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Antique Appraisals Aid ARC's Animals
by eBayGuy (Subscribe)
Posted on: Jan 15, 2008 at 1:39 AM EDT
Channel: Pets & Animals
For the well-attended Antique Appraisal Day at More Taste Than Money (www.moretastethanmoney.com), an art and fine furniture consignment store on McGregor Boulevard, Peter Curran, renowned appraiser of television’s "Antique Roadshow," was on hand to evaluate two items per customer for a $20 fee.
Many visitors, aware that all the proceeds were donated to The Animal Refuge Center, gave extra money for the cause. Thirty-eight appraisals were made in this 4 hour event, which earned 800 dollars for ARC's dogs and cats. Three of the four ARC kittens who came along for the ride, were also lucky winners, as they now have adoptions pending.
A few people who brought items for appraisal were ecstatic about the outcome. One man was told that the Japanese plate that his father had brought to him from a trip from the Orient in the 50's was valued at $3000. He could hardly wait to phone his brother, who had two more in his home, filled with candy!
Another lady with an oriental painting made of slivers of wood, that she bought at a garage sale for $8, went home happy when she learned that her find was worth $600. A man and wife whose aged painting was appraised at $15,000 were perhaps the biggest winners of the day.
David and Gina Rosenberg, gracious owners of More Taste Than Money, were on the scene with their cat, lovely, laid back Savannah, a probable Siamese and Rag Doll mix whom they had rescued in September, when it was abandoned on a neighbor's porch. The Rosenbergs served appetizers and smiles to customers, who found much in the shop to tempt their pocketbooks.
When asked to comment on the event, Gina Rosenberg said, "We like to support the community with a store event almost every month. In December we helped the Fort Myers Rescue Mission, and in March we'll be doing Easter baskets for T.L.C. And next year, we hope to have another appraisal day for ARC."
The Animal Refuge Center would like to respond with heartfelt thanks for the boost the Rosenbergs gave to the cause of neglected and abandoned animals. For further information about ARC, visit www.animalrefuge.com.
jg says ...
On Wednesday, Jan 16 at 1:00 PM
This is fabulous. Our cat Ginger is from a rescue at a shelter. Yeah for Savannah & humans The Rosenbergs at More Taste Than Money.