If you have a closet full of collectibles you're contemplating getting rid of, think again. According to experts, there's a ...

Many antiques have lost value in recent years for a few reasons ... For example, depression glass, once a sought-after collectible, has experienced market oversaturation and today, most pieces ...

(Fair-market value is what a buyer would pay you ... appraiser's valuation before taking the item to a local antiques or collectibles dealer. An appraiser is more likely to give a fair judgment ...

and financial institutions with identifying items of value in the antiques and collectibles field and then disposing of them through out-right purchase or assisting clients to sell them.

Bring them to Mauney Memorial Library on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the community room and get them appraised by author, auctioneer, appraiser and radio show host Mike Ivankovich.