Dispatches from the collectibles market
Independent reporting on the rare and collectible: auctions, market moves, authentication and the pieces quietly changing hands.
Watches
A patek philippe perpetual calendar auction record: old-money horology at its peak. What decides value in watches, and how to buy the right example.
A patek philippe perpetual calendar auction record: old-money horology at its peak. What decides value in watches, and how to buy the right example.
A cgc 9.8 key issue auction record: the grade that separates a copy from an asset. What decides value in comics, and how to buy the right example.
The 1952 topps mickey mantle price: the blue chip of the hobby. What decides value in trading cards, and how to buy the right example.
Screen-used movie props auction record: Hollywood relics at auction. What decides value in memorabilia, and how to buy the right example.
A first-pressing beatles lp price: the benchmark of record collecting. What decides value in vinyl records, and how to buy the right example.
British penny black covers auction record: the first stamp, still accessible. What decides value in stamps, and how to buy the right example.
A psa 10 charizard auction record: the card that pulled a generation back in. What decides value in trading cards, and how to buy the right example.
Original blue note jazz pressings auction record: audiophile grails with real scarcity. What decides value in vinyl records, and how to buy the right example.
The inverted jenny price: the most famous error in philately. What decides value in stamps, and how to buy the right example.
| Asset | Category | Index | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graded Lincoln cents | Coins & Currency | 209 | +12.5% |
| 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan | Trading Cards | 111 | -5.4% |
| Golden-Age war comics | Comics | 429 | +9.7% |
| Independent-maker pieces | Watches | 280 | +8.0% |
| Sealed classic-rock albums | Vinyl Records | 701 | -6.2% |
| British Penny Black covers | Stamps | 146 | +6.6% |
| Yeezy back-catalogue pairs | Sneakers | 143 | +4.6% |