My suggestion:
Check some of the completed auctions for prices, choosing the one(s) which
seem to be closest in description to yours. Choose the highest price as
insurance value. Print the comparable auction results & give to your
mom/broker. Update when insurance comes due again.
Tom
On Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 18:54, Josh Lohuis <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] Insurance" saying:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> My mother (an insurance broker) has decided its time to insure all my
> camera equipment. I've been using Skip's average Ebay prices for all the
> lenses but I'm at a loss when it comes to my body. How much is an OM-1n
> worth? Its in utter perfect condition, no brassing anywhere (even the strap
> areas). I just don't know how much to write it down as. Should I use the
> high values instead of averages, what about the fact that some things are
> rising in price, should I factor that in somehow. When I get everything
> figured out I'll post it so it can be looked over, I wouldn't want to
> underestimate anything, or overestimate too much :-)
>
> Thanks for the help,
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