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Seized: what they sell for at government auction

The median seized lot sold for $153 across 60 completed US government auctions through Nov 9, 2026. Most close between $44 and $434. The median is -83% over the trailing three months.

Median sale
$153
Typical range
$44–$434
Completed lots
60
3-mo change
-83%

Median sale price by month

2026-10
$37n 8
2026-09
$330n 7
2026-08
$145n 13
2026-07
$220n 9
2026-05
$80n 16

Methodology: median final winning bid on seized lots that closed on official US government auction platforms since May 2026. Realised sale prices, excluding buyer's premium. No-bid lots excluded; a month needs at least 5 sales to chart. The current month is still filling, so it is shown faded and excluded from the 3-month change. Lots whose true hammer price we captured after close are used as-is. The rest are corrected for late bidding, by a factor measured per category against the lots where we have both figures. Updated daily.

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