Ken, you should contact the Dept. of Fish & Wildlife services in PA. They can tell you what you're legally allowed to sell, and may be able to give you advice on how to do so. Lindsey Richardson Curator of Collections Boston Children's Museum 300 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Tel. 617 426 6500 x366 Fax 617 426 1944 www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Mark Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 9:16 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Deaccession help I am the director of a new museum. We have 150+ taxidermied animals that were parts of numerous collections. We hold title to all of them and need to deaccession these animals. They do not fit the mission of our museum and the storage costs are eating us alive. Can anyone help with two questions: 1. We want to sell these - Does anyone have suggestions for auction houses or liquidators we could contact? 2. How does one come up with a price for each animal? Some are CITIES mammals with all of the paper work, etc. We have the appraised values from when they were given to the museum. Is this what we use for a price? I need advice so as to get a fair price for the museum and to be fair to the buyer. Thanks to all who may be able to help with this question. Ken Kenneth D. Mark Director of the Oakes Museum Messiah College One College Ave. Box 3029 Grantham, PA 17055 Telephone: 717-691-6082 FAX: 717-691-6046 Email: [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).