Depression Glass Sold Prices 2026: What 2,294 Single Pieces Went For

What Depression Glass Sold For, August to November 2026

The median depression glass piece sold for $18.74 between August and November 2026, and the middle half of sales fell between $12 and $29.99. Only 2% of single pieces sold for $100 or more, so most of what you find will be a cheap sale, and a few pieces carry the whole category.

The figures come from 2,465 sold listings that Underpriced AI scans pulled in, August 2026 to November 2026: 2,294 single pieces and 171 lots, one row per listing. This is not every depression glass sale, only the sold listings our scans pulled in. The table below has the full breakdown. Here are the numbers that matter most for pricing:

• Median single piece: $18.74
• Lower and upper quartile: $12 and $29.99
• Top 10% of sales: started at $48
• Sold under $20: 55% of single pieces
• Sold for $100 or more: 2% of single pieces
• Median lot: $28.12

If you want depression glass sold comps for a pattern, color or form, start with those numbers as the floor, then narrow down to the exact variant.

What separates a $12 sale from a $48 one

A $12 sale and a $48 sale are often the same era and the same kind of glass. The gap comes from four checks that resellers run before they price anything.

Identity. Know the maker and the pattern. Hocking, McKee, Macbeth-Evans and Indiana Glass all made pieces that look alike on a thrift shelf, and a pattern name in the title is what a buyer searches for. An unidentified green bowl sells as "green glass bowl." A named pattern from a named maker sells to people already collecting it.

Variant. Color and form decide most of the price inside a single pattern. A pitcher is a different sale from a cup, and a salver is a different sale from a dinner plate. Some colors are also harder to find than others in a given pattern, and a glow under a UV light changes how a piece gets listed.

Condition. Glass loses value fast to chips, cracks, and the small flea bites along rims and bases. Run a fingertip around every edge before you buy, and check metal parts for wear. A flaw that looks minor on a shelf shows up in a close photo, and buyers of $48-and-up pieces look at those photos closely.

Completeness. Lids, caps and matching pairs count. A jar with its lid is a different item from a jar without one, and a pair of shakers sells differently from one shaker. Check for missing parts before you assume a price.

I learned the variant lesson the hard way. The pieces that surprised me were rarely the plates and bowls everyone expects, and more often an odd form in a color I had not been looking for.

What the ten highest sales have in common

The top sales in this set were all single pieces, and the six highest were:

1. RARE 1930s MCKEE JADEITE ROLLING PIN GREEN URANIUM DEPRESSION GLASS METAL CAP: $710 (Oct 15)
2. Rare Macbeth-Evans American Sweetheart Red Depression Glass 12" Salver Plate: $450 (Aug 9)
3. Rare LG Indiana Glass UV Green Depression Glass Pitcher, Pears or Avocados: $338 (Oct 11)
4. Hocking GREEN MISS AMERICA SHAKERS GREEN Depression Era Glass VERY RARE EXC.: $250 (Aug 14)
5. Depression Glass Green Hemingray 9 Made In USA CD 106 with CLEAR streak!: $212 (Aug 14)
6. VINTAGE PLANTERS MR. PEANUT PINK DEPRESSION GLASS JAR W LID: $203 (Oct 25)

Reading the titles, a few patterns stand out.

Every title names a maker or brand. McKee, Macbeth-Evans, Indiana Glass, Hocking, Hemingray and Planters all appear. Even the Mr. Peanut jar sells on its brand as much as its glass.

Every title names a color. Green shows up in four of the six titles, and the other two are red and pink. Several titles add a descriptor on top of the color, such as uranium, UV, or a clear streak.

Most are forms, not place settings. A rolling pin, a salver, a pitcher, shakers, an insulator and a lidded jar are all specific objects, not a plate from a dinner set. The lid and the metal cap appear in the titles, which tells you completeness was part of the sale.

Sellers lean on the word "rare." Four of the six titles use it. I would not treat that word as evidence, since the sold price is the only proof. What the titles do show is that sellers describe these pieces with specifics a buyer can search on.

The six sales were spread across August and October, and I would not read a trend into that. They only show which kinds of pieces reached the top of this set.

For pattern-by-pattern background before you price, the depression glass value guide covers what each piece is likely worth.

What to do with a depression glass find

Price against sold comps for the exact variant, not the category average. A $18.74 median says very little about a green Miss America shaker or a red American Sweetheart salver, because those sit far above the middle. Search by maker, pattern, form and color, then filter to sold listings and compare only items in the same condition and with the same parts.

Sort what you bought into three piles:

1. Standouts. Anything in a color or form that matches the top sales above, or any piece with an unusual feature in the title. Photograph these carefully and list them one at a time.
2. Middle of the market. Pieces likely to land between $12 and $29.99. These are worth listing if the photos and packing are quick.
3. The cheap end. With 55% of single pieces selling under $20, a lot of glass sells for very little, and it is heavy and breakable. After packing and shipping, a $12 sale can leave little profit, so I leave the plainest singles unlisted or sell them in bundles. Lots had a median of $28.12, so grouping common pieces gives you one box to pack instead of several.

Underpriced AI can help with the sorting. It scans a piece with your phone camera and pulls real sold comps, and you can list from the result. Every new account gets one free scan, so use it on your most promising piece first. For the rest of the box, see the current plans.

Other categories behave differently. What Vintage Pyrex Sold For and What Roseville Pottery Sold For show how much the spread between the median and the top sales varies from one kind of kitchenware or pottery to another.

The numbers, August 2026 to November 2026

Source: 2,465 sold listings for depression glass that Underpriced AI scans pulled from eBay, Mercari between Aug 9 and Nov 7, 2026, one row per listing, 171 lots and bundles priced apart. A count says how much was scanned, not how much the market sold.

The ten highest depression glass sales in the window

Common Questions

How much do depression glass sell for on eBay?

In the sold listings our scans pulled in from August to November 2026, the median single piece sold for $18.74. The middle half of sales fell between $12 and $29.99, and 55% of single pieces sold for under $20. Only 2% reached $100 or more.

Which depression glass are worth the most?

The highest sales in this set were named-maker pieces in a specific color and an unusual form. They included a McKee green uranium rolling pin with its metal cap ($710), a Macbeth-Evans American Sweetheart red 12" salver ($450), and an Indiana Glass UV green pitcher ($338). Hocking green Miss America shakers sold for $250. Check the maker, color and form of anything you find.

Is it worth selling depression glass under $20?

Sometimes, but not always. More than half of single pieces sold for under $20, and glass is heavy and fragile, so packing and shipping can take most of a low sale. Common pieces often work better in a lot, which had a median of $28.12, or you can skip the plainest singles and spend your time on the pieces with a named maker, a good color or an uncommon form.