Thread: Appraisals

Hi everyone,
First off I want to say I'm not asking for any valuations- don't wanna get anybody in a knot from the start! What my question is is has anyone ever heard of someone getting their collection appraised? I am NOT looking to get rid of anything but I'd like to know for my own point of view what my set might be worth as I have a lot of nice pieces and I just bought a few nicer pieces and I'm just wondering what they might be worth later on down the road if I should drop dead and my daughters or my wife get them? Would an auction house be a good place to look for somebody? Has anyone ever heard of this being done before? I mean I know what I paid for them but I don't know if I paid too much or too little for them, etc.
Any responses are appreciated!
Thanks,
Tony
PS- sorry for the run on sentences!

Appraisels IMO mean nothing,Esp. with Jewelery,Today the best way to figure value on almost anything is ebay.

I suppose you could get an expert to appraise a straight razor collection. Robert A. Doyle, author of "Straight Razor Collecting" comes to mind. He is a long, long time collector and an antique dealer and auctioneer. IIRC he is in Albany. I usually get an idea from ebay completed listings, watching what people are paying in the classifieds .

He's not a bad idea, as he is pretty legitimate. I have a problem with eBay in that everybody there seems to be an expert. Like everyone says what a piece is worth is what somebody will pay for it, if you want it bad enough you'll pay a high end for it! I guess not really a big deal I'm not looking to get rid of anything anyway, I was really just wondering. Thanks guys!

A few yrs back I sold two very large Exibition razors (like 24 in.long) They are very collectable and spendy.
A fellow by the name of Phillip Krumholz,who actually Brokers Razors and collections gave me a ballpark Valuation just via internet.
Sold both on the bay for about what he said they would garner.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

A few yrs back I sold two very large Exibition razors (like 24 in.long) They are very collectable and spendy.
A fellow by the name of Phillip Krumholz,who actually Brokers Razors and collections gave me a ballpark Valuation just via internet.
Sold both on the bay for about what he said they would garner.

He's another legitimate name in the business, I actually have a book signed by him that he addressed to me personally which I bought when I first started collecting. I guess it would just be interesting to know I mean I know I paid quite a bit of money for all these put together but would I actually make my money back or no, for instance I know that when you buy a diamond, diamonds depreciate in value they don't appreciate. You can often buy used or pre-owned rather engagement rings cheaper than they would actually cost in the store because of this. That's how I bought mine, cheapskate that I was!

If you're worried about their future after your gone, then here is an option.
I photograph every piece of my shaving collection, razors, brushes, hones, etc....
Each piece has it's own file.
If the piece came with a history, it is documented in the file.
The current price that it would sell at today, lower end (for a minimum bid) is listed.
All is kept in a location accessible to my son, who has instructions on it's future.
This also helps in case of fire or theft.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

If you're worried about their future after your gone, then here is an option.
I photograph every piece of my shaving collection, razors, brushes, hones, etc....
Each piece has it's own file.
If the piece came with a history, it is documented in the file.
The current price that it would sell at today, lower end (for a minimum bid) is listed.
All is kept in a location accessible to my son, who has instructions on it's future.
This also helps in case of fire or theft.

wow that's really a great idea I never thought about something like that!

It's a good idea if you jump on it at the beginning like I did; but it's going to be a PITA if you have several hundred razors like some guys do.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

It's a good idea if you jump on it at the beginning like I did; but it's going to be a PITA if you have several hundred razors like some guys do.

Nope, I have around 50 so I should get a jump on it now!