->    I can tell you from experience (at least with "collectable Toys")
-> "book
-> prices are based on what "dealers" say they are selling the stuff for
-> other words they just make a price up.  Don't get me wrong, thats wha
 EP> ... Stop jumping up and down, I can hear your brains rattling...
 EP> I only discuss price when asked, offering my expert opinion
 EP> for FREE on this board to anyone I can help, If you came to my shop
 EP> or called me to your home for an appraisal I charge $ 100.00 just to
 EP> " cross your threshold ", plus 5% of total for written ones.
 EP> Call most galleries and it is 2-3 times that, and besides, I don't
 EP> consider things produced in " BLISTER PACKS " an antique, therefor I
 EP> don't do any of the little shows you frequent. If it's not older than
 EP> your mother, I'm not interested...:-)
Thank you for confirming what I originally thought.... 
1 you cant seem to read.... since when does "Collectable" mean "Antique"
2. You probably just make up prices you you can charge more for your %5 I 
ean
why say somethings is "worth $10 and only get .50 when you can say its worth
$1000 and get $50. 
3. I would not (Nor do I think any truely intelligent person would) call you
for an appraisal on anything. 
4. As for things in blisterpacks not being "antiques..." I have a '76 Monte
Carlo. It has been completely rebuilt/customised from the ground up. 400 CI
smallblock bored .030 over Alumn. Heads/intake/driveshaft custom built
Quadrajet Carb, Racing seats/5 point harnes.  15 coats of paint (Deep red
garnet w/ white stripes) funtional hood scoop etc. etc. (entier list would 
fill
up several pages) book value on this car is $500 and it won't be considered 
n
"antique" for another 5 yrs. So as you can see Book values mean nothing. (BTW 
I
also have a '70 and an '88 monte).
5. as for you not being interested in thing not older than my mother well 
thats
your personal taste in women.
6. Just imagine where you would be if "EVERYBODY" suddenly woke up and
thought...."Gee this really is an old piece of junk...I guess I'll just 
through
it away and buy a 'NEW' one."
6. I've had items you MIGHT consider antiqques like a Space cadet Projector 
gun
complete including original Ray-O-Vac's dead but not even rusted. I sold it 
for
$5. I knew it listed for far more but what can I say... I didn't want it
anymore and some of us don't worship money as "The one true god."
                                 Mike D.
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