Collection GuidesInsuring a Typewriter Collection: What Coverage Actually RequiresStandard homeowners policies cap 'collectibles' at a few hundred dollars per item and pay actual cash value, not replacement cost. Here is how to schedule a typewriter collection properly — and why most appraisals are not worth the paper they are typed on.Tag
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Collection GuidesInsuring a Typewriter Collection: What Coverage Actually RequiresStandard homeowners policies cap 'collectibles' at a few hundred dollars per item and pay actual cash value, not replacement cost. Here is how to schedule a typewriter collection properly — and why most appraisals are not worth the paper they are typed on.
Collection GuidesValuing Rarity: Why the Rarest Machines Are Not Always the PriciestA 1902 Blickensderfer 7 sells for less than a 1959 Olivetti Lettera 22 in the same week. That is not a mistake. It is the market telling you what rarity actually means.