Topic: item values on the board.

[bigbri]

hi board.
can a mod clear up a nagging issue i have........
i see on posts quite often the reply to value requests from members the answer"we do not discuss values on the board as it is subjective"often by a mod then recently a value estimate was openly given on a post by a different mod,so is it the royal "we" or is it just personal choice if you wish to express your opinion as to value or a board policy that you dont or does it just depend on who is offering up the value??
cheers.

[Anne]

The Board Policy topic covers this: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6521.0.html

Many people come here looking for valuations and sometimes expect a quick response - well, we do ask you to be patient as:

    Not everyone drops by on a daily basis. It may take a week or two, or longer, to get a reply. Some after many months! Bumping after a month is fine.
    Any value indications that are given are only opinions and will be in the answerer's currency; it is up to you to convert to your currency.
...
    We are only human and can make mistakes too!

[bigbri]

cheers christine.
i was hoping you would answer the question,so it is the roayl "we" then and if we choose to add a valuation as our opinion then we can............thanks for clearing that up for me i should read the rules but often they arent applied evenly in my opinion so i dont bother i just expect to get poked if i do something wrong.cheers........

[Lustrousstone]

I wasn't answering, that was was Anne. And I believe there are only two active mods ATM: Anne and Kev. I'm not a moderator.

There are also very few hard and fast rules, mostly it is guidance, so perhaps you should read that page

[bigbri]

i always get you both mixed up sorry i meant to say Anne not Christine.........
and im right it was a mod who offered the value hence why my querry.........

[Lustrousstone]

I think Kev actually said what people were paying 10 years ago and what they are willing to pay now. Those are just his observations not a valuation

[bigbri]

i missed that post so there are 2 in recent days with values....i was talking about another post.........and its still expressing a view to value though in my opinion....as was the price value offered for the belgian weight i was talking about in the first instance.....
eitherway its a mute point now as obv we are free to mention values as personal opinions which was why i asked my question in the first place as whats fair for one should be fair to all..........

[Ivo]

In the days when the net was young we used alt.rec.antiques. Whenever anyone asked for a value - any value - someone would answer "$100"

I think we could do the same.

[bigbri]

i prefer the old chestnut of 80/120 auction est..........always works

[Lustrousstone]

I would personally not wish to pay more than £30 for one like this.

That is just the figure that reflects Kev's level of interest.

It still wasn't a valuation, which is what people are generally asking for.  They want to know for insurance purposes, or reasons of probate or how to price their ebay offerings. The first two could have legal repercussions if we commit to a figure in the public domain. We are not qualified to do this. The third is totally subjective and depends on too many variables, which is why we suggest looking at recent sales.