Incredibly Rare Vintage Halloween Waving Jack O' Lantern Die-cut Germany 1920's

This seller listed four items with stratospheric opening prices. When I saw them while enjoying the wilds of Montana, I felt that only one would sell - and that one did. This seller had two German diecuts (skull and crossbones with hat and a black melon with transparency) that typically fetch below $1,200 with an opening price of $3,499 and $4,299, respectively. The third item was the Beistle skeleton-in-graveyard diecut with an opening ask of what would be a record price - $4,099. (I sold one in my 2024 auction for the still-valid public record price of $3,700.) However, when I saw this waving JOL I knew someone would buy it. The record price for this item was set several years ago for ~$6,600 - and that example was inferior in condition than this fantastic item.) It will be interesting to see if this seller relists the three with opening asks more in line with the market.

RARE VINTAGE HALLOWEEN EMBOSSED JOL WITH HANDS AND FEET GERMANY TABLE DECOR

This rare German diecut has surfaced twice in the last 18 months, in addition to this most recent listing. Both earlier listings ended at multiples of what this one brought. It could be due to overall condition, the fact that the seller started the listing at too high of an opening price, or simply the few collectors who really desired this desirable diecut and were willing to step up have been sated. Although our fun hobby has a larger collector base than ever, those willing to spend in excess of $1000 on any one item is quite small. This is one of the German diecut designs that was produced only in 1935 and shipped to the eastern area of Canada.