Fur coats?

40cal · 09-03-2006, 07:59 PM

Anybody know anything about fur coats? My great aunt who passed away a short time ago had what appears to be a leopard skin coat from Kenya. Just trying to ascertain its value.

Mikey · 09-03-2006, 08:01 PM

Make sure you keep it away from Hanoi Jane Fonda, and her bunch.....lest you end up with red paint sprayed all over it.

My suggestion would be to look in the Yellow Pages for a Furrier near you and get it professionally appraised.

Personally, I would sell it.

Solar Bell · 09-03-2006, 08:03 PM

Nah,

He probably looks good in it!

Should go well with a scratch gold Eclipse!

-cw-

BigBadWolf · 09-03-2006, 08:18 PM

Leopards are an endangered species now, so you will likely not even be able to have it appraised. The only way to sell it would be on the black market.

Tootsall · 09-03-2006, 08:56 PM

You probably can get it appraised... while it is illegal to import into certain countries certain species (or parts thereof), and may be illegal to trade or traffic, it should be OK to actually own (assuming that you can provide provenance that predates the coat to the laws prohibiting importation). I know that I was once able to purchase a pair of armadillo-skin boots.... but they had to have a stamp on the inside of the hide to certify that they'd been properly imported and so forth. (Unfortunately after owning them for a few weeks I noticed the the dye had bled through and if you looked close enough, could see evidence of the stamp on the outside!)

If in doubt, you could always ask a furrier what the status might be before actually showing the coat. (and as always, get two estimates!)

40cal · 09-03-2006, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

Make sure you keep it away from Hanoi Jane Fonda, and her bunch.....lest you end up with red paint sprayed all over it.

My suggestion would be to look in the Yellow Pages for a Furrier near you and get it professionally appraised.

Personally, I would sell it.

I assume someone coming w/a can of something to spray me with intends to inflict bodily harm upon me or my family....I will take appropriate measures to defend myself.

Mikey · 09-03-2006, 09:37 PM

Good for you. I would do the same.

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Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,261	Nah, He probably looks good in it! Should go well with a scratch gold Eclipse! -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

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BigBadWolf Piano User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 312	Leopards are an endangered species now, so you will likely not even be able to have it appraised. The only way to sell it would be on the black market. __________________ Kevin

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09-03-2006, 08:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mikey Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864	Make sure you keep it away from Hanoi Jane Fonda, and her bunch.....lest you end up with red paint sprayed all over it. My suggestion would be to look in the Yellow Pages for a Furrier near you and get it professionally appraised. Personally, I would sell it.

09-03-2006, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	You probably can get it appraised... while it is illegal to import into certain countries certain species (or parts thereof), and may be illegal to trade or traffic, it should be OK to actually own (assuming that you can provide provenance that predates the coat to the laws prohibiting importation). I know that I was once able to purchase a pair of armadillo-skin boots.... but they had to have a stamp on the inside of the hide to certify that they'd been properly imported and so forth. (Unfortunately after owning them for a few weeks I noticed the the dye had bled through and if you looked close enough, could see evidence of the stamp on the outside!) If in doubt, you could always ask a furrier what the status might be before actually showing the coat. (and as always, get two estimates!)

09-03-2006, 09:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mikey Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864	Good for you. I would do the same.

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