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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9731087, member: 649"]I live near a major US city with a well-respected auction house (as well as quite a few lower-end auction companies). They offer a free appraisal day once a week. That only works for things you can easily carry, of course, and they prefer that you not bring in more that a few items at a time. It is a verbal appraisal only, nothing written. If you chose, you can then leave the item(s) with them for auction.</p><p>They will also come out to a home within a reasonable distance if items are large and/or plentiful. They want you to send some photos first so they can determine if it's worth their while, of course. This, too, is free and not a written appraisal... their goal is for you to list your valuables for auction with them.</p><p>I believe they do written appraisals for insurance purposes but I'm sure there'd be a charge for that. A whole houseful of stuff could be quite an expensive fee... but I'm just guessing, really.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9731087, member: 649"]I live near a major US city with a well-respected auction house (as well as quite a few lower-end auction companies). They offer a free appraisal day once a week. That only works for things you can easily carry, of course, and they prefer that you not bring in more that a few items at a time. It is a verbal appraisal only, nothing written. If you chose, you can then leave the item(s) with them for auction. They will also come out to a home within a reasonable distance if items are large and/or plentiful. They want you to send some photos first so they can determine if it's worth their while, of course. This, too, is free and not a written appraisal... their goal is for you to list your valuables for auction with them. I believe they do written appraisals for insurance purposes but I'm sure there'd be a charge for that. A whole houseful of stuff could be quite an expensive fee... but I'm just guessing, really.[/QUOTE]
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