Dealership Equipment Appraisal in California

​Appraisal Services

Daniel Clar Auctioneers provides written appraisals quickly and affordably. Companies require asset appraisals for many reasons:

• Securing a loan
• Buying or selling a business
• Liquidating all or part of company physical assets
• Expert witness in legal disputes involving company assets
  
  

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Our reputation and experience in the automotive, construction and fabrication industries will provide you an accurate and credible valuation. Appraised values vary depending upon a client’s particular needs.

• The following values are defined in the publication Valuing Machinery and Equipment: The fundamentals of Appraising Machinery & Technical Assets, Second Edition, by the American Society of Appraisers.
  
• Auction Value Appraisal is the amount expressed in terms of money of the expected gross dollar amount to be realized at a professionally conducted and promoted public auction sale as of the date of the appraisal.
  
• Orderly Liquidation Value Appraisal is the amount expressed in terms of money of the expected gross dollar amount to be realized at an orderly negotiated sale held within a reasonable period of time as of the date of the appraisal.
• Fair Market Value is the amount expressed in terms of money (cash or financing terms equivalent to cash) that may reasonably be expected for a property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither under any compulsion to buy or sell and both fully aware of relevant facts, as of a specific date.
• Fair Market Value in Continued Use is the amount expressed in terms of money that may reasonably be expected for a property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither under any compulsion to buy or sell and both fully aware of all relevant facts, including installation, as of a specific date and assuming that the business earnings support the value reported. This amount includes all normal direct and indirect costs such as installation and other assemblage costs to make the property fully operational.
• Fair Market Value – Installed is the estimated amount expressed in terms of money that may reasonably be expected for an installed property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither under any compulsion to buy or sell and both fully aware of all relevant facts, including installation, as of a specific date. This amount includes all normal direct and indirect costs, such as installation and other assemblage costs, necessary to make the property fully operational.

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Our appraisals take into consideration many factors depending on the level of appraisal.

• Age
• Condition
• Obsolescence
• Cost of installation or removal
• Current industry demands
• Economic changes
• Relevance

To discuss your particular appraisal needs, please call Daniel Clar at (619) 247-8782 or e-mail at danielclar@me.com for prompt and confidential response.