Tom:
If you do decide to donate the statue to the Academy -- and
I think that's a fine solution -- you can get a tax credit. You
should speak to a competent accountant and figure out a)
the appropriate value (as with posters, divined from the
prices gotten by sellers and announced values from other
"gifts") and b) how to spread the benefit over several years,
as the value is likely to be very high, probably more than you
can take in a single year.
If Rudi is unable to help you with the physical aspects of the
donation, I'll be happy to. I'm not a member of AMPAS
(though years later the folks at Disney told me they'd have
gotten me a membership if they knew I wanted one) but I
am a member of ATAS (the television academy) and live
just a few blocks from AMPAS and am over their fairly often.
You might also see about making some conditions to your
gift, such as the Academy determining who the recipient
was and letting you know (since a "good" recipient can
increase the value of your gift and the tax credit derived
therefrom).
They can determine authenticity by comparison to samples
they might already have from the various possible years,
marks they're aware of that might not be obvious, etc. And
who was the recipient might be determined by those
methods as well as seeing what trophies are otherwise
accounted for.
Craig.
At 04:02 PM 3/4/06 -0500, Tom Martin wrote:
>Hello Folks.. last night I pulled my ad on Ebay for the Oscar award
>.
>I had been emailed By a person saying they were Academy awards legal
>councel. asking me to say how I obtained where the award was from
>
>I told him what ive said over and Over that ive had it years that it
>appears to be pre -49. that theres no serial # at heels they did that
>after 49
>
>so last night I re-measured and weighed obver and over... I asked My son
>what should I do as I really dont know whose it was for certain//
>
>The peopleI I bought it from may be dead and Im sure wouldnt want the
>hassle. this was like 80s- 90s..
>
>and I never planned on selling it till I had my recent change of events.
>
>so My son said.. . why not help the academy...they are just trying to
>protect thier rights too....
>
>so before i went to bed i pressed .. " end the sale early "
>
>so now ive consided making it a Gift to the academy....
>.
>
>My question and what I would like to know is what would other dealers do...
>
>whats driven me nuts is No one ever seems to have the facts as the
>academy wants to scare you into believing its Bogus.. yet to try
>
>to be as honest we need to have facts.. like sizess and weights... when
>i measured this Oscar he was 13 inches and maybe like 1/4 at best
>not 13 1/2 and the body is like 10 the base like 3.. On the Academy
>website it says that a Modifcation was made in 45 that raised the base
>higher . That makes me think it was raised 1/2 inch. also RS Owens has
>been makeing them since 1983 But who did prior???
>
>So without a Plate its anyones guess whos it was as you have from 45 1st
>metal bases priorwas marble and then up to 49 when they began numbering
>starting at 501.
>
>
>so If youthink I should Gift It to academy speak Up... as I would
> ask Mr. Rudy Franchi to make sure they got it. And i would want them to
>
>finally put the mystery to rest that its indeed the real thing..
> Personally I think they should have a Fund set aside to reward people
>for returning them instead of trying to discredit people with
>disinformation.
>
>so simply send you responces and say Maki it a GIFT ,, Or would you
>SELL it...
>
>Im curious what others would do if they had one.. also without a Plate
>how can we verify whose it is ever??? I dont belive it can as there is
>a possible five year spread.. as for ifs it genuine.. I beleive it is
> how do your raise the height of base without making the award taller
>which means the pre 1945 awrds were smaller?? wouldnt it?? how smaller
>13 inches?
>
>Im am perplexed and want to do the right thing here.. please help me
>with this people. Sure i would have liked to sell and have some extra
>money but not if it was not right... I wouldnt have advertised on
>ebay had I thought t was not proper.. an the plate issue to me devalued it.
>
>thanks for your time and consideration.. comments please/
>
>Tom
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