Say what? How much?

[Cavman]

http://m.wimp.com/veteran-gets-his-1960-rolex-appraised/

 

[ARtraveler]

Lucky man. :yes::yes:

 

[Bob Denman]

:clap: Good for him!! :clap:
This is proof that being a pack-rat, can be a GOOD thing! :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

Love the show....

He was smart to keep all the pertinent information and paper work...Wonder if he will ever wear it again....:yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[Mazo EMS2]

I like the show, but I often wonder if there truly are buyers that truly would pay that much for things....It's one thing to hear it's worth that much, but how much is anyone gonna actually pay?

 

[mowin]

I like the show, but I often wonder if there truly are buyers that truly would pay that much for things....It's one thing to hear it's worth that much, but how much is anyone gonna actually pay?

Wish I had a watch like that to find out..

 

[Mr. Pickels]

OMG

He was smart to keep all the pertinent information and paper work...Wonder if he will ever wear it again....:yikes:

Snow is the work of the Devil ..I say lol

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I like the show, but I often wonder if there truly are buyers that truly would pay that much for things....It's one thing to hear it's worth that much, but how much is anyone gonna actually pay?

They did under estimate a Seymour card table. It was valued at over $200,000. The owner later sold it at Sotheby's. It went for $490,000! :yes:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/video/BF_199708A13.html

I think by and large the "verbal approximations of value" are pretty good. The appraisers are in the business so they pretty well know their stuff. Most of the time the owners say they're going to keep the item so there probably isn't a lot of history of Road Show valuations vs. eventual selling price. For legal reasons AR values are not considered nor stated as appraisals.

 

[oldguyinTX]

:clap: Good for him!! :clap:
This is proof that being a pack-rat, can be a GOOD thing! :thumbup:

:agree: Save everything!! I think I might be able to get $20 for my daughter's old Easy Bake oven. :roflblack:

 

[2dogs]

For God sakes don't take to Rick Harrison at pawn stares, he wouldn't give you squat for it. :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

This reminds me of a joke...
The Father says to his Son:
"What do you want for your birthday this year?"
The boy thinks about it for a little while, and answers:
"I want a watch"
The Old Man gets a bit of a funny look on his face, and replies:
"Well, I'm not sure about this. Let me check with your Mom. If it's okay with her: I guess that we'll let you."

:yikes:

 

[ARtraveler]

This reminds me of a joke...
The Father says to his Son:
"What do you want for your birthday this year?"
The boy thinks about it for a little while, and answers:
"I want a watch"
The Old Man gets a bit of a funny look on his face, and replies:
"Well, I'm not sure about this. Let me check with your Mom. If it's okay with her: I guess that we'll let you."

:yikes:

It took me a bit. I guess that I am getting a bit slow on the uptake. Time for another cup of coffee.

 

[Bob Denman]

It took me a bit. I guess that I am getting a bit slow on the uptake. Time for another cup of coffee.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

That's the best $120 he ever spent! You could see it not only left him speechless, but took his breath away! Good for him! :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

I kind of thought that he was going to pass out, when he got the news... nojoke