The image conjured up in our minds when thinking about non-cash charitable donations is one of dropping some old clothes off at our local church and then writing the value of the clothes on our... Read More
The thrust of the Appraisal Foundation's Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is to promote the public trust in the process of appraising or providing opinions of value... Read More
As the result of the Savings and Loan debacle in the late 1980s partially brought about by faulty and fraudulent appraising, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) was... Read More
Appraisal organizations such as the Appraisers Association of America (2009) advise their members that appraisals are opinions of value and not certificates of authenticity. This warning arises... Read More
This is the first in a series of articles about appraisal and appraisers. This article provides an overview of the appraisal process, its structures, system, issues and the nature of its problems... Read More
Park West Galleries, Inc. also operates in Michigan under the assumed name Circle Fine Art Liquidators. What we have uncovered here calls into serious question the ethics of the appraiser and... Read More
It was recently brought to our attention through Caponigro Public Relations, Inc. (Park West's PR spin doctor) that Albert Scaglione and Park West Gallery donated over 40 million dollars... Read More
You have just purchased a work of fine art from the gallery around the corner. The owner assured you that the price you paid was based on an appraisal provided by the manager of the gallery, who... Read More
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