Musical Instrument Government Auction Prices: What They Sell For
119 musical instrument lots sold at government auction in the last 12 months, median winning bid $22. School band instruments and seized guitars; case condition usually predicts instrument condition.
Median Price by Month
Monthly median winning bid for musical instrument lots over the last 12 months. Hover a bar for the exact figure.
43 live musical instrument auctions right now. Know what they sell for before you bid.
Recently Sold Musical Instrument Lots
The latest musical instrument lots to close with a winning bid.
3x Guitar Slides ($30) & Picks
Imperial German Bismarck Pewter Trumpet Beaker
Henry F. Miller Piano
Louis Vuitton Cabas Piano Monogram
Piano
Digital Pianos and Stool (224226 TM)
Lot of 9 Yamaha Keyboards, 4 Kawai Digital Pianos (includes stools, headphones and foot pedals)
Lot of (1)Piano & (1) Organ
Yamaha Digital Piano (P-45)
Antique Pianoette Samuel C Osborn + Music Sheets
Baldwin Upright Piano
Baldwin Hamilton Upright Piano
Musical Instrument Prices by State
States with at least 5 sold musical instrument lots in the last 12 months.
| State | Sold | Median Price |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 24 | $7 |
| California | 15 | $27 |
| Ohio | 9 | $50 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $4 |
| Texas | 8 | $44 |
| Maryland | 6 | $220 |
| Tennessee | 6 | $13 |
| Missouri | 6 | $32 |
Musical Instrument Auction Price Questions
What does a used musical instrument sell for at government auction?
Across 119 government auction sales in the last 12 months, the median winning bid for a musical instrument was $22. Half sold below that and half above. The average was $123.
What is the cheapest a musical instrument has sold for?
The lowest winning bid in the last 12 months was $1; the highest was $3,100. Condition drives the spread: as-is lots with known problems sell near the bottom of the range.
How much bidding competition is there for musical instrument auctions?
Sold musical instrument lots received an average of 7.8 bids each. 119 lots closed with a winning bid in the last 12 months.
Which states sell the most musical instrument lots at government auction?
Colorado (24 sold, median $7), California (15 sold, median $27), Ohio (9 sold, median $50) lead over the last 12 months.