85 Interesting Cases Of People Asking The Internet “What’s This Worth?” And Getting A Straight Answer

Defiant-Analyst4279: As others have said, it's a model 66 "red eye." If you want, you can look up year of manufacture based on the serial number. What stands out to me is that it has been very lightly used, there's no real indication of damaged paint where you would normally see it on these machines. Good find, definitely in the 200-300 ballpark. I'm jealous.

DeadSol: Holy cow, that's an amazing find. Imagine all the hard work that went into making/using/transporting that thing. Literally thousands of hours.

Honestly, probably a museum piece. I'd call it "priceless", but I'm sure someone could give a more accurate estimate.

Ebay has one of a slightly smaller size, but arguably better condition, going for $3,500. I think this one could be worth much more due to the sheer size of it. I would ask for $10,000 and bargain down to $5,000 potentially.

I also just wouldn't sell it. Definitely a banner piece.

Time to pick up the milling and tortilla/bread making hobby. (/s)

I also would NOT try to do anything along the lines of "trying to restore" it.

Gs1000g: Thousands of dollars.

Inner_Fisherman7301: TAKE YOUR TIME and get a PROFESSIONAL appraisal which will be $150-300, but it will be worth it!

This was 15 years ago. I had an original Au Depart Paris trunk, an early competitor to Louis Vuitton. It had White Star Line stickers, the Titanic Line, from South Hampton to Cherbourg, which meant it could have been on the first leg of the Titanic’s maiden voyage but got off in Cherbourg before Titanic then headed to New York. Same dates.

The trunk had similar checked pattern as Louis Vuitton.

I found a guy in Oklahoma or Kansas or something that was a trunk EXPERT who said “I do appraisals for $75, and I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you have me appraise your trunk. Message received. Visa card for appraisal.

He then lays out this whole story about this trunk and the maker. Au Depart trunks were prized, and Au Depart closed its doors just prior to the Nazis rolling into Paris and didn’t open again until long after the war had ended.

He thought the trunk, 30x30x30 square, was worth between $3000 and $5000 and said if I put it on eBay to start at $5000. Of course I was blown away, needed the money badly, and put it on eBay for $3500.

It sold in 40 minutes to a buyer in France!

The buyer? None other than Jean-Michel Signoles, CEO of Goyard, one of the finest luxury leather goods companies in the world!

After dealing with his assistant for a month I shipped the trunk to Carcassonne France. The packing and shipping, he paid, was $1500! He REALLY wanted this trunk.

He emailed me later thanking me for the long process of getting the trunk to him, and he told me a story.

His GRANDFATHER worked for Au Depart in Paris and was the top craftsman there. Without a doubt his grandfather’s hands in whole or part had created the trunk! He was going to restore it and keep it.

Bottom line, I would have easily gotten the $5000, $10,000, heck maybe $20,000 for it, because Jean-Michel Signoles WANTED it.

Take your time, do the research. I hope you do great! Cheers!

Hippiedippie22: This is a really nice large piece of amber I wouldn’t sell it for less than 40$ could be 80$ my guess as somebody that collects amber

Fabulous-Stretch-605: In my shop I would ask $250-$500 for it. Very nice piece, will attract many buyers. From McDonalds fans to guys who want it for their man caves.

anon: This is likely from around the 60-70s. It depends on who’s selling it, some dealers can get $800+ for something like this. Without a niche closet and followers, you can probably expect around $300 at this time of year. More, if you’re willing to wait for it to find the right person, have great photos (modeling it will help) and all the key words possible. Good luck! It’s a really lovely coat!

sauerkraut916: What’s so cool is that $3500 (retail listed price) could buy a whole house with property back then. If you time travelled and told the makers that one day this bottle would sell for the price of a house, they’d never believe you. Very cool collectible.

bojackhoreman: A similar one from 1980 sold for about $10,000 in 2015.

Impressive_Peach_272: Hi! I work in an African store and we have items similar to this, hand carved chess boards, mancala games, soap stone carvings, tribal masks, huge hand carved ebony wood statues….you get the gist. Something like this we would take no less than 200.00. Because of the size we would probably price it at 300. We price based on a few things, origin of the item, age, size etc. We import directly from the artisans on the African continent. My boss is from the Igbo tribe and sources directly from her area and other tribes and places that she can support and get good quality items. Sometimes depending on the area and artisans (origin) an item will price higher because the artist is aging and only makes a finite number of items. We have some silver pieces that will no longer be made soon because the silver smith that makes them is 92. We price his items accordingly and let our patrons know that they are definitely getting a once in a lifetime piece.

theladysabine: That's a comp that sold for $750... So you did all right. It said it is all rough sawn would with mortise and tenon joinery... So no nails.

I think it's lovely and it's apparently tibetan... Not A Chinese lunar piece.

ReasonableAd1887: Unless you REALLY need $50-$100, you should get it restored and keep it. Most people quickly regret selling family jewelry for fast cash

ze55: Just the boat alone: https://www.boattrader.com/boats/type-power/class-power-house/

So $20k-$50k

Have you considered renting the boat out on Airbnb (if your marina allows it)?

tread10: Sold listings from eBay. I think 500-1000 is more realistic. Most likely won’t be a fast sell. Beautiful though

myphton: Based on a bit of research... new rings of a similar design and diamond embedment go anywhere from $2500 to $5000. I'm curious to know what this particular piece would be.

But if it were me? I wouldn't sell it. Ever.

I greatly appreciate all the input and comments on my previous post.

I heard back from Christie's and it's valued at an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000 with about a 10% commission after sale.

I'm going to keep them, wear them, enjoy them and eventually pass them on to my niece.

It was kind of a weird feeling, getting the value. I felt relief that I don't have to think about my ethics of selling a family heirloom for a great amount of money vs. passing them down.

Again, thank you for all of your input. I promise they will never touch a succulent again!

234W44: If all the lenses are there, hopefully clean. The brass is untouched (don't clean it just yet), and it is full working condition, you're looking at anything from 750 to 2K.

The lenses should have marking of maker, . Ernst Leitz Weitz is one of the best makers and this one looks really close to them. it could also be a C. Reichert. From pre war Austria.

Melderberry: A few years ago I bought one at an antique mall for $25 and I sold it for $400. Not too bad of a thing to find.

JakovAulTrades: My guess is $5000-$7000

True Hollywood grade props are $10k and since this is a fast-food promotional product, I’m guessing it wasn’t made to the same standards as that. Regardless, it’s cool. The Vader must be pricey too

Samuel_L_Blackson: It's a desk clock that features a weather station. I think a high quality ond would be worth about $10k if it's in good condition. This one is fair condition I think.