Lester Devere conducts two hour Antique evaluation sessions in Melbourne Libraries.
Lester has been invited to a number of Libraries in 2010, most Libraries were quickly booked out.
The Pines Library East Doncaster
Montrose Library
Oakleigh Library
Mooroolbark Library
Boronia Library
Vermont South Library
Vermont South Community House
Myrtleford Library
Wangaratta Library
Oakleigh Library
Wheelers Hill Library
Cheltenham Library
Parkdale Library
Hasting Library
Creswick Bowling Club
Knox City Library
Camberwell Green Retirement Village
Yarrunga Community Centre Croydon Hills
Ross House Seniors Flinders Lane Melbourne
Ararat Art Gallery Ararat
Williamstown Library
Flinders Antique Fair Flinders
Evergreen Retirement Village Balwyn
What normally happens in Lester's Antique evaluation sessions is the Antique items and Collectibles owned by Library patrons are evaluated by Lester while giving sound expert advice gathered over 30 years working in the Melbourne Antique trade.
You also may view three videos on this Blog site that show Lester Devere evaluating Antiques for Library patrons.
The items people bring to the Library to be evaluated can range from a $20 item to several thousand dollars, the secret is how much is the item worth ? and where do you sell that item in Melbourne for the best price ?
Melbourne have around 9 Antique Auctions which you can buy and sell through at any time, some Auction's are better than others.
When I say that I mean, some are honest and some are not ?
some Auctions can sell your items for a premium and other can not achieve the right price, but they are not going to tell you that they ''can not'' sell your item for a premium price and some wont even know what they are selling.
What do I mean ? well some Auctions wont know the true value of your item, which you have consigned to that particular Antique Auction.
The only thing the Auction company wants to do, is sell the item, some Antique Auction Companies believe the market will take care of the end price, if they the valuer have made a mistake with value, which will be achieved by the market place or the number of buyer who want to bid on the item in auction, not always the case.
Some staff members from some Antique Auction companies in Melbourne have not the experience or knowledge to value a loaf of ''bread'' let alone trying too value Antiques that the vendor is wanting to sell via the Auction system.
And there are more than a few Major Antique Auction Companies out there who will try to buy your item outright, or buy the item via there own Auction and re-sell down the track for many thousands of dollars profit, some times it's tens of thousands of dollars profit.
WHICH IS HIGHLY IMPROPER AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SO BE CAREFUL WHEN ANY AUCTIONEER OR VALUER ? OR REPRESENTATIVE FROM ANY ANTIQUE AUCTION COMPANY, VALUES YOUR ITEM AND THEN WANTS TO BUY THE SAME ITEM, HE OR SHE HAS JUST EVALUATED.
I WOULD RECEIVE AT LEAST 2 OTHER EVALUATIONS
Lester Devere speaks with a great deal of insider knowledge and experience of 30 years in the Antique trade.
I do not try to buy from these venues, when giving Library patrons evaluation of their Art and Antiques, I receive a flat fee from the Library for my evaluation session, and have no hidden agenda, unlike other valuers in the Antique trade in Melbourne who do evaluation for charities for free, and asking every second person they evaluate for, is your item for sale ? or I would like to buy it for my Wife or for my own collection ? bullshitttttttttt
Lester will be pleased to give advise relating to how and where to sell your valuable Art and Antique collection when the time is right for you.
If you would like to attend my next Antique talk just Google Lester Devere I should come up on one of the Library websites relating to my current events.
My Website is AntiqueRoadshowSeminars.com.au or look at one of my posts on this Blog that will have my current Dates and Venues in 2011.
My Email is Antiqueroadshow@hotmail.com.
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