signing 8283 IRS appraisal form

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
          I had a lady customer who wanted an appraisal on the replacement 
value of her Yamaha C7. It was 1972 manufacture. I completely looked over the 
piano, and it was as new! She had a humidifier running and told me she had done 
so since the piano was new. By the looks of the piano I could tell. I couldnt 
find a thing wrong with it. I wrote a letter stating that I did a full 
inspection and then I called a dealer and asked what the price of that piano. They 
told me 30,000.00 So I wrote that the replacement value of the piano was 30K.
 
       Turns out they sold the piano for 5,000 to a non-profit music group 
and wrote 25,000.00 off their tax. Now they want me to sign this IRS form. My 
confidence is shaken, because I am suppose to sign this thing, and it states 
that "I do appraisals on a regular basis"...however, I do tuning and repair on a 
regular basis. Am I over-worring here?  I mean, I think the purpose of the 
form is to confirm that I just dont work at Turkey Hill or K-mart or something 
and that I do know the value of such things, which I do know. Is there any 
responsibilty I have over looked. I am tuning, repairing, refurbishing and 
evaluating for 4 years now. This is a first. 
 
Thanks in advance,
Julia
Reading, PA



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