[meteorite-list] Meteorite Appraisal for Insurance?

From: Mike Tettenborn <tett_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 09:59:42 -0400
Message-ID: <761FBFB0-FE9A-4BC8-A5E1-9C7F70013772_at_rogers.com>

Mike,

Collections like that should not be too difficult to appraise but would be time consuming.

I would make a spread sheet and list what you paid for each. Then ask some of the bigger dealers what they would charge to review your list and give an appraisal. Meteorites are primarily appraised by classification and weight. Much easier to appraise than jewels or art which have huge value differences that are very subjective.

Cheers

Mike

Mike Tettenborn
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
tett at rogers.com



On 2011-09-04, at 8:11 AM, Mike Groetz wrote:

> Have any of you worked with your home insurance company to have
> your meteorite collection covered?
> I asked my agent about covering my collection (about 700
> micromounts and a couple large ones) and she looked at me like I was
> crazy. She said she never had been asked that before (understandably)
> and wouldn't know how to do it.
> She said the collection needed appraised and she would see how to
> deal with it.
> If any of you have had this done- may I ask how you went through
> this putting your collection on your homeowners policy?
>
> Thanks for helping me,
> Mike Groetz
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