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 | So you found an old beer bottle and you want to know its value, the
history of the brewery, where it was located -- maybe put the bottle up on
eBay -- and want me to help you make some beer money. I usually get a good
dozen of these e-mail requests each week and when I explain that most of the
info is in BEER: A History of Brewing in Chicago and send them a link
to purchase the book, they disappear.
Well friends, as they used to say in Chicago's old saloons,
"There's no such thing as a free lunch." I
used to gladly do appraisals, especially when the requester had a good story
behind the item ("It's been a treasured item in our family for years," "My mom
said it belonged to her favorite uncle,") and then find it on eBay 10 minutes
after I gave my opinion on its value. No more.
I'll give you a no-frills estimate on the value of your beer bottles, trays,
cans, etc. for the minimal fee of $5, sent first to my PayPal account. I'll
also need good digital pictures of the item from various angles so I can gauge
the quality of the item. If you want the brewery's history, location and dates
of operation, add another $5 for a total of $10. Go to PayPal and send the
appraisal fee to my account: toddlintown@comcast.net
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| If you have a big ticket item like an old stone lithograph, contact me
with some good pictures and tell me whatever you can about where it came from,
how old it is, what you originally paid for it, etc. If I can't help you, I'll
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