From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   Well, much to my amazement they did answer my questions...   
      
   You are allowed to go in FREE.  The 100.00 charge is for 3 items only.   
   So you can have people with you...  I may take 5 items then (150.00   
   for 5 is the max you can do).  Adding samples of my animation   
   collection and autograph binder possibly.   
      
   You only get a verbal appraisal; they charge you for a written one.   
   So not good if you are going for insurance purposes or if you are   
   going to get a COA or proof to sell.   
      
   You can bring a "sampling" of a collection for ONE item... so that's   
   good.  That's great but I am sure they won't comment on more than a   
   few items at most... so will value it as a "collection"   
      
   I don't think she understood the last question which was about them   
   not being able to determine an item.  She said "no credit if item was   
   a forgery".  That's not really what I was asking... I know that!  LOL   
   I was curious if they didn't know at all or help at all if you could   
   do another item.  But whatever.   
      
   On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:40 -0400, Sue H  wrote:   
      
   >Originally when I posted, I was hoping someone here might have gone.   
   >This is not the TV one.  It's part of it, but I don't think it's the   
   >kind on TV... they have some of the same appraisers there, but this is   
   >not the city tour but the WHRO annual fair here in VA (public   
   >Television; maybe because HQ is here we reap the benefits of this but   
   >I had assumed it extended to other states as well).   
   >   
   >Anyway, I tried to call them to get four questions answered because   
   >they do NOT give you a lot of help...  the phone number puts me in a   
   >loop.  "if you are calling about information on the Mozart special,   
   >please press 1" and when I wait, it just keeps repeating that same   
   >option over and over and over again!   So I emailed them but was told   
   >either I'd not get a response, or get a generic answer not really   
   >answering my questions.   
   >   
   >So I'll ask the group to see if they know as I am out of options and   
   >do not want to register till I know how it works.  I have 4 questions.   
   >   
   >1) if you want to go with someone, are you charged 100 again?  They   
   >say "100.00 admission with three items".  So what if it's me and   
   >someone else with three items total?  Am I charged 200?  Or maybe   
   >125.00?  Or perhaps they can get in free and not have anything   
   >appraised?   
   >   
   >2)  If you have a small lot of items (say like autographs, you want a   
   >BINDER full of them) is that one item or do they make you take one   
   >item out (in that case, it's not worth to bring that).   
   >   
   >3) Is this a verbal appraisal only?  Or do you get something signed   
   >that gives you a value attached (for insurance or whatever)   
   >   
   >4) Lastly, what if they just don't know anything... do you get another   
   >item appraised in place of that or are you SOL?   
   >   
   >This matters... it may NOT be worth doing it for me. I guess I could   
   >live with the verbal only appraisal or the 125 entrance fee, but if   
   >I've gotta remove an item from a binder that is worth nothing by   
   >itself, it's not really worth it and I don't want to lug crap there   
   >only to have to carry it around all day for nothing.   
      
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