Hello James:
  I don't know whose Mom, besides mine, you are
talking about, but you should remember the old maxim:
"The value of a thing is what the thing will bring". 
IOW, your post could be worth a great deal more than
you think.
                  Sincerely; GAM

Later on, a Barbie doll collection came to light.
> There was one that was in
> demand 'cause old and uncommon, as befits any
> antique. The box was there,
> the Barbie-clothes, everything. So the Barbie was
> appraised at "about
> $15K".
> 
> I thought that sucked, big-time. Does the value of
> an antique, of anything,
> have to be set by ignorant loons who drool for
> something because it's hard
> to find and John Smith wants it too?!


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