SERVICES OFFERED:     

    I am a professional appraiser of personal property such as antiques, fine art, silver, jewelry, household goods, and the like.

Additionally, I provide services useful in the handling of estates and trusts, such as disposition, cleanup, disposal,

repair, equitable division and distribution, shipping, packing, and negotiating with suppliers and providers.

 Personal property appraisals:

My appraisals are professionally prepared, with accompanying photographs, always written in comprehensible terminology,

and in conformance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. My appraisals are almost always

finished within seven to ten days after I first see the property. I charge a reasonable hourly fee, never contingent on the value of the property.

Rush appraisals are usually possible, for an extra fee.

    I do appraisals for estates and trusts, insurance, divorce settlement, and property damage claims.

    I have over 28 years of experience in appraising varying types of personal property, with appraisals and property disposition

being my sole source of income for the last eighteen years. I have many years of experience in the numismatic and philatelic

field, having once owned my own retail store. I have also been the primary evaluator of pledged property at a pawn shop.

In the case where specialized expertise is required,  I have a network of specialists to appraise those items, including

a good working relationships with the major auction houses and their specialty departments.  

Property disposition: 

I use a multitude of disposition methods, depending on the needs and wants

of your clients. All sales are performed on a reasonable pre-negotiated percentage

basis, normally 25%-35%, but possibly varying with the nature of the sale and the items sold.

I offer a full accounting of sales, commissions, and expenses once items are sold, and

have complete clean-up and disposal services available. 

I do not buy anything from any of my sales, thus eliminating any conflict of

interest concerns you might have.

        Information on any upcoming sales can be found here.

       Vehicles for sale can be found here.

Other Services: 

I try to provide many services needed by trust officers and personal representatives,

such as cleaning, disposal, repair, and the like (these services are also useful for realtors).

 Details can be found here.       

          Results:  

                        The following is a list of some of properties I have sold in last few years on behalf of my clients:

                                 Click on (picture) hyperlink following descriptions to see a photo of the item (no photo available unless the (picture) hyperlink is present)

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