Trying not to collect stuff, but it reminded me of my aunt and granddaughter. I see it when standing at the sink. Other collectible junk in the background. Seems like everything has a story and is hard to part with.

One thing is certain, those Hummel figurines are truly charming. I'm not a collector of figurines but I've always thought that the Hummels were adorable.

My mother in law gave me one... later I inherited 3 really old ones... but tired of dusting I sold all of them, for 10 bucks a piece on craigslist a couple years ago. I do know, I made one woman really happy... and I am really happy, they are no longer in any danger of falling and breaking at my house. ;)

Moni

I agree that the next generation is just not into stuff. Not interested in collecting things.

As long as there is interest than there will be value.

I have one Hummel.

I have a few pieces of LLardro.

I always felt that having so many of one genre make it look cheap when on display because you can't really focus on anyone in particular. I had to tell people that I don't collect after receiving two more!

Back in the day these were quite popular collectibles and some were pretty valuable. Some might still be worth something for the serious collectors still out there but they won't be interested in anything that's been broken. These type of "chotskies" are becoming passe now, the above post was correct, the young people don't want to be bothered by "dust collectors" and "knicknacks" which is what my Mom called them. IMO if you like something then it's worth something to you but if you are holding on to it only because you think it might be worth something now or in the future I say it's a waste of space and energy. I have things that I have collected over the years because I like them, but when I'm gone I'm sure my son will quickly dispense of in whatever manner he can. He's already made it clear that none of this sort of thing is anything that he would be sentimental over keeping and it doesn't bother me at all that he feels that way.

I have a curio cabinet full of angels and I've collected them since way before they were a collectible item quite a few years ago now. I have no idea what will happen to them when I go, I'm sure it's not anything that the grand-kids would be wanting.

This is the one I had until I knocked his head off and ruined it.

My grandmother collected hummels. She was very much taken with them. I have 2 that my mom got me after my grandma died that she thought i would like. One is a girl knitting and another one is a girl cooking. I don't really care about a hummel but my mom wanted me to have them so they live on my knick knack/doodad/whatnot shelf above my kitchen sink, along with all the Charlie brown figurines one of my nephews(really my sister) sends me, and lots of random little figures that people have given me over the years,some of those people long gone and I miss them. As marilyn c says "They're not eating anything",so they can stay there.

Right marilyn????

ongchas8, you have quite the knowledge of this group for someone with only 8 posts.

Sad (or not) that this generation coming up seems to have little attachment to 'our' treasures. After all, we walked 30 miles in 3 feet of snow to upgrade our education and worked our fingers to the bone for pennies to provide them those opportunities. I'm just kidding:-) At least their kids won't have to clean out all their old furniture and knickknacks.

"At least their kids won't have to clean out all their old furniture and knickknacks."

True, but their kids are going to have to deal with the overwhelming piles of disposable goods that their parents, in their detachment from "things", throw away, replace, upgrade on a whim. There won't be enough landfills.

Oly, To say nothing of dealing with the environmental cost of producing all those disposable goods. That's a lot to clean up too, and the consequences are more dire.

Oh don't get me wrong ... I totally agree with you Oly & Zalco. With the loud outcry from the youth on waste and environmental issues, throwing our treasures in the landfill and replacing with junk that will only lasts a couple years (if that) is pretty appaling.

Yep, Amy. That is what my mother used to say, and I have repeated it a few times myself. I went to an estate sale on Friday and bought a big box full of Marcrest Dot and Daisy. I already have a lot of it, but not many plates. I gave $20 for 20 pieces. Did I need it? No. I think it will look nice in one of my old glass doors cupboards. Cheap entertainment, and, well, it's not eating anything.

Ladydi, I wasn't meaning so much about them tossing OUR treasures, but more that the culture seems to be moving to NO treasures at all. Nothing long-lasting, everything trendy, as you noted. Cheap and fast. Change your mind next year and throw the carp in the trash. Take out a perfectly functional, beautiful kitchen because tile/granite/formica or natural wood is no longer "on trend". White appliances: Oh, no, send them to the dump so I can get plastic "stainless". A new, bigger, bigger, bigger TV every couple of years and on and on.

I predict that one day (not in our lifetime) they will have to mine the landfills for all the resources that we have consumed to the point of extinction or near extinction. Once we use up all the earth's natural resources, they WILL be digging for it in the landfills. I'd say "mark my words" but we will likely all be dead when this happens.

Oh but chipolte I have been here for years. I used to have a different name. So yes I do have alot of knowledge of the group. I have been at KT more than 15 yrs!

longchas8, why the new name? You've been at the KT more than 15 years - under what name?

Hummel's are china beanie babies. Not a problem as far as I am concerned. If you like it, if it gives you pleasure then why not? I would never buy some decorative do dad because it supposedly had value since value is in the eye of the beholder. Values come and values go. Buy what you like and can afford. My ten cents. Enjoy. If it all eventually goes to the dump remember that the Mona Lisa was only recently agreed to be a massively valuable sort of thing and can go back to being just a sort of glomphy painting at the whim of the world. And so it goes.

I have several Hummel figurines, that were purchased in Germany when we lived there in the very early 1950s. My father was in the Army, stationed there. I have no idea what their value is, and I don't care. They have a lot of sentimental value to me. They are all in mint condition.

I have nice memories of a half-dozen Hummels displayed by my aunt years ago. But what do I end up owning? Precious Moments from my grandmother, SnowBabies from my MIL. I'd much rather have Hummels.

I have long passed collecting anything that requires dusting! I have a large complete Nativity Set and a few other pieces but most I have gotten rid of through the years.

I have several of my mothers from clearing out her house this year. They are in a box in the closet for now. Hopefully we can sind a small display case for them in her ALF

When I was a child, my mother and aunties all had a few Hummels. They were viewed as special and perhaps a bit more valuable than other little pretties in their very modest homes. I loved looking at them, especially the ones owned by one auntie with no children, who kept hers in the glass cabinets flanking her fireplace. I think it was the "hands off" appeal of them that still gives me a little bit of nostalgia about them. I inherited the ones my auntie owned and they are in a box in my garage waiting to be donated to charity, lol. I hope someone will want them. I might check ebay just in case they are something rare, but I doubt it.