Gail, first off, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I know firsthand how it feels to live through a tornado, and I lost a large portion of my Mayberry stuff to the Joplin tornado last May.
As for the value of the Hawthorne buildings, I've seen the Mayberry Courthouse go for $400 on eBay (several years ago), but in the current economy prices are down everywhere on nearly all collectibles. I would say $50-$60 each would be a reasonable value for the Hawthorne buildings, and about $30-$40 each for all of the accessory sets. If you can find completed auctions, or a website that has them for sale, you could print them out and show those to the insurance adjuster and that will be a big help. For insurance purposes it's very hard to put a dollar figure on some types of collectibles. In one room I had about 40 or 50 framed photos of various cast members, all personally autographed to me. I had obtained all but one or two of the autographs in person, and many of the stars have since passed away. There is no way to get replacements for stuff like that. Paul Mulik Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
