Personal Property Appraiser 40 Years art-antiques appraiser

As a general residential contents appraiser, online or onsite, I will appraise most types of residential contents and household goods. 

I have been an Accredited Member (AM) of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) since 1996. ISA requires compliance with their Report Writing Standards, Code of Ethics and  the Uniform Standard  Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (USPAP )

 I was the first personal property appraiser in the USA certified by the AQB of the The Appraisal Foundation (TAF), which was established by Congress, to teach USPAP to personal property appraisers. It is my bible that guides me through the appraisal process in every appraisal assignment.

My object knowledge is the result of extensive experience and study and 40+ years of active involvement in local and online auctions and estate sales in San Gabriel and Los Angeles.             

I opened a 21,000 sq. ft. antique store in Glendale California in 1979. Eight years later I moved across the alley to an 8,000 sq. ft. general antiques and rare records store. In the early 1990’s I moved to a store on Melrose in West Hollywood.  Later I bought and operated Novotny's Antique Gallery Mall on Lake Ave in Pasadena. I retired from the antique business in 1999. Since the mid 1990's I have been a general residential contents appraiser. 

In the 80's and 90's I had spaces at several major Los Angeles antique malls and I exhibited at many California antique shows. I did the monthly Rose Bowl Swap Meet. 

I know my limits. I will appraise your residential contentss, onsite or online, formally or when appropriate orally, and always with research as needed. I will solve your valuation needs meaningfully or I will decline the appraisal assignment.

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I have 40+ years of full time market experience in all market levels including over 20 years as an antiques dealer, approximately 30 years as an estate sale agent and 30 years as an antiques and personal property appraiser. 

There is  a nearly infinite variety of movable objects made from all types of materials, from throughout time and from all parts of the world. Each object type has unique relevant characteristics important in the marketplace which vary and differ by utility or relevance to market indicators. As a consequence a generalist appraiser can expect to encounter anything and be expected to appraise everything as a general residential contents appraiser

• Antiques & Furniture, Decorative Art
• Folk Art, Paintings, Drawings, Bronzes, Prints
• Textiles, Rugs, Quilts, Samplers, Lace
• Ethnic, Asian, and Native American Objects
• Ephemera, Books, Posters, Advertising
• Collectibles, Toys, Dolls, Banks, Coin-Op
• (Most) Ceramics, Glass, and Metal Objects 

I decline to appraise any object for which I cannot develop a credible value opinion following brief by diligent research. 

I challenge myself to find and identify potentially significant objects of value. I appraise common/ordinary objects at 15 to 50 or more objects per hour.   I embrace the challenge of meaningfully, but briefly, appraising objects onsite or online, and when appropriate orally, with research as needed., I will meet yourvaluation needs meaningfully. 

I will communicate “substantive matters” relevant to marketability and issues important for the client to properly understand my report and to provide context.

 Call me at 626-292-2224. 

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30 minutes for $100

I am proud of my many good reviews on Yelp and Angies List. My extensive object type and market experience serves my clients and inspires confidence in my assignment results which are always presented in the proper context with proper disclosures as needed. 

All appraisers follow the appraisal process; USPAP follows the appraisal process. The appraisal process is the direct path to the solution of a valuation problem. My good reviews testify that clients are able to understand the appraisal report properly and determine it is sufficient, relevant, adequate, appropriate and complete (worthy of reliance).  

In my world it has to be a win-win.

The report cannot be misleading. A personal property appraiser must be competent to identify the problem. Call me and see how it's done! I land my jobs by properly understanding your valuation problem and finding the best and most cost effective solution.

If I am competent to finish your assignment it is because I properly understand  the property types, assignment type (intended use), methodology and legal and other conditions that apply.  Only then can I determine the scope of work  and develop  and report credible assignment results meaningful to you and not misleading.

When you retain me we have a unique appraiser-client relationship which carries significant ramifications regarding trust, confidentiality, disclosure and liability for me. I have that unique relationship only with you and no other individual, entity or party.  Assignment results are confidential. GET YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL NOW!

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