-SAMPLE APPRAISAL- Online Appraisal Report #20030001 Effective Date of Appraisal: January 12, 2003 APPRAISER'S REPORT: DESCRIPTION/TITLE: Maurice Richard Actual CCM NHL Game Stick (unused) Autographed by the 1956-1957 Stanley Cup Champion, Montreal Canadiens DATE OF MANUFACTURE: 1957 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada MAKER/MAKER'S MARKS: "CCM Pattern Made Professional", "Pattern made by Ernie Evernden - Extra Special", "M. Richard 9" is imprinted along the side of the stick. INSCRIPTIONS: Personally autographed by 20 members of the 1957 Montreal Canadiens:**Toe Blake, Floyd Curry, *Boom Boom Geoffrion, *Henri Richard, **Maurice Richard, **Jacques Plante, **Doug Harvey, Jean-Guy Talbot, *Tom Johnson, Bob Turner, Phil Goyette, *Jean Beliveau, Don Marshall, Marcel Bonin, Dollard St. Laurent, Andre Pronovost, Bert Omstead, Gene Achtymichuk, *Dickie Moore, Claude Provost. Original signatures appear along one side of the shaft of the stick in ball point pen. (*) Denotes Hall of Fame Inductee (**) Denotes Deceased Hall of Fame Inductee DIMENSIONS: Uncut standard length hockey stick CONDITION: Judged by the crystal clear scans provided by the owner, this stick appears to be in EXCELLENT condition with no cracks, breaks or separation of the laminated stick. FAMILY HISTORY/ HISTORY IN GENERAL: The father-in-law of the owner of this stick was a producer for Canadian television sports where Maurice Richard presented him with this hockey artifact in 1957. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: From 1952-1960, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Championships six times in eight seasons - five of those were consecutive! In 1956-1957, Montreal's powerhouse Canadiens became the scourge of the NHL with a collection of the finest shooters ever to occupy a single team's roster at the same time. Richard, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, Moors and the others were all expert marksmen. With Hall of Fame goaltender, Jacques Plante standing in net for the Canadiens ultimately taking the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in hockey, no other NHL team really had much of a chance against the great Montreal club. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Canadiens faced the Bruins and Maurice Richard set the ton by exploding for four goals in the 5-1 opening game victory. Maurice 'Rocket' Richard scored three times in the second period and goaltender Simmons, the victim of the assult, said simply, "It was humiliating." It took the Canadiens just five games to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions. The great Maurice 'Rocket' Richard is ranked as the fifth greatest player in National Hockey League history behind Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr. Long after Richard retired in 1960, there were NHL goalies who would sit around in locker rooms, coffee shops, and taprooms and recall what it was like to face the old Rocket from Montreal. For 18 seasons, all with the Canadiens. He totaled 544 regular season goals, a record until Gordie Howe wiped it out in 1963. He was the first to score 50 goals in one season and he is the only one to have reached that figure in a 50 game schedule. His NHL accolades are enormous and he was rushed to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. This honor normally wasn't bestowed on a player until at least the third year of his retirement. However, Richard was inducted into the Hall after he had been retired for just nine months! This is an actual stick owned and customized for the great Maurice Richard and NOT a stick that could be purchased in a sporting goods outlet. Most importantly, this stick is personally autographed by 20 members of the 1956-1957 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Championship team, which makes it a highly regarded piece of hockey memorabilia. MARKET VALUE: $1,850.00 - $2,400.00   This is an online appraisal report prepared on and with the above indicated effective date. This appraisal has been conducted on the client’s behalf at the request of American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company™ a division of TCM ™ who forwarded me information provided by the client regarding the property that is the subject of this appraisal report. By agreement between the American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company™ a division of TCM ™ and the client, the scope of work for this appraisal assignment has been limited to providing an estimate of market value for the function of contemplated sale or purchase, or personal planning. This appraisal is invalid if used for any other function. This is a restricted-use appraisal report that can be used only by the client and no one else. The appraiser’s opinions and conclusions set forth in this report cannot be understood properly by anyone other than the client without additional information in the appraiser’s work file. Value conclusions are based only on client-provided written descriptions and photographic or digital images of the property, and not on a personal inspection of the property by the appraiser. Accordingly, this appraisal makes use of extraordinary assumptions, any one of which if inaccurate could render the value conclusions inaccurate. I have determined that the appraisal process to be performed is not so limited that the appraisal assignment results would tend to mislead the client. Furthermore, the client is aware that the resulting value conclusions may be less reliable than had the item been personally inspected.For greater reliability and for appraisal functions other than contemplated sale or purchase, or personal planning, it is suggested that the client submit the item to the office of American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company™ a division of TCM ™ for personal inspection. This appraisal report offers an opinion of market value which is defined as the most probable amount of money a buyer would pay and a seller would receive for an item within an identified market. The appraiser has used what he considers to be the most common market for the subject property, and assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller — neither being under any compulsion to buy or to sell and both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts. Values given do not take into account expenses that might be incurred in selling or purchasing the property such as sales commissions, finders fees, shipping, photography, or insurance costs. In this appraisal, value has been established by the sales comparison approach. This method of valuation involves comparison of the property with similar items which have sold within the retail market that I considered most common for the subject property, and makes use of data obtained from examples of that market including sales at retail stores and live/online auctions, price guides, opinions of other experts, or other personal observations. Unless otherwise noted, markets explored appeared to be balanced and stable. The condition of the item being appraised is assumed to be as described by the client and from what is apparent from examination of the image(s) provided. Unless otherwise stated, the appraisal is based only on the readily apparent identity of the item appraised. No further guarantee of authenticity, genuineness, attribution or authorship is represented. For appraisals being done for contemplated sale, the appraised value is based upon the whole interest and possessor interest of the client, undiminished by any liens, fractional interests or any other form of encumbrance or alienation. However, this appraisal is not an indication or certificate of title or ownership. The value conclusions expressed herein are based on the appraiser’s best judgment and opinion and are not a representation or warranty that the items will realize those values if offered for sale at auction or otherwise. The values expressed are based on current information as of the date the appraisal was made. I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief: 1.Statements of fact contained in this report are true and correct. 2. The reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported extraordinary assumptions and limiting conditions, and are my personal, impartial, and unbiased professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions. I have no undisclosed past, present or contemplated future financial interest in the property that is the subject of this report, and no undisclosed personal interest with respect to the parties involved. 3. I have no bias with respect to the property that is the subject of this report or to the parties involved with this assignment. 4.My engagement in this assignment was not contingent upon developing or reporting predetermined results. 5. My compensation for this appraisal is not contingent upon the development or reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favors the cause of the client, the amount of the value opinion, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event directly related to the intended use of this appraisal. 6. This appraisal has been prepared in conformity with The Appraisal Foundation’s Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), and with the Appraisal Report Writing Standards and Code of Ethics of the Association of Online Appraisers. 7. My inspection of the property that is the subject of this appraisal was limited to client-provided descriptions and digital images and/or photographs. 8. Unless noted elsewhere, no one provided significant professional assistance to the person signing this report. Possession of this report does not carry with it the right of publication. Furthermore, no change to this appraisal shall be made by anyone other than myself. I regard all information concerning this appraisal as confidential. Sincerely, Col. Kenny A. Lindsay, CPPA, CREA Certified Personal Property Appraiser (Mankato, Minnesota) Forensic Document Examiner American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company   Note: This appraisal is kept on file for a period of five (5) years from the date of the appraisal.             Home Page | Upcoming Auctions | Appraisal Services | Real Estate | Fundraising Auctions | Ebay Training | Ebay Trading Assistant Program | Educational Articles| Auction Your Items | Contact Us . You need to take charge and contact your NAA auctioneer today! (248) 473-1547 24 hrs Copyright © 2006 American Eagle Auction Company. All Rights Reserved.. This site is dedicated to the auction method of marketing and appraisal services in the state of Michigan by auctioneer Ken Lindsay of American Eagle Auction & Appraisal Company.