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Williams & Lipton Company specializes in Industrial Machinery and Equipment Appraisals.  We perform approximately 300  appraisals each year.  It is the core of our business.  We provide appraisal services for all size business owners and lenders.

Our appraisers are experienced in most industries including Tool & Die, Stamping, Plastics, Roll Forming, CNC Machining, Trucking Firms, Pipe Bending & Tube Mills, Blanking, Steel Mills, Fabricating, Construction, Woodworking and the list goes on...

The most frequently requested appraisals are for a Fair Market Value and a Forced Liquidation Value or more commonly known as an Auction Value.  For an overview on what exactly these appraisal valuations consist of click on the links below.
Fair Market Value Appraisal
Forced Liquidation Value (Auction Value) Appraisal

Additional Types of Appraisals that are available include:

 Fair Market Value In-Place - A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars to be realized for property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and both parties fully aware of all relevant facts, as installed for intended utilization, as of the effective date the appraisal was performed on.

 Orderly Liquidation Value - A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars which the subject equipment could typically realize at a privately negotiated sale, properly advertised and professionally managed, by a seller obligated to sell, over an extended period of time, usually within six to twelve months, as of the effective date of the appraisal. Further, the ability of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to insure competitive offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis "as is" with purchasers responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense. Any deletions or additions to the total package could change the psychological and/or monetary appeal necessary to gain the price indicated.

 Desk Top Opinion - A professional opinion of the appropriately defined value, expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars to be realized by the sale of equipment, in which the opinion is generated from lists and/or other informational materials supplied to the appraiser and evaluated without the benefit of an actual on-site inspection. This should not be used as an appraisal and should not be used in credit decisions. A desktop opinion is used to determine the need for an official appraisal and determine the scope of an appraisal.