For the fourth month the sale prices on ebay have been investigated to look at West German Pottery price trends. The aim is to monitor the changing value of West German pottery through analysis of UK eBay sales. The intention is that this will provide a barometer for the popularity/desirability of Fat lava items
December 2011 sales indicate a slight dip in average sale prices compared to the previous month. The average sales price was £17.65 (compared to Novembers £21.91). The top 20% most expensive items average sale price was up to its highest level since monitoring started in September 2011 (compared to Novembers £78.51).
The 20% most expensive items value was undoubtedly strongly influenced by a £450 sale of a Carstens vase. This was for a 30cm tall Carstens vase with a blue version of the decor shown on the items below.
Carstens 7098-18 & 7090-50 – By Gerda Heuckeroth
A longer data series will be required to determine if this increase in sale price is a result of random month to month variation or part of a longer term trend.
To see more detail on how the values are calculated see here.
