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10/19/2026

🏦⚡ The Tangible Ledger: what’s hiding in your house? by William Seippel, CEO WorthPoint Corporation

On October 5, 2026, WorthPoint logged 123,278 transactions worth $26.67M in tangible assets (avg lot $216.35).
A 2002 Japanese Crystal Charizard, perfect grade, sold for $109,800. The right card in the right condition is a serious asset.

⚡ 2002 Pokémon Crystal Charizard, AGS Gem-MT 10 — $109,800 (Goldin)
💡 Set of ten Tiffany Favrile art glass lily shades — $101,600 (Fontaine's Auction Gallery)
⚾ 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle, SGC 1.5 — $78,875 (Robert Edward Auctions )
🏀 1985 Star Gatorade Slam Dunk Michael Jordan, PSA 8 — $70,725 (Robert Edward Auctions)

Over 1 billion sold prices. Before you sell, insure, or pass something down — find out what it’s actually worth.

👉 WorthPoint Price Guide: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tangibleledger&utm_content=whatsyours

10/18/2026

AI can find you an asking price in seconds. But an asking price isn’t a value. 🤖💭

That gap is exactly why WorthPoint exists. Someone lists Pyrex for $500 — doesn’t mean it’s worth $500. AI and Google pull listings and hopeful prices; WorthPoint is built on more than 1 BILLION real sale prices, sent daily from auction houses and marketplaces. 📊

William Seippel, CEO WorthPoint Corporation started it after watching his own mom get taken advantage of by dealers while downsizing. The mission: help people know what they actually own — and deal fairly.

When real money’s on the line, you want the sold price, not the wish price. See what yours is worth. 👇
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia

10/18/2026

A “ruby” in the Russian crown jewels turned out to be something else entirely. 💎 Meet tourmaline — October’s other birthstone.

Opal gets the October spotlight, but tourmaline is winning over modern birthday shoppers: it comes in nearly every color (from vivid “Paraiba” blue to watermelon pink-and-green), and it’s far more durable than opal. It’s fooled experts for centuries — “Caesar’s Ruby” in the Russian crown jewels is actually a red tourmaline. 👑

Value runs the full range: under $100 for small sterling pieces, into the thousands for fine rubellite and Paraiba stones. As always, with the good ones, know what you’ve got.

WorthPoint’s Chic for Life with Pamela Siegel breaks it down — backed by 1 billion+ real sale prices. 👇
https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/octobers-other-birthstone-why-tourmaline-rivals-opal

10/17/2026

A monster model kit that cost 98 cents in 1962 just sold for $18,750. 🧟‍♂️📈 Perfect timing for spooky season.

Aurora’s “big three” monster models — Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolf Man — were a mid-century craze, and today they’re serious collectibles. A sealed Frankenstein hit $18,750, a Frightening Lightning Dracula brought $19,080, and the holy-grail Godzilla go-cart kit sold for $36,344. 👹

Condition and the original “long box” art drive everything. These dollar-store toys became genuine tangible assets — if you know what’s sealed in that attic box.

WorthPoint’s Adina Francis breaks it down — backed by 1 billion+ real sale prices. 👇
https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/auroras-big-three-monster-models-what-frankenstein-dracula-and-the-wolf-man-are-worth

10/17/2026

🏦🇺🇸 The Tangible Ledger: what’s hiding in your house? by William Seippel, CEO WorthPoint Corporation

On October 6, 2026, WorthPoint logged 125,100 transactions worth $23.27M in tangible assets (avg lot $186.05).
An American flag with stars arranged to spell “1776” and “1876,” folded away for a lifetime, sold for $25,830. You never know what’s in the drawer.

🇺🇸 1776–1876 American centennial flag — $25,830 (The Auction Barn)
🪶 Ancient Egyptian bronze & wood ibis of Thoth (Late Period) — $24,130 (Los Angeles Estate Auction)
📺 Art Deco RCA TRK-12 television (1939 World’s Fair model) — $18,200 (Roland Auctions NY)
💡 Tiffany Studios Greek Key table lamp (c. 1916) — $17,500 (Flannery's Auction & Estate Services)
🌺 1948 Pan Am Hawaii Clipper travel poster — $6,250 (Heritage Auctions)

Over 1 billion sold prices. Before you sell, insure, or pass something down — find out what it’s actually worth.

👉 WorthPoint Price Guide: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tangibleledger&utm_content=whatsyours

10/16/2026

Rookwood… or a convincing imitation? 🏺 Knowing the difference can mean thousands.

Rookwood pottery is one of America’s most collectible ceramics — which means imitations are out there. Here’s how to tell what you’re really holding 👇
🔍 Check the base first — the mark tells the real story (Rookwood’s flame mark and dating system are the giveaway)
✨ Look at the surface — a genuine glaze and finish are hard to fake
💻 Use WorthPoint tools — the Marks database and real sold prices confirm what it is and what it’s worth

Authentic Rookwood is a genuine collectible asset — but only once you know it’s the real thing. 📈

Watch our latest reel, then find out more on www.worthpoint.com 👇

Do you own a piece of Rookwood? Tell us in the comments 👇

10/16/2026

Pay $18, get a mystery pin. 🎰 A complete set of them just resold for $749.99.

Disneyland just rolled out seven gachapon-style vending machines dispensing “mystery” Disney pins — you don’t know which one you’re getting until the capsule pops out. Classic blind-box thrill. And the secondary market’s already moving: that first full set hit $750, while a 2025 anniversary pin set sold for $1,500. 🏰

It’s the collectibility formula Disney has perfected — and proof these little pins can be real tangible assets, if you know which ones to chase.

WorthPoint’s Brenda Kelley Kim has the story — backed by 1 billion+ real sale prices. 👇
https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/disneyland-pin-vending-machines-18-mystery-gacha-pins-arrive-at-disneyland-resort

10/16/2026

🏦⌚ The Tangible Ledger: what’s hiding in your house? by William Seippel, CEO WorthPoint Corporation

On October 4, 2026, WorthPoint logged 99,952 transactions worth $43.91M in tangible assets (avg lot $439.34).
A 54-page pamphlet with a pink cover sold for $24,000 — the first book ever to catalog American large cents, from 1881. Knowledge itself is an asset.

⌚ Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph, 18K gold — $74,175 (GWS Auctions Inc)
🚗 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS convertible — $64,500 (GWS Auctions)
📕 1881 Frank D. Andrews copper-cent book (copy 25) — $24,000 (Kolbe & Fanning)
🦇 Marx 1966 friction-drive plastic Batmobile, boxed — $5,842 (Lloyd Ralston Gallery)

Over 1 billion sold prices. Before you sell, insure, or pass something down — find out what it’s actually worth.

👉 WorthPoint Price Guide: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tangibleledger&utm_content=whatsyours

10/15/2026

🏺 There’s a vase in your grandmother’s cabinet that the Gilded Age rich once ranked right up there with Tiffany. Meet Rookwood Pottery — founded in 1880 by Maria Longworth Nichols, one of the first American companies of its size led by a woman, back when that was almost unheard of.

This week’s WorthPoint Dictionary covers Rookwood Pottery — from glossy 1880s Standard Ware to the dreamy Vellum glaze, plus architectural pieces that still line hotels, museums, and even old subway stations.

Pro tip: Rookwood pieces are beautifully marked — the famous flame logo added one flame per year starting in 1886, then switched to Roman numerals after 14 flames in 1901. Flip it over and you can date it almost to the year. (Heads up: high-quality counterfeits appeared in the 1990s, so marks matter.) 👀

👉 See what your Rookwood is really worth — https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/ceramics/na--united-states/rookwood-pottery

10/15/2026

Jim Bakker, the televangelist behind the PTL empire and the Heritage USA theme park, has died at 86.

His story is one of the most dramatic rise-and-fall sagas of the 1980s: he and Tammy Faye built a Christian broadcasting empire that drew millions, before a fraud conviction and scandal brought it all down. Love it or loathe it, PTL and Heritage USA left a real mark on American pop culture. 📺

For collectors of that era, the memorabilia — vintage LPs, park brochures, Heritage USA souvenirs — tells the story of a uniquely “Big ’80s” chapter of history.

WorthPoint’s Brenda Kelley Kim looks back at the full, complicated legacy. 👇
https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/jim-bakkers-complicated-legacy-ptl-heritage-usa-and-collectibles

Jim Bakker, founder of the PTL Network and Heritage USA, died October 5, 2026. Explore his rise, fall, and the collectibles he left behind.