RE: Antique furniture appraiser blowing smoke.
September 22, 2017 at 6:29 am
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2017 at 6:41 am by Brian37.)
(September 21, 2017 at 10:40 am)popeyespappy Wrote:(September 21, 2017 at 8:32 am)Brian37 Wrote: Bullshit. It is a matter of finding the right buyer, that you could argue might be difficult, but these pieces are most certainly worth it. I am not going to give them away for 75-100 dollars.
It is finding the right buyer, not a matter of no demand. These are the types of furniture the can and do sell.
I am going to take vid of them then shop around to multiple sources to see what they say.
As the old saying goes, "There's a sucker born every minute." Maybe you will get lucky and find one.
I am not going to sit here and tell you your stuff isn't worth what you think it is. You haven't given us enough to go on for that kind of assessment. What kind of wood? What kind shape is it in? Has it ever been refinished? How old is it? Who made it? Where was it made? What style is it? How big is it? The answers to all these questions help determine value. And yes, supply and demand is part of the equation too. I can buy a nice antique library desk off eBay for hundreds as opposed to thousands all day long. I can buy a new solid cherry Amish made Breckenridge writing desk retail for a little more than a thousand. I can drive 30 miles north of here and have one made for less than than that. So can most other people. Someone is really going to have to want yours to pay what you want. That's where PT Barnum comes into play.
Just knock it off. I am not trying to "sucker" anyone. I said REPEATEDLY that the furniture is QUALITY and has been in my family long before I was adopted. It is REAL WOOD, no it has never been refinished, it is in excellent shape.
FYI, it isn't a simple small desk like you cherry picked. It is a very heavy cabinet style wall desk with arms you pull out to fold down to allow the leaf to become the desk table. the lower part has two heavy doors below the desk part to put supplies. The desk part once you fold out the leaf has cubby holes for supplies and small drawers for things like staples or stamps ect ect. The top of it is a bookshelf that separates for moving. It is all hand crafted. The bookshelf sits on top of the desk, together it is intended to be put next to a wall and stands about 6ft 5in put together.
If that person in that pic can get 400 for that simple desk, I most certainly can get far more for my ornate desk.
