Appraisal and donating a collection

[Chuck Guzis]

On 11/22/2005 at 4:25 PM A. G. Carrick wrote:

>I usually suggest what an earlier post suggested - monitor eBay for
>valuations. Once or twice I have emailed a donor of something really nice
>(e.g. our two Altair's) an eBay result.

Point taken, Gil, but a word of caution is in order when taking prices from
eBay.  There are sellers who post items with ridiculously high
prices--(e.g.  almost $100 for a DC-600 cart).   When you use eBay for
valuation, be sure you quote SALE prices, not ASKING.

Come to think of it, I've got 2 CD's worth of eBay tuba auctions just for
that eventuality.

Cheers,
Chuck