A Blast from the Past

The Value of Appraisals
Both Shelly Penny and Merrilee Bonney grew up surrounded by antiques. Merrilee pulled out this article just the other day, which highlights her father, George Semonis, and his antique business. Merrilee carries on the tradition at Pastimes Antiques in Downtown Cape Girardeau as well as through All Treasures. In the following article, George shares why it is so important to have an appraisal if you are interested in selling your keepsakes.

"You could have 10 pieces of china and nine could be worth $1 and one piece worth $500." said George. "But without the proper knowledge, it's hard to tell. Just because something's old doesn't mean it's valuable. Quality items and junk items were both made 300 years ago, same as today."

If you need some help sorting out the junk from your treasures, just give us a call.