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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheOLdGuy, post: 77915, member: 878&quot;]Brian, you still with us? Don&#039;t let my picture scare you. That was taken before your (grand)parents were born.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your idea of CrowdAppraise is actually an OK idea. But it&#039;s not going to work as most people would like it to. Put yourself in the position of wanting the value of an item you&#039;re looking at in an antique shop. Are you going to take a pic and put it on CrowdAppraise? YES? Then are you going to pay the amount 22 people just gave you? Or the average? Without knowing who those&nbsp; people are or what they may or may not really know about the item? What&#039;s the asking price? $12.50 or $1,250? Be honest here. 22 unknown people gave you their opinion. What are you going to do with it?</p><p><br /></p><p>There are plenty of people on this particular forum who amaze me with their knowledge and willingness to offer free advice. And I&#039;m a newbie here. People whom I trust and will very happily follow their recommendations. Depending on the item, maybe after I&#039;ve further researched. They know what they&#039;re talking about. They know the difference between BV and what today&#039;s market will bring. But that figure is not encouraged here. They might be misunderstood, advice misinterpreted, unknowingly harmed the newbie in an unexpected way. They offer hundreds of years of combined knowledge. And they gladly do it with kindness and restraint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, Brian. I will offer you one piece of advice. It is from someone who has been a licensed appraiser for 50 years. The kind who appears in court to back up what he stated and/or to settle a dispute. And the kind who&#039;s <font size="5"><u>not</u></font> going to give you a value after 5 minutes of looking at a picture on his smartphone.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>That advice</u> is to never pay over 1 % of your weekly income because 10, 25, or 347 unknowns gave you their opinion of value. IT DOESN&#039;T WORK THAT WAY. Instant gratification may sound good, but patience pays much better in the long run.</p><p><font size="2"><font size="3">You&#039;re not going to marry that redhead in the morning. The one you met two hours ago, just&nbsp; because 28 guys and gals in the bar said she was a terrific lady</font>.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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