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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 517529, member: 85&quot;]Actually the two appraisers gave a very wide range.&nbsp; You used the highest range, not the most realistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first said:<i></i></p><p><i>&quot;The <u><i><b>estimated retail value</b></i></u> of your 24 pieces, as described, is $1700-2000<u><i><b> in an upscale venue.</b></i></u><i><b>&quot;</b></i></i></p><p><i><i><b><br /></b></i></i></p><p>Which by the way you didn&#039;t describe.&nbsp; She asked if they were dinner sized, you answered &quot;<i>if that is what you see</i>.&quot;&nbsp; A dinner plate measure approx 9-10 inches, a salad 7-8 inches.</p><p><br /></p><p>An upscale venue means 5th Ave, Rodeo Drive, Palm Springs where people with money don&#039;t worry about what they are buying, and the seller is out to get as much as they can from them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one was a little more realistic for a higher income bracket sales area</p><p><i>&quot;The value of the set is $400 to $500 today.&quot;&nbsp; </i>She&#039;s valued the pieces at $18.00 - 22.50 each.<i></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>In the everyday market of working people who buy what they need or can afford:</p><p>Retail shop price:</p><p>Dinner plate 10 each, or if it is a salad plate 8 each, soup bowl, 9 each.</p><p>If someone wanted to buy it all,&nbsp; add it all up and discount it by 10-20%&nbsp; </p><p>And that would still be high by some standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Selling on ebay you will get about a third of that.&nbsp; People consider the cost of shipping part of the cost of the item.&nbsp; You&#039;ve got about 20 pounds before packing materials, and you are responsible for getting them there without breakage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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