If you want to deaccession to other museums to keep your objects in the
public domain and are an AAM Institutional member (or would be), don't
forget the AAM Collections Exchange Center, on aam-us.org. It's free and a
great place to deaccession to other museums (or to find new treasures). You
can even get a whale (I'm not kidding!).



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandra Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: True eBay Confessions
>
> I'd be interested to hear experiences of anyone who's used eBay to
> dispose of deaccessioned collections, and whether you've had to alter
> your deaccessioning policies to do so.  I'm curious in particular about
> the following questions:
>
> Does eBay fit your institution's 'public sale' criteria for the sale of
> deaccessioned objects?  Have you altered your collections policy to
> allow or prevent the sale of objects on eBay?
>
> Do you make it known that the seller is a museum disposing of
> deaccessioned collections?
>
> What kind of information do you provide in the object description?
>
> What's been the public perception of your museum's selling deaccessioned
> objects on eBay?
>
> Thanks in advance-
> Sandra Smith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Mayberry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 6:43 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: True eBay Confessions
>
> I'm writing an article for History News about museums and eBay (and
> other
> online auction sites). Anyone care to share your experiences with me?
> I'm
> looking for good and bad, acquisition and deaccession, policies that you
> may have been adopted, and other ways in which museums and their staff
> have
> responded to this cultural phenomenon.  Many thanks!
>
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