Good info Kim, it was nice to read this! Pam -----Original Message----- From: Kimberly Kenney, Curator <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Fri, 30 May 2008 9:03 am Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Question regarding appraisals and Museum I refer my donors to an article I wrote for my Museums website at BellaOnline.com called "Why Museums Cannot Provide Appraisal Values for Artifacts." It is brief, but I tried to present a different argument about how people could potentially "shop around" for a better appraisal before deciding to donate something. The contact info for the big three appraiser organizations is there too. It seems to help donors understand why I can't help them with an appraisal. http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25692.asp Kim Kimberly A. Kenney, Curator Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum 800 McKinley Monument Dr. NW Canton OH 44708 * 330-455-7043 * NEW KELLER GALLERY EXHIBITS: "Going Out in Style" and "Stories in Stone" on view through October 12 * Visit our NEW WEBSITE at http://www.mckinleymuseum.org "Let us ever remember that our interests are in concord, not conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war." -- 25th United States President William McKinley --- On Thu, 5/29/08, Debra Loguda-Summers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Debra Loguda-Summers <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Question regarding appraisals and Museum > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 8:58 PM > Hello, > > I have a question regarding Museums and appraisals. > > I know were are not to give appraisals on donations but, I > am having trouble convincing some of the staff that we > should not be paying for a donors appraisal and then > letting the donor write the amount off on their taxes. Am > I wrong in thinking this??? > > I am stuck between a rock and a hard place at the moment > because a staff member told the donor we would have the > items appraised and let them know. It isn't the first > time it has happened and I need hard facts to back up my > thoughts that this is wrong. HELP > > You can contact me off line [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). ========================================================= 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).