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Background and general qualifications regarding the many property TYPES NOVOTNY personal property valuation experience william Novotny, a general antiques and personal property estate sale agent. Has bought. Sold and valued most types of antiques. Personal property. Fine arts. Decorative arts and antiques for over 30 years. From 1979 (until 1999) Novotny was a major LOS angeles antiques and personal property dealer with several stores. The largest. In glendale. Was 20.000 square feet. HE actively exhibited AT major antique shows through most of the 1990'S. HE has been an active estate sale agent since 1989. And has provided personal property and antiques appraisals since 1993. KNOWLEDGE and experience matter. Experience with a wide range of objects and relevant markets provide the estate sale agent with the necessary knowledge to recognize and identify important. Rare and unusual objects and to properly price objects that are common and ordinary for LOT sales or with price tags. Pricing must BE fair for the client to benefit. Pricing must BE fair in order to achieve sales and property liquidation. The universe of personal property (ALL tangible. Movable OBJECTS) THERE are many types of historical and modern objects made from many types of materials. Made from ALL over the world. And made for many different utilitarian or decorative uses. The universe of personal property types and objects is incredibly broad and requires careful judgment of the estate sale agent when pricing. The types of objects personal property objects are made from or a type OF: FIRED metals: gold. Sterling silver & plate. Bronze. Copper. Iron. Steel. Pewter and lead fired clays: porcelain. Pottery. Earthenware. Stoneware. RED ware. ETC. FIRED glass: blown or molded glass or crystal (utilitarian. Collectible or artistic VALUE) FINE ART: paintings. Sculpture. Prints. COLLAGE DECORATIVE ART: lamps. Antique furniture. Wall coverings. Floor coverings. Accessories. ETC. TEXTILES: rugs. Carpets. Tapestries. Quilts. Samplers. Linens. Lace. Clothing ETC. EPHEMERA: books. Comics. Magazines. Manuscripts. Autographs. Photographs. Posters. ETC. CULTURAL objects (for ritual or daily USE): native american. Oceanic. Asian. European. African. Mexican. South american. European. Folk ART. CARVINGS MILITARY objects: uniforms. Patches. Medals. Weapons. Firearms. Knives. Swords. ETC. Instruments: navigation. Medical. Scientific. Cameras. Clocks. Barometers. Music boxes. Recorded music players. Musical instruments. Pianos. Automatons. Patent models. Discovery. ETC. COLLECTABLES: rare records. Dolls. Toys. Fishing items. Firearms. Swords. Knives. Tools. Advertising. Sporting. Limited edition objects. Figurines. ETC. Common and ordinary household contents: furniture. Appliances. Tools. Sporting goods. Electronics. Exercise equipment. Kitchenware. Etc. This short list of the types of objects found in household contents estate sales by Novotny is just a sample; in the real world of objects this list is nearly ENDLESS. GENERAL knowledge and experience are NECESSARY CLEARLY NO person CAN possess the knowledge and experience to identify and price every possible object for sale. ALL estate sale agents will lack some knowledge and experience. YET there is a need for estate sale agents with the knowledge and experience identify and price ANY of these various types of objects could BE present. Novotny has that knowledge and experience. Contact Novotny NOW for a free telephone consultation (and possibly a free ONSITE consult) regarding the liquidation of your personal property and residential contents.

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All personal property appraisers should comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) which establishes the minimum ethical and performance standards necessary to protect public trust in appraisers. In 2002 Novotny was the first personal property appraiser in the USA to be certified to teach USPAP to personal property appraisers by the Appraisal Foundation (TAF). He is currently certified as an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor until 2016 at which time he will recertify. When you retain Novotny as an appraiser to perform a personal property appraisal he will: act competently and ethically, properly identify and understand your valuation problem, determine and perform the scope of work necessary to solve your problem credibly, determine the applicable value definition and research the appropriate market level, solve the appraisal problem posed by you properly report his value opinions, analyses and conclusions in a manner that is meaningful, relevant, complete, appropriate, easily understandable and not misleading, To the extent necessary Novotny's appraisal assignment results will be based on research of comparable sales in a relevant market. His judgment as an appraiser is informed by exceptional market experience with most personal property types. Novotny will identify and solve your personal property appraisal problem efficiently, cost effectively and credibly using the best and most relevant reporting option. Novotny welcomes inquiries regarding unusual, complex and challenging appraisal problems. He will work carefully to determine the most cost effective way to solve your valuation problem. He has carefully developed USPAP compliant reporting options to apply to the presenting valuation problem. He can provide the best and most cost effective reporting option relevant to your specific needs and the needs of intended users that you identify.

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General Antiques and Personal Property Appraiser

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The Novotny home base is the San Gabriel Valley in San Gabriel, Arcadia, Pasadena, South Pasadena, San Marino, Temple City, Alhambra, Duarte, Diamond Bar, Irwindale, Rosemead, Monterey Park, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Altadena, LaCanada Flintridge, Glendora, Azusa, El Monte, Baldwin Park, Claremont, Covina, West Covina, Ontario, Pomona and Whittier. He also services the San Fernando Valley including Glendale, Burbank, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Universal City, North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Reseda,

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Novotny's thirty-five plus years of experience as a general personal property and antique appraiser uniquely prepares him to solve your appraisal problem. This valuation experience entails over 20 years as a full time personal property and antique appraiser as well as 20 years of pricing general personal property objects for retail sales at his various antique stores, his exhibits at antique malls and antique shows between 1979 and 1999. A Novotny antiques and personal property oral appraisal service is fast, cost effective and meets all applicable USPAP requirements. He can frequently appraise personal property an the pace of fifty to a hundred or more items per hour, especially for common and ordinary household goods, residential contents and objects of nominal value. An oral appraisal by Novotny is like having an Antiques Roadshow in your home. By the way if there is only one object (or just a few) that needs appraisal, Novotny now offers you the opportunity to come to him at his San Gabriel home office for a brief, cost effective, 20 minute oral report. Novotny will do whatever quick research that may be necessary to inform his oral appraisal report.

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International Society of Appraisers (ISA) Appraisers National Association (ANA) AQB Certified USPAP Instructor,ISA

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Antiques, Appraisers, Estate Planning Attorneys

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