Market moves ·
Collectibles prices fell 38% last week at government auctions
Median winning bids by category for the week of October 26, 2026, from the GovAuctions weekly market report.
By the GovAuctions data desk, edited by Ben Wallace
Collectibles
-37% to $50
Equipment
+26% to $850
Tools
+13% to $63
Military
+14% to $125
The median winning bid on a collectibles lot at U.S. government auctions fell 38% in the week of October 26, 2026, from $80 to $50, across 218 lots that finished bidding.
Other categories that moved by 10% or more: heavy equipment +26% (to $850), industrial tools +13% (to $63), military +14% (to $125).
A median moves for two reasons: prices changed, or a different mix of lots closed that week (more trucks than sedans, say). Read one week as a signal to look closer, not as a trend on its own.
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How this was made. Categories other than real estate and miscellaneous, moving less than 50%, with at least 100 closed lots in both weeks and a median of $50 or more, from the frozen weekly report for October 26, 2026. Every figure comes straight from our auction records and is frozen as of publication. See our methodology.
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