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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 320886, member: 360&quot;]Value, worth, rarity...whatever...are such ridiculous words. The &#039;value&#039; of an antique depends on a million different things. Who made it, how old it is, how rare it is, how complete it is, what it sold for, what it didn&#039;t sell for, WHERE it was sold, WHEN, to whom...</p><p><br /></p><p>This, is a good example: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/b0/20/62b020980e07754fd4df7b4c0ab51cb0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting writing-boxes for years. I have seen really plain ones, I have seen SUPER FANCY ONES. I have seen ones which are museum pieces, I have seen ones which are headed to the scrap-heap. </p><p><br /></p><p>No matter what condition they&#039;re in, I&#039;ve never seen one that was for sale for under $100.00. </p><p><br /></p><p>I took this to a collectors&#039; fair once with some friends, and set it up on our table where we were showing off our stuff. Sign next to it said: </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;1860s campaign slope made by Toulmin &amp; Gale of London. NOT FOR SALE&quot; etc etc etc etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had this guy offer me $1,500 cash for it. That was probably 10 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>You know what they say. If someone offers you a price, double it to find out the real value? OK so $3,000. </p><p><br /></p><p>Two years ago, another box - same size, same style, but different maker, not as elaborate, and not complete, like mine is - sold locally for $1,800. </p><p><br /></p><p>That being the case I personally valued my box at between $2,500-$3,500. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is that what it&#039;s worth? I dunno. I think it is, based on what I&#039;ve seen. But that&#039;s only relevant to MY personal circumstances, where I live, and the people I&#039;ve met, and the market in my area. It may be completely different in another part of the world. </p><p><br /></p><p>So when people ask &#039;how much is it worth?&#039; or &#039;what kind of value does this have?&#039;, it&#039;s often impossible to answer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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