Re: why oh why??

When you consider Appraisers charge $75.00 per hour + for their services ( I know because I am one) I find it difficult to understand when people become upset because a free service doesn't  always hand them the answers they seek, or that they have to participate to make such a community work.

The problem in a nut shell is that most people either don't know how to find the information they seek, or are unwilling to expend much energy doing so. I don't know how many times I've popped in here to see requests for information or valuations that were covered within the last week, or listed in the archives. In most cases the information is already listed and can be found via the Search box or the Instappraisal Appraisal database search box at the top right hand of this page.

The way I look at it everyone is knowledgable about something, and for a community like this to work well everyone has to share what they know. Personally I feel everyone who uses this community should list whatever their particular hobby/ collecting passion may be, and be expected to provide information on a one for one basis. For example, if you collect Bunnykin figurines you should provide information/valuations for someone else's Bunnykins request for every Appraisal request you make for your own stuff.

Lovejoy