Your “Valuables” Might Not Be As Valuable As You Think

Everyone thinks they own something special. Here’s the bad news.

A pair of Freddie Mercury’s glasses are part of a massive estate sale from the late Queen frontman hitting the auction block this September.

Source: Sotheby’s

Hi, I’m James Tarmy. Because I write about the art market, people regularly ask me how much they’d make if they auctioned off their painting/sculpture/objet/etc.

The conversation never goes well. People tend to think their valuables are actually valuable, and … they’re usually wrong.