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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 341453, member: 37"]It is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it in your market. Something could theorhetically be worth $5,000 but, if no one is willing to pay it in your market, the appraisal does not do you any good. For what it is worth, I think your set could potentially be worth this much <u>at retail</u> in the right market. It really will depend on where you are and how you are selling. I know that here in my market (Semi-rural Midwest) we struggled to get even $300.00 for this cabinet. We just don't have the market here.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/upload_2016-4-20_19-45-56-png.35981/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unless you are in a large metro area with the right clientele, you might do best to broker or sell this to a dealer who has the clientele interested in such things. Expect to get 1/3 to 1/2 of what they will sell it for. Consignment shops are good evaluators for your local market. They will let you know what they could potentially get for something. They are in the business of selling in a timely manner and are not going to give you unrealistic expectations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 341453, member: 37"]It is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it in your market. Something could theorhetically be worth $5,000 but, if no one is willing to pay it in your market, the appraisal does not do you any good. For what it is worth, I think your set could potentially be worth this much [U]at retail[/U] in the right market. It really will depend on where you are and how you are selling. I know that here in my market (Semi-rural Midwest) we struggled to get even $300.00 for this cabinet. We just don't have the market here. [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/upload_2016-4-20_19-45-56-png.35981/[/IMG] Unless you are in a large metro area with the right clientele, you might do best to broker or sell this to a dealer who has the clientele interested in such things. Expect to get 1/3 to 1/2 of what they will sell it for. Consignment shops are good evaluators for your local market. They will let you know what they could potentially get for something. They are in the business of selling in a timely manner and are not going to give you unrealistic expectations.[/QUOTE]
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