Valuing Inherited Collection?
- Thread starter Derwood
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Mike OTDP
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- Feb 12, 2008
- 3,324
For common items, the GunBroker completed auctions are a good source of information. GB comes apart when dealing with exotics, but it doesn't sound like you have much in that line.
dleary13115
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- Nov 11, 2009
- 30,987
Many of "these folks" are members here. There's a ton of knowledge available with a few pics and keystrokes.
IMO - There are MANY people here that have a ton more knowledge on specific firearm platforms, than the average gun store employee that has a general knowledge across many platforms.
Your first (and easiest) course of action is to take pics and submit here. If you don’t feel you get enough info, then go to the next step. Whatever you decide that will be
Agree. Especially with the more esoteric stuff. Probably wouldn't satisfy an insurance company as an appraisal though.
somd_mustangs
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- Jul 1, 2012
- 5,737
Having a good set of pics (with all markings, any condition issues, etc) of each item goes a long way towards supporting the value "after the fact". That's the first thing the insurance company asked... "do you have good pictures?"
I was thinking of one large continuous thread. You could do one gun a week. After all, its only a small 30 gun collection.
Derwood, MD is just down the street from the new Atlantic Guns location in Rockville.
A great resource is the Virginia Gun Collectors Assoc. http://www.vgca.net/ (proud life member) Not a group of bubbas, a lot of published authors; Rick Nahas, Standard Catalog of S&W; Bill York, History of the Radom Pistol, etc. Meetings (or at least did ) at the NRA HQ in Fairfax and the Semi annual VGCA gun show in Manassas, VA is worth the trip. The organization is a nonprofit 501c(4) with money raised from the shows used to support local youth shooting sport and education. Like most gun shows there are a bunch of tables where they aren't selling guns. The difference is that there, tables are set aside for members to make educational displays with their collections. Unfortunately no bathroom remodeling for those those of you into that sort of thing 
. Additionally, there is a table set up to get info and informal appraisals on your firearm without charge and no offer to buy (other than admission : )
Happy to make an intro but, you can just send an inquiry through the website if your interested.
. Additionally, there is a table set up to get info and informal appraisals on your firearm without charge and no offer to buy (other than admission : ) Happy to make an intro but, you can just send an inquiry through the website if your interested.
