i need an appraisal on a 56 lp special i have + a few other non lp guitars...
for insurance purposes
i know about gruhns but are there others that are viable (and maybe less expensive - $50 each - ouch)
thanks
I don't know too many who would fool with an appraisal for $50 much less for any less than that. Gruhn is good to use because he appraises high, usually well over market value and recognized as "the authority" by most insurance companies and those casually aquainted with vintage. Some other dealers may be just as reliable but thier appraisals will hold little weight and some just flat out worthless when it comes to name recognition and credibility.
Damn, he's done bumped his price $15.00 since my last appraisal and I have documentation ready for another that's been laying on my bench since last year. This is what happens when one procrastinates!
Just for an experiment, I sent out pics of a very rare guitar I owned to several appraisal experts, a Gibson, but not a Les Paul. The results were, as they say, very surprising and telling. What it told me was this - rely on myself!
I don't know too many who would fool with an appraisal for $50 much less for any less than that. Gruhn is good to use because he appraises high, usually well over market value and recognized as "the authority" by most insurance companies and those casually aquainted with vintage. Some other dealers may be just as reliable but thier appraisals will hold little weight and some just flat out worthless when it comes to name recognition and credibility.
Not so much in my view! Use TW - he knows wassup!
Thanks, but I am not looking to do appraisals. I do them occasionally on a local basis [and always with the guitar in hand] but I don't want to take them on as a business practice. Others are wanting that business. I am not.
I will, however, be glad to look at guitars in my shop, and if possible, I will give free advice and "verbal appraisals".