I was watching the show tonight and one of the appraisers mentioned that when online searches fail, that’s when they can come to appraisers to get more information. How do the appraisers know or obtain this information? How are they able to estimate prices and give such detailed descriptions of the history of an object? This has always mystified me.
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One thing to watch for on the show is the two types of appraisals.
One, researched. Where the items owner has gone trough a few separate steps full of questions and pictures. Where they then research the item and present their findings on air.
And the other, those little montages between the number 1s that are quick shot appraisals. (What you see all the people in the background waiting in line for). “Oh you have a Barbie from the 50s? You’ll want to be in the mid century toy line” if the story or item is good, they will pull a producer over to add to their montage in between 1s.
They’ll send you to someone who has seen plenty of toys, but you won’t get as much detail on your item as the ones that have been selected to be 1s (usually weeks/months in advance.)
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