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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 23580, member: 56"]Not necessarily a good idea to hang onto it, though good that it worked out in this case. One of the highest valued AR 'finds' was a collection of Rhino horn carvings. That owner hung onto them, and by the time he listed them there were so many restrictions on Rhino horn that they sold for a fraction of their valuation - some didn't sell at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>There's also the question of changing tastes. How often have you heard an appraiser say that ten years ago an item would have sold for twice as much?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 23580, member: 56"]Not necessarily a good idea to hang onto it, though good that it worked out in this case. One of the highest valued AR 'finds' was a collection of Rhino horn carvings. That owner hung onto them, and by the time he listed them there were so many restrictions on Rhino horn that they sold for a fraction of their valuation - some didn't sell at all. There's also the question of changing tastes. How often have you heard an appraiser say that ten years ago an item would have sold for twice as much?[/QUOTE]
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