Appraisers Recommend Caution When Selling Gold Jewelry for CashReleased: February 12, 2009
RESTON, Va. — The price of gold is once again selling at near all-time high prices. That combined with tough economic times has many people anxious to take advantage of high prices by selling their gold for scrap. The American [...]

Appraisers Offer Advice To People Looking To Cash in Their Antiques and CollectiblesReleased: October 8, 2008
“I have recently had a number of calls from people who are thinking about selling valuables, but don’t know what their items are worth or how to go about selling them,” said Susan M. Golashovsky, accredited senior appraiser [...]

Tips for Hiring and Working with an AppraiserKnow When To Get Something Appraised
Make sure you have valuable items appraised for insurance purposes. You may want to add a rider to your homeowner’s insurance to cover them.
Are you donating an item to charity? If its value is more than $5,000, you will need an appraisal to [...]

Tips for Buying and Appraising JewelryBefore the purchase
Research—If you have an idea of the type of jewelry you are looking for, you will find an enormous amount of information available on the internet or at the local library, regarding quality, origin and style. Research the retail outlet as well; it’s reputation, and policies on returns, [...]

Tips for Selling Art, Antiques, and CollectiblesFor people who find themselves cleaning out their attics or dealing with selling items in an estate and are wondering what the items are worth and how they should go about selling them, the American Society of Appraisers offers advice.
Many people own or have inherited things that they don’t [...]