She is dirt poor. She's a single mom, raising a very allergic child, so much so that he must be home schooled. She is on unemployment right now, and they messed up her checks, so she got evicted. She is going to go to court to get the mess straightened out, but that takes time/effort. She desperately needs money now, which is why she is selling the kimonos.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Betsy Marshall Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:57 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Kimonos, etc. Unless she wants to donate them and get a tax deduction? -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Kim Baird Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 9:06 AM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: Re: [h-cost] Kimonos, etc. A museum curator might be able to tell her what she has, but she won't appraise or value the items. It's against the rules for museums to do that. Kim -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Sid Young Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 1:36 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Kimonos, etc. I would suggest contacting a museum first as they are the real deal so to speak... Sidney On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Sharon Collier <sha...@collierfam.com>wrote: > A friend of mine had to move and is getting rid of all sorts of > things. One is an old suitcase filled with kimonos, sashes, etc. (I > know nothing about Japanese clothing) She says they were brought over > from Japan right after WWII. She wants to sell them on e-bay, but has > no idea how much to ask. > Anyone know anything about this? Or where we can look? > SharonC. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
