How do I find the value of my Cue's?
I have a Paul F. Mottey, Josswest, Palmer/Frank Paradise, Paul Finelli, Seaira & Pshauer.
Does anybody do Appraisals? Is there a blue book? How do i insure them?
Besides the Blue Book, which is available online, you could post up some pictures here and we could give you an idea of the value.
For insurance, I was carrying specialized insurance though a collectible specialist, which was costly, but I found out through my insurance agent the cues were covered under the personal property portion of my homeowners. You can check with your agent, but basically my understanding is as long as they are not excluded or limited from personal property, you will be covered.
Now what I do is take inventory, photos, and write a description of condition once a year and keep that on several computers and on my website in an unpublished area. I also have it in writing from my insurance agent that cues will be covered in the personal property portion of my homeowners. If you do lose a cue due to covered things, like theft, fire, etc. you will need to prove value. Since you have the photos and a description of condition, you can then get a valuation from dealers such as Dick Abbott, Pool Table Magic, Cueaddicts, etc. to support your claim.
If you decide to get specialized coverage, I recommend trying Collectibles Insurance -
www.collectinsure.com. You'll probably spend in the area of $6 to $8 per $1000 worth of covererage, but they include a lot more than homeowners - stuff like damage or loss due to shipping, things like that. You can also tack on coin collections, firearms, jewelry, art - anything you want to cover on their policy that might be limited on homeowners.
Chris
