<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Jean,</div><div><br></div>When deaccessioning an exhibit, the first choice should be finding it a home in another museum. Another museum might be interested in the models, and although they might have difficulty raising large amounts of cash, they might be able to trade something that fits your mission better, or at least pay shipping. If you're lucky, they might have funds to purchase the models. The value of course will depend on what they are and how outdated they might or might not be. What sort of models are they? Do you have a picture or link you could share?<div><br></div><div>Putting real or replica items up for public auction can lead to bad press, go against your mission, and make future donors reluctant because they fear you might someday sell what they are donating.</div><div><br></div><div>There are several paleontology email lists (Dinosaur Mailing List, Vrtpaleo, Paleonet, Preplist) as well facebook groups where images of the models could be shared. I bet there will be several interested parties. </div><div><br></div><div>-Liz<br><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">-----------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Dr. Liz Freedman Fowler</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Assistant Professor of Biology</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Dickinson State University</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">Dickinson, North Dakota</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small">-----------------------------------------------</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 2:40 PM Jean Woods <<a href="mailto:JWoods@delmnh.org">JWoods@delmnh.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our museum is starting a major exhibits renovation project and we are replacing two of our existing large dinosaur models with different species that are a better fit to our location. We would like to find a new home for the de-installed
models. Have any of you (or your colleagues) faced a similar task and would you be willing to share how you were able to find your models new homes? We would prefer to get some money for them, obviously. Half of you are probably saying “eBay” and we are
considering that, but in order to convince our administration that this is the way to go it would be helpful to hear of other museums’ experiences with this platform. We’re also looking at auction houses and would appreciate suggestions of ones that deal
in dinosaur models on a regular basis. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any suggestions offered! Best wishes- Jean<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Jean L. Woods, Ph.D. Phone: 302-658-9111 x314<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Curator of Birds Fax: 302-658-2610<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Delaware Museum of Natural History
<a href="mailto:jwoods@delmnh.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">jwoods@delmnh.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">P.O. Box 3937
<a href="http://www.delmnh.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.delmnh.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">(4840 Kennett Pike)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Wilmington, DE 19807<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt">Feast on the Beach: <a href="http://www.delmnh.org/feast-on-the-beach/" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">The Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Shorebird Connection</span></a></span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"> – a film from the Delaware Shorebird Project<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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