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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 29176, member: 301&quot;]Years ago....a lawyer walked into the gallery with a large box of native items, and asked it I&#039;d help valuate them, for the children who were splitting up the estate hard goods.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure...why not &quot; I said&quot;..</p><p>&amp; after 15 minutes I let him know what he had and where the value was.</p><p>From a dollar store toy leather drum, to a 8 inch haida argillite poll..ad in between.</p><p>He thanked me , &amp; then went off to deal with 5 kids who wanted what each other was getting.</p><p>There was other art in the house that was high value and hotly contested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Five months later he walked back in with a smaller box...and a painting.</p><p>No one wanted this stuff &amp; he felt bad that I&#039;d helped him for free.......</p><p>so here...it was now mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>He left sheepishly ,but I assured him we were cool !!</p><p>The box had nothing of value........but I&#039;d never seen the painting before.</p><p>It&#039;s not for everyone....but back then it was worth a FMV..of around $1200 to $1500.</p><p>Karma ....sometimes..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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