Contact us during regular business hours at 520-393-0465, or email [email protected] We offer accurate book appraisals nationwide at a reasonable cost.
Book appraisal - fees/contact info
How to contact us
To ask any questions in connection with having your books appraised You may email us at - [email protected], or call any day, anytime, at 1-520-393-0465. Leave a message and someone will get back to you shortly. We will be happy to answer any questions and there is never any obligation or pressure for us to discuss your book appraisal needs. Send an email to me to find out
Appraisal cost
Our book appraisal fee is $100.00/hour, including on site, travel time, and in office. This fee does not include other travel related expenses such as airfare or hotel accomodations, if applicable.
To give you a rough idea of what it may cost to appraise your collection, consider the following example: A library of 1000 books, one half of which are valued at above $100. Books worth less than $100 are valued on a "shelf" or "small lot" basis. Assuming that all or most books are printed in the English language, the time involved would be approximately 35-40 hours. The fee would be approximately $3500-$4000.
To get a better idea of what it might cost to appraise your books, please call 520-393-0465.
Note that in most cases I do not actually need to physically examine the books. Clients can send digital or conventional photographic images so that I may assess the condition. Note that in most cases I do not need to travel and see the books unless the collection is exceptionally rare and important. If you can provide digital or conventional photographs of books or groupings of books that can enable me to establish condition.
Discounted Fees
At certain times of the year when the demand for appraisal work is slow, I usually offer a discounted fee which is 25% less than the fee for the busy periods (October-April). If the number of books is particularly large I can usually discount the fee.
From now (July 1) Until November 1, 2006 I can perform a written appraisal of a collection for $75.00/hour.