People often ask me the question, "What is an antique, and how do you tell?" Well, surprisingly, the answer is actually pretty obvious and simple - in fact, you'll be sorry that you didn't think of it yourself.
Here at last is the true definition of "Antique" - and you'll want to write this down for future reference.
An antique is anything that's been so utterly useless and unused for such a very long time that it's still in pretty decent shape!
Question answered!
Monday, February 10, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
All That Glistens...
They say that gold is where you find it. If we take that literally, then we might listen to those crazy guys on TV who say they'll buy our 'old, broken gold' and believe that they're doing you a favour when they buy the brooch your Aunt Edna left you.
Truth is, they're dealers out to make a profit, and there's nothing wrong with that - just make sure that the price paid is fair for all. Before taking your gold in to any shop, take the time to know what you've got. Is it 10k, 14k, 18k or what. And how much does it weigh? Even a cheap kitchen scale will give you a good idea of gram weight.
Then, check the value by karat and weight with any of many sites on the internet that provide the daily gold prices. And ALWAYS get a second opinion.
Truth is, they're dealers out to make a profit, and there's nothing wrong with that - just make sure that the price paid is fair for all. Before taking your gold in to any shop, take the time to know what you've got. Is it 10k, 14k, 18k or what. And how much does it weigh? Even a cheap kitchen scale will give you a good idea of gram weight.
Then, check the value by karat and weight with any of many sites on the internet that provide the daily gold prices. And ALWAYS get a second opinion.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Buried Treasure
A major part of our job in liquidating estates is realizing the highest possible revenue for our client. Normally this focuses mainly on the selling of the contents of the home, but sometimes, just sometimes, it becomes more of a hunt for buried treasure.
Case in point was a sale we did for a client, in which there was literally a metric ton of old paperwork, enough to fill a dumpster!
As is our custom, we paged through every one of thousands of documents before sending them off to the shredder. We found many lost family photos, decades-old tax returns, and more. Most of what we found was garbage, until we struck gold for the family in the form of a group of MATURED SAVINGS BONDS worth hundreds! Imagine the smiles on our clients' faces when we presented them with our discovery!
And, to think, this was money that could have been lost FOREVER!
Case in point was a sale we did for a client, in which there was literally a metric ton of old paperwork, enough to fill a dumpster!
As is our custom, we paged through every one of thousands of documents before sending them off to the shredder. We found many lost family photos, decades-old tax returns, and more. Most of what we found was garbage, until we struck gold for the family in the form of a group of MATURED SAVINGS BONDS worth hundreds! Imagine the smiles on our clients' faces when we presented them with our discovery!
And, to think, this was money that could have been lost FOREVER!
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