Hello, I would be pleased to visit with you about your appraisal project, but I will be out of the office until after Tuesday afternoon. In terms of scheduling, I ordinarily work with a schedule of appraisals about a month out, an pre-April-15 is a busy time. In terms of costs, the better the existing inventory, the less time required for an appraiser's work. If there is an accurate written inventory, I would be able to provide a range of fees and a range of value, without obligation. I have prepared numerous appraisals of large sound recordings of various formats, some high profile. There are a lot of answers to questions about appraisals on our website at mediavalue.com. There is an on-line form there for you to request us to send you information of various sorts about appraisal procedures and standards, and there is an on-line questionnaire for you to let me know a little more about the project itself. I will ask our office to send you our brochure. The information below, in addition to our web site, will help you to know who I am and what I do as an appraiser. Hope to visit with you soon about the appraisal project. Good luck. Sincerely yours, Steve Johnson . . . when you need to know the REAL value of your audiovisual recorded media . . . Dr Steve Johnson, ASA, ISA CAPP, AAA, AOA CM Behavioral Images, Incorporated Suite #101, The Appraisal Center 302 Leland St., Bloomington IL 61701-5646 Certified financial appraisal of all audiovisual recorded media for any purpose and function: Motion picture film, sound recordings, photographs, video, since 1976. Expert consulting services, litigation support, advice and counsel email: [log in to unmask] 24-hour fax.309.829.9677. toll free fax.1.888.735.8856 Voice phone: (309) 829-3931 toll free voice phone: 1-800-988-6427 web site: www.mediavalue.com The first and only certified/accredited/senior member of all appraisal societies relevant to my appraisal discipline: American Society of Appraisers, www.appraisers.org International Society of Appraisers, www.isa-appraisers.org Appraisers Association of America, www.appraisersassoc.org Association of Online Appraisers, www.aoaonline.org USPAP-qualified since 1996 (National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 2002) www.appraisalfoundation.org IMUA Insurance Appraisal Standards-qualified (Inland Marine Underwriters Association, 2001) www.imua.org Scholar, the Round Table Group adjunct faculty Be appraised. Be very appraised. Dr Johnson is a free-lance, self-employed appraiser-at-large. He served as appraiser in numerous high profile cases, and testified in court as expert witness, beginning in 1992, providing evidence in federal court for the most significant media valuation cases ever tried in the US. The Nixon Secret White House Tapes The Zapruder Film of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy He is author of the first and only book in the discipline: APPRAISING AUDIOVISUAL RECORDED MEDIA, (ISBN 0-89240-068-4) ______________________________________________________________________ Caveat Lector [Read with Care] Dr Johnson is a media-appraiser-at-large, but he is your appraiser only after you engage him as an appraiser. This e-mail is not a considered opinion of appraised value, and no appraiser-client relationship exists or results from this e-mail. This e-mail is intended for informational purposes. It is not the expression of a professional appraisal opinion and may not be used as such. -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Susan T. Stinson Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] appraisers I have been asked to track down two or three individuals who would be able to appraise a large collection of reel-to-reel tapes which are stored in this general area of New York State. If you or anyone you know of are interested, please respond to me by email, mail or phone, fairly soon if possible. Thanks. Sue Susan T Stinson, Curator Belfer Audio Laboratory and Archive Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 315-443-3477 FAX 315-443-4866