Just and idea.

[bloovey]

I think treasurenet should have professional experts to identify and appraise items but members have to pay a fee for the services.

Anyone agree or disagree?

Thanks,

Saje

 

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[G.I.B.]

I would surmise that you are volunteering to be the first paid expert?

 

[bloovey]

no Im not an expert but I would like the services to help me identify and value all the interesting things I find.

 

[G.I.B.]

no Im not an expert but I would like the services to help me identify and value all the interesting things I find.

Post some, let's have a look. (it's free)

 

[bloovey]

I have a large collection but my most interesting find is something what the museum identified as "Oxidized Copper with Quartz Dome".. I just wanted to know how much its worth. I posted it earlier on "whats it worth.

 

[CTwoods]

No offence but I think it's a poor idea.

Appraisals really mean nothing on many things that are dug. Sure, there are some things like a gold coin that can be looked up for "recent sales", or other coins that have no soil damage, but how does one put a real selling price on most of what is shown on here?


As far as "paying"? I sure don't see that ever working. Who would pay? Nobody is my guess?


Why would one want to see this "what is it" forum, to be paid only? Most people who like that forum, and volunteer their research time, will leave. Would you blame them?

I'd rather have an "army" of folks from here adding their opinions, rather than have one person give an opinion, that darn well could be wrong.

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[bloovey]

That makes a lot of sense. I agree with you.

 

[mick56]

Not to mention, it's usually pretty tough to identify or give a value without actually holding the item in your hands.

 

[bloovey]

you guys are right, my bad!

 

[hvacker]

I've had professional estimates from $20/item to $250/item. The range is huge and w/o actually seeing the object and it's condition a real dollar figure would be difficult. Then you have the "comp issue. Comparative pricing has to come from somewhere unless the object is known to the estimator. And don't say Ebay. The item has to be viewed by as many people as possible and those people need to be knowledgeable enough to be of any value. With Ebay at times there will be so few bidders and who knows what they know. and how bad they want it.

I have a book on collectable baskets. In the book there are dollar values and they are all from the collection of one person. Then I see the collection values are the same person that wrote the book. Kinda of stacking the deck.
An objects value is what anyone will pay at the time. That's it.
Some things are easy like an ounce of gold as the value is a commodity. Or a Colt 45 from the 1800's because the comps are out there. If there are no values established how will anyone know?
When I've taken things to auction I am sometimes surprised on how much and how little something went for.
No, I wouldn't pay for a drive by estimate on anything.