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Our Auctioneer holds the National Auctioneers Associations Graduate, Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) designation. In fact not only does he hold the NAA GPPA designation, he was chosen by the NAA to be an instructor in the GPPA program, teaching classes at a National level for the NAA.

Here is what the NAA web site says about the GPPA.

The National Auctioneers Association created the Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) professional designation to provide Auctioneers with custom education that enhances their appraisal skills and knowledge. The GPPA program teaches students the responsibilities of being an appraiser and provides them advanced training in Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) guidelines.

The Appraisal Foundation of the United States recognized the GPPA designation as one of only a very few that meet their credentialing criteria in the US. Those individuals holding a current GPPA will not have to meet the new 2012 credentialing requirements (including obtaining a Bachelor's degree) the Foundation has set forth.

The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 recognizes USPAP as the generally accepted appraisal standards and requires USPAP compliance for appraisers in federally related transactions. State Appraiser Certification and Licensing Boards; federal, state, and local agencies, appraisal services; and appraisal trade associations require compliance with USPAP.

The program trains Auctioneers on how to conduct a complete USPAP-compliant appraisal. GPPA instructors train students how to evaluate and understand factors that affect the value of appraised assets. GPPA students learn how to appraise personal property, antiques, machinery, equipment, farm machinery and construction equipment. GPPA candidates are taught to use a GPPA appraisal template to prepare reports. The last day of GPPA training concludes with an "Appraiser as Expert Witness" program to prepare appraisers who are called to testify in court.

To attain the GPPA designation, students must complete 35 hours of classroom training including training in the following topic areas:

   Marketing your appraisal business

   Function and responsibilities of the appraiser

   Factors effecting the value of appraised assets

   Personal property identification and valuation

   Methodology of appraisals

   Researching comps

   What to look for: Identifying marks, condition, etc.

   Drafting appraisal reports

GPPA candidates must pass an exam after completion of the course. After completion of classroom training and passing the test, candidates must submit a class appraisal report and complete the GPPA application form within 90 days. Within one year of completing the course and submitting 90-days materials, candidates must submit two client appraisals and attend the USPAP 15-hour certification course and pass its exam.

To maintain the GPPA designation and remain USPAP compliant, designees must re-certify each time USPAP regulations are revised (generally updated every two years). Re-certification can be acquired by completing the USPAP seven-hour course.When you need personal property appraised you need to give us a call. We have member of the Certified Appraisers of Personal Property (CAGA) appraiser on our staff and have conducted a wide variety of personal property appraisals for both home owners and businesses. From homeowners who needed to know the insurance value for of their silver set to Wendy’s restaurants that needed to know the liquidation value of their fryers and other equipment, to banks that need to know the value of tanning beds in a salon to a large funeral business that needed values placed on the equipment a 4 story office including executive offices we have done it all. If you need personal property appraised please give us a call at 314-680-8599

St. Louis, MO. Appraisal Services

Marine appraisal is something we specialize in. No matter if the equipment is on the Mississippi river, the Missouri river, the Meramec river, or at the Lake of the Ozarks we would love to speak with you about appraising you boat or other marine equipment.

The greater St. Louis, MO. area is known for it’s restaurants from Soulard to Laclede’s Landing, from The Hill to St. Charles. If you have the need for a restaurant appraisals let us show you how well we can appraise your restaurant equipment in compliance with the law of the land USPAP. With our experience in the auction and valuation business we can get your restaurant appraised and appraised correctly. Our GPPA designated appraisers can not only appraise your restaurant we can back our appraisal up in court (standard rates apply). Call us today to set up a free consultation.

Good M&E appraisers are a rare breed. It can be a challenge to just properly identify machinery, let alone determine the correct value of the equipment.

Our appraiser is unique in that he holds a degree in Computer Science and has worked for top Aerospace firms like McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. He also has held a Master Electrician License and worked as an Electrician for McDonnell Douglas. In fact he is one of the few appraisers in the World that can say he can not only appraise Machinery and Equipment but he can program PLC’s, replace drive motors, and tune servos as well!

We have been around the  business, this isn’t our first rodeo. Let us correctly identify and value your machinery and equipment, be it factory equipment or farm equipment we have the skills you need.

Full estate appraising services are available to our customers. We can appraise estates of all sizes from very large to the small.  We invite you to look into our estate appraisal services. Click here to see more about our Missouri estate appraisals.

Valuation of medical equipment by experts. St. Louis, MO is home to some of the best hospitals in the country. Medical equipment appraisal is an important job.  Regardless of the size of the job, from large hospitals to small clinics, we can handle it. We are appraisal experts, we would love to show you the difference our appraisers can bring to the job.

Small business or large we can handle your business appraisal job. Our appraisals comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and we stand ready to testify as an expert witness in court to back them up (standard rates apply). Why not leave your business valuation in the hands of an expert? Put a National Auctioneer’s Association Graduate Personal Property Appraiser to work for you. Give us a call today and lets talk business!

With over 600 World record prices selling vintage comic books we know the market. Why spend your money for an appraisal that will get thrown out by a court or the IRS if it is ever challenged? Why would you hire an appraiser to appraise your comic book collection if that appraiser does not hold a designation from a a group certified by the Appraisal Foundation?

If your appraiser does not give you a USPAP compliant appraisal the IRS, or the court will throw it out, and you will have not only wasted your money on the appraisal, but you may well lose your case!

Let us put a value on your collection. We stand ready to back it up in court (standard rate apply) and defend our appraisal opinion.  

Intellectual property appraisal is an often overlooked part of the value of a business or personal estate. The value of a patent or trademark or other intellectual property can be mind boggling. It is said that the value of the Coke™ is more than the value of all of their bottling plants and equipment combined. Call us today to discuss your intellectual property appraisal needs.