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<p>[QUOTE="Ruskoinabiscuit, post: 4209293, member: 17402"]Well I'm new to this, which is why I came on here with questions. My initial understanding would be to get an appraisal so I would know the actual value of the collection before selling. If it's worth 50,000 and I didn't know that I would be happy getting 20,000 from an auction. But with more knowledge of the actual value of my swords, I could know what to expect and what kind of value they should bring. Also, I don't know much about auctions, I've never been to one or sold anything on one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've gone ahead and posted everything from the collection on here, with hopes to gain more knowledge and get the appropriate value. The challenge there is that when I get the knowledge of what kind of sword it is - I see so many different range of prices, for instance I saw one with much less detail and without the scabbard sell for 260 but mine has a scabbard and a lot of detail - so how would I determine the value? Another reason I wanted to get them appraised was so that I could be certain these are authentic and not reproductions, this and they (hopefully, at least with my experience getting the two appraised by ars guy) would be able to determine the value compared to others on the market based on the overall quality and condition of the sword - I would like to know the time periods and their worth compared to others on the market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ruskoinabiscuit, post: 4209293, member: 17402"]Well I'm new to this, which is why I came on here with questions. My initial understanding would be to get an appraisal so I would know the actual value of the collection before selling. If it's worth 50,000 and I didn't know that I would be happy getting 20,000 from an auction. But with more knowledge of the actual value of my swords, I could know what to expect and what kind of value they should bring. Also, I don't know much about auctions, I've never been to one or sold anything on one. I've gone ahead and posted everything from the collection on here, with hopes to gain more knowledge and get the appropriate value. The challenge there is that when I get the knowledge of what kind of sword it is - I see so many different range of prices, for instance I saw one with much less detail and without the scabbard sell for 260 but mine has a scabbard and a lot of detail - so how would I determine the value? Another reason I wanted to get them appraised was so that I could be certain these are authentic and not reproductions, this and they (hopefully, at least with my experience getting the two appraised by ars guy) would be able to determine the value compared to others on the market based on the overall quality and condition of the sword - I would like to know the time periods and their worth compared to others on the market.[/QUOTE]
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