Ten years ago these fine fellows (for a $25.00 fee) appraised a friends's mandolin

http://www.mandoweb.com/Services/2/Appraisals

It registered as year 1926...her grandmother was in a "chick band "...the friend has zero musical talent nor desire....however, with a "value of 2,600 USD she chose to stuff it back in the cupboard...for her drugstore nephew.

Sincerely, Gargoyle

As my neice says " Who gives a shit....it is just stuff of dead people."

Use it or lose it. Times are tough ...and you can purchase much more for 100.00 than a bobble -head ego stroke.

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