Kurt at Adams Appraisal proved a knowledgeable and professional guide through the art appraisal…read moreprocess. Clear in his explanations and accommodating and responsive to questions and requests, he led us to an efficient, cost-effective outcome. Highly recommended.

Kurt was fantastic! Very knowledgeable, kind, has a wickedly great sense of humor. Walked me…read morethrough everything and explained different avenues to explore with each item and what I could do. Definitely will recommend to anyone who needs the same things I did.

Farhad refuses to release my artwork. There is a story too long to explain…read more There are several reputable dealers/auction houses in Chicago. Do yourself a favor and choose one of them.

I recently lost a large art collection. I contacted MiR to have them help me with an appraisal for…read moreinsurance purposes. I was shocked to see that they valued my authentic 11 Salvador Dali print collection and other works for a fraction of what it would cost for me to replace them, working in favor of the insurance company. I have no idea where they got their prices from. Pick someone else I feel scammed

Very professional service. Took many pieces of jewelry in for appraisal and received a very nice…read moreand thorough report. Maggie is lovely and a pleasure to work with. Definitely recommend.

Very professional service. Had two pieces of jewelry, which needed to be appraised for the…read moreinsurance purposes. Fast delivery, accurate, perfectly executed, safe. Very well priced. Highly recommend.

Henry was extremely responsive and informative. The property that I needed appraised was not…read morestandard, and Henry really did the work: He looked for comparable properties; he did a site visit; and he gave me a logical review and guidance on next steps. The cost was reasonable as well.

I found this company online and couldnt be happier with the service I received. Henry was super…read morehelpful and answered all of our questions. The report was received quickly. I would highly recommend this company.

I've wanted to bid on multiple auctions they have had through the liveauctioneer app until I see…read morehow much they gouge you for shipping. Don't even bother getting a quote from them anymore and I just excluded them from searches. One quote $276 for a painting. $76 to ups and $200 for packaging and handling. 55 comic books is $26 to shipping and $28 to packaging and handling. In no reality should a box and bubble wrap cost more then the shipping cost

Good first experience selling a selection of unrelated antiques, jewelry art and coins. Felt like I…read morehad started a relationship to trust but thinking not. Would recommend. Worked for what I needed at the time. Onwards.

We rarely fill out these type of reviews, but in this case we felt strongly that we needed to share…read moreour experience with Jeff from Knize Appraisal. We needed a quick appraisal to help us determine the value of our home in the current real estate market and contacted Jeff. Jeff was extremely thorough in his analysis and prepared our report in less than 24 hours from his on-site visit (7-hours to be exact). Jeff's appraisal provided us with the timely information we needed to have an appraiser's opinion of the value of our home and was a guiding light in assisting us with the listing price to move forward with the sale of our home. It was a pleasure working with Jeff and if needed, we will use his services again. He comes with our highest recommendation.

Excellent real estate appraiser. Very thorough and very easily reachable. Jeff is very…read moreknowledgeable about all things real estate. It was a pleasure working with them and will do business again.

In July I saw an ad for Sapphire (3 Carat total weight) and Diamond (3/8 Carat total weight) Halo…read moreStud Earrings on sale from $11,550.00 to $5,197.50 at a major retailor in Oak Brook. I went Oak Brook to see the earrings. The items were not available for viewing and had to be ordered. So after determining that there was a 30 day return period I paid the $5,873.31 (with tax). The earrings arrived two weeks later and they looked great. I told the sales lady that I was going to get an appraisal on the jewelry. I found Forbes Gemological Evaluation through an internet search and the fact that the firm was in Oak Park was quite convenient. I met Reginald Forbes and he did an evaluation of the earrings which took about 30 minutes. I was contacted two day later and told my Appraisal was complete and ready for pick up. I was expecting a replacement value on the earrings to be between $7,500.00 and $9,500.00. I was stunned when I read the appraisal and the replacement value was listed at $4,200.00. This was $997.50 below what I had paid (not including tax) and $7,300.00 below the retail non-sale price! Reginald than showed me what looked like the same earrings at a New York internet jeweler for $2,500.00. I went back to the Oak Brook Mall and showed the appraisal and the ad from the New York internet jeweler to my Sales Lady. The Sales Lade basically just shrugged her shoulder and said, "That is how they sell jewelry here". I told her that she has two choices, I keep the earrings I have or I get a refund. She went to her calculator and came back with, "the best I can do is $4,000.00", which is still below appraisal price' and below what I paid. I received my full refund. That same day I went to the website of the New York dealer. There was a $175.00 discount if you purchased an item over a certain amount. I ordered the earrings however when I when to pay there was no $175.00 discount. I went to the "Chat Now" option in the lower right hand corner of the screen and asked about the $175.00 discount. The answer came back "Open the link", which I did and the discount was $525.00 and not $175.00! (I like) The final purchase price was $2,100.00 with NO sales tax. The earrings arrived and I took the earrings to Reginald for an appraisal. The replacement value was listed at $2,600.00. This is $500.00 more than I paid. I was quite happy. The earrings are identical to the naked eye Reginald performed a very professional evaluation and additionally gave me advice which in the end saved me about $3,500.00. I highly recommend Forbes Gemological Evaluation.

Mr. Forbes made me a beautiful Mother's ring. It is absolutely gorgeous and just what I wanted. The…read moreengraving inside the ring is beautifully written in cursive. I couldn't be happier! Thank you so very much.

We were looking to sell our home and wanted to get a reasonable value from a couple different…read moresources so we hired Andel Appraisals and worked with Ray. The process was straightforward and he quickly took pictures of all the rooms for his report. Our home has a total of approximately 3600 square feet above and below grade in an updated 4 level split home. The main dissatisfaction was that the "comps" were not similar to our home and included 4 out of 6 ranches versus our 4 level split on the report. When I called and inquired about this, the secretary and not the appraiser, called me back to explain the appraisal was on square footage above grade. I disagreed because the style of the home and comparative models are pretty important-you want an apples to apples comparable. When i voiced my concern and asked for an update, I received the same unchanged report. I had the impression they did not understand my concern, the local market, recent sale history and shewed me away without revisions. While they are responsive, I would not recommend for family or friends because the lowered care, accuracy and knowledge of the real estate markets.

I had an appraisal done a while ago, and I had a great experience. The appraiser was really…read morefriendly, and once we got the report back, we had no issues and were satisfied with the service and speed.