Posts

Showing posts from March 15, 2009

Antique Safe Prices & Values: "How Much Is It Worth?"

Image
Copyright 2009 by Ken Dunckel Owner/Operator, Safecracker Safe and Vault Opening and Repairs San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California 415-203-7298 kendunckel@gmail.com Antique Safe Values Rather than attempting to be a "Blue Book" of old safe values, this blog entry is aimed more at giving readers some realistic perspective about that old safe they might be thinking of selling . The most often-asked question about old safes is "how much is it worth?" If it's really old, a safe company representative will usually say something to the effect of "nothing," or "not much." Remember, the safe company is in business. From a business/commercial standpoint, the safe company has to approach the question with this thought in mind: "Can we resell this safe at a profit, after the expense of moving, loading, hauling, unloading, servicing, cleaning, and storing it?" The second consideration is if a safe is very old, it mi