So, naturally, the violin's owner was happy to hear the German violin itself was worth more than $5,000. But she was absolutely shocked when the French Sartory bow was appraised at $20,000.

Appraisal: Auguste Falisse Violin & French Bow, ca. 1917 See Claire Givens appraise an Auguste Falisse violin & French bow, ca. 1917, in Springs Preserve, Hour 1. 01/27/2025 | Rating TV-G ...

Appraisal: French Violin, ca. 1880, from Fort Worth Hour 2.

Mr. Francais ‘ accomplishments included assembling, in 1971, an exhibition at Lincoln Center of antique French violins that had never been shown outside France and that had not been seen there ...

So now Erica’s out the $2500 and the violin and (presumably) the fee for the initial inspection. Great. Reddit users have chimed in with their own PayPal horror stories as well.

North Alabama man inherits violin, contacts WHNT after friends suggest it could be rare antique Posted: Oct 29, 2015 / 05:20 PM CDT Updated: Oct 29, 2015 / 05:20 PM CDT ...

PayPal reportedly made a buyer of an antique French violin destroy the instrument instead of shipping it back to the seller, due to a dispute over the instrument's provenance. The seller —identified ...

Antique violin bows worth £110,000 feared stolen after being left on train. ... A British Transport Police spokesman said the antique French bows were worth about £110,000 altogether.

Owner of Sydney Violins Zai Sheng. PayPal's policy. PayPal has again come under fire, this time for ordering the buyer of an antique French violin to destroy it to get a refund - rather than send ...

A woman who worked hard to buy a new violin for $180 back in the 1960s was in for a huge surprise when she got the instrument appraised on Monday night's episode of "Antiques Roadshow." And while the ...