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Re: Lego Insurance?
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:55:08 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Karim Nassar writes:
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> I'm not sure which catagory this belongs in, so I figured it would be safe to
> post it here.
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> I'm going to be moving soon and I'm getting renter's insurance. Now, I've got
> several items that are easy to insure at face value (my computer, stereo,
> etc...) but I have two items that are going to be a bit tricky. one is a
> Japanese Sword that was hand-made for me by a swordsmith in Japan. The other,
> of course, is my Lego collection. I want both of these to be insured as
> specific line items. I can get the sword appraised... The Lego is a different
> story.
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> Has anybody run into this problem? How did you solve it? I've been
> collecting since I was 4 yrs old, and nearly 1/2 of my collection was aquired
> as yard-sale and flea market hauls, so I only know set numbers for maybe 30%
> of the Lego I have. My best guess as to the value of the collection is in
> the neighborhood of $6000 - $10,000. In order to recoupe the value if
> anything (shudder) should happen, I need an "official" statement of the value
> (something that I can potentially take to court if need be). Any Ideas?
There was a thread on this not all that long ago:
http://www.lugnet.com/general/?n=8302
and a whole bunch of suggestions got made. I recall someone saying that they
took several eBay auction results for sets they currently had to their
insurance agent as an indication of current value.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) Thanks for the lead. Two reaction I have to this thread, having read most of the posts just now... 1) For those people who simple accept that their collection will be covered under the general policy, If you have a very large collection, I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I'm not sure which catagory this belongs in, so I figured it would be safe to post it here. I'm going to be moving soon and I'm getting renter's insurance. Now, I've got several items that are easy to insure at face value (my computer, stereo, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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