mainmech48
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As a reliable and at least semi-comprehensive referrence source for determining an approximate value for out-of-production knives and high-quality reproductions of historical edged weapons?
I've spent the past few weeks digging through Google, E Bay, Guns America, Gun Broker, etc. looking for clues, but it seems as if most of the stuff I need to try and evaluate doesn't show up enough on them to find any listings or sale history to go by.
Would like to be able to ask the members on The Blade Forum. Unfortunately, even if I specifically state that I'm not offering any of them for sale their admin/moderators would prefer that I not do so unless I purchase a "Gold" level membership first. This, I'm told, is because of the possiblity that I might receive attractive offers via PM despite any disclaimer and be tempted to accept one, which would violate their policy that only "Gold" level members may sell anything. I can understand their reasoning and the need to protect their interests, but I'm still mulling this one over.
The Knife Forums is another place I've tried, but have run into another "Catch-22" there. In the registration process, there is a required data box which states: "Prove that you are human. Answer This....". No actual question ever appears afterwards and nothing that I input as a possible answer has been accepted. Also tried their "Contact Us" page, but there's the same box and I get the same results: nada.
While I'm looking into the possibilities for getting an expert appraisal done, doing that is proving to be both challenging and, potentially, quite expensive as I would either have to travel several hours each way to get to them or pay their appraisal fees plus travel expenses for them to come to me.
Advancing RA pretty much precludes driving long distances for me, and I'm pretty certain that the fees (judging from a couple of "ballpark" quotes) and associated expenses would almost certainly exceed 50% of what my modest accumulation is likely worth.
Sure would appreciate it if somebody could recommend a "Blue Book" type referrence or a lead on finding an experienced and knowledgable appraiser inside of a 75 mile radius of Indianapolis. I'd prefer someone specializing in things of this sort rather than a "general estate auctions" person, as I've been told that information on items such as these from many of these folks has proven to be unreliable at best.
Many, many thanks for any help you can offer!
I've spent the past few weeks digging through Google, E Bay, Guns America, Gun Broker, etc. looking for clues, but it seems as if most of the stuff I need to try and evaluate doesn't show up enough on them to find any listings or sale history to go by.
Would like to be able to ask the members on The Blade Forum. Unfortunately, even if I specifically state that I'm not offering any of them for sale their admin/moderators would prefer that I not do so unless I purchase a "Gold" level membership first. This, I'm told, is because of the possiblity that I might receive attractive offers via PM despite any disclaimer and be tempted to accept one, which would violate their policy that only "Gold" level members may sell anything. I can understand their reasoning and the need to protect their interests, but I'm still mulling this one over.
The Knife Forums is another place I've tried, but have run into another "Catch-22" there. In the registration process, there is a required data box which states: "Prove that you are human. Answer This....". No actual question ever appears afterwards and nothing that I input as a possible answer has been accepted. Also tried their "Contact Us" page, but there's the same box and I get the same results: nada.
While I'm looking into the possibilities for getting an expert appraisal done, doing that is proving to be both challenging and, potentially, quite expensive as I would either have to travel several hours each way to get to them or pay their appraisal fees plus travel expenses for them to come to me.
Advancing RA pretty much precludes driving long distances for me, and I'm pretty certain that the fees (judging from a couple of "ballpark" quotes) and associated expenses would almost certainly exceed 50% of what my modest accumulation is likely worth.
Sure would appreciate it if somebody could recommend a "Blue Book" type referrence or a lead on finding an experienced and knowledgable appraiser inside of a 75 mile radius of Indianapolis. I'd prefer someone specializing in things of this sort rather than a "general estate auctions" person, as I've been told that information on items such as these from many of these folks has proven to be unreliable at best.
Many, many thanks for any help you can offer!
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