12-22-2022, 02:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2022, 02:35 PM by Cowboypirate.)
As for the Antiques...
I am not an appraiser, and I don't know of a local service that does this, but we do buy and sell and sometimes restore a fair number of them.
I do most of my inital price evalutions using Google lens and Ebay comps. I can normally find out a lot with just those two tools. I use that info to help me do a deeper online search of Antique sites to get history and details. I have yet to find an antique that we could not price out using just those online methods. But I have taken items in to local antique shops to ask about them. They are usually willing to give free advice, but remember they are running a business and the info they give can be tilted towards how they could make a profit off the item if you consign it. Nothing wrong with that. Just have to factor that into the value of the item.
If you are stuck on something feel free to PM a few Photos. Cookie loves to play detective
One last thought on Antiques...
Many we look at are fakes or reproductions or hand made items that only have sentimental value. That is hard to tell someone but very common
I am not an appraiser, and I don't know of a local service that does this, but we do buy and sell and sometimes restore a fair number of them.
I do most of my inital price evalutions using Google lens and Ebay comps. I can normally find out a lot with just those two tools. I use that info to help me do a deeper online search of Antique sites to get history and details. I have yet to find an antique that we could not price out using just those online methods. But I have taken items in to local antique shops to ask about them. They are usually willing to give free advice, but remember they are running a business and the info they give can be tilted towards how they could make a profit off the item if you consign it. Nothing wrong with that. Just have to factor that into the value of the item.
If you are stuck on something feel free to PM a few Photos. Cookie loves to play detective
One last thought on Antiques...
Many we look at are fakes or reproductions or hand made items that only have sentimental value. That is hard to tell someone but very common
Remember: keep the lid on the worms, share your jerky, and stop by to say hi to Cookie and the Cowboy-Pirate crew