Participants: Bruce & Tammy Chance
Series Code: V
Program Code: V000009A
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00:10 Hi, my name is Tammy Chance and this is my husband Bruce.
00:14 We want to thank you for joining us today. 00:17 Hi, and welcome to, What's In Your Hand? 00:20 We have some very exciting information to share with you 00:23 about how to help support the ministry of 3ABN, 00:27 as we continue to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 00:30 This program What's In Your Hand? was inspired 00:34 by the counsel, given to Moses by God, written in Exodus. 00:38 Tammy, why don't you tell us the amazing story 00:41 of how the Gift Center came about. 00:43 I would love to do that. 00:44 I think a lot of people have asked us that question, 00:47 so, I'd be happy to explain it. 00:49 My brother Danny, back in 2002 was doing a 3ABN Today Live. 00:55 He was talking to viewers around the world who were expressing 01:00 their desire to support 3ABN, 01:02 but they didn't have any money to donate. 01:05 They still wanted to help in some kind of way 01:08 to do something for the Lord through 3ABN's ministry. 01:12 Danny spoke of the charge that God gave Moses in Exodus 4:2. 01:18 Read it along with me, "And the Lord said unto him, 01:21 "What is that you have in your hand?" 01:23 And he said, "A rod. " 01:25 It was the rod in Moses hand that God used as a symbol 01:29 of His power to carry out God's bidding. 01:32 So it is with us today. 01:34 Then Danny said, "What do you have in your hand?" 01:38 You know, that is exactly what happened too. 01:41 Many of you went forward by faith, 01:43 and used what was in your hand. 01:45 From that moment on, thanks to your generous giving, 01:48 the 3ABN Gift Center has grown tremendously. 01:51 Oh, it's unbelievable how much that it's grown 01:54 after what Danny said about what's in your hand, 01:57 the response was awesome. 02:00 We received not just an increase in our monetary gifts, 02:04 but we also began receiving gold, silver, diamonds, 02:10 rare and valuable collectibles of all kinds. 02:13 We received antiques, coins, cars, boats, land, motor homes, 02:19 the list just goes on and on. 02:21 Once your generous gifts started pouring in 02:25 we could see the possibilities were endless. 02:27 Absolutely! We felt it necessary to have this program 02:32 to help guide you. 02:34 There are some gifts that we need to talk about 02:37 that we are not able to accept. 02:40 What are we not able to accept? Let's be a little more specific. 02:44 Well, we get a lot of costume jewelry that we don't have 02:50 much of a market for. 02:52 Old books, stamps, while there are some rare stamps 02:57 that are worth quite a bit of money, the majority 03:01 of them are not, and the time that it takes is not feasible. 03:06 Now on the costume jewelry, does that not bring much money? 03:12 Is that what you are saying? 03:13 The time and the effort that it takes doesn't make sense. 03:19 That's what this program is all about. 03:21 One hundred percent of the proceeds go back 03:24 into the good works of 3ABN, therefore it must make sense. 03:30 Another thing that I know, is we have gotten in 03:32 so many old records, which I thought in the beginning 03:37 that they were valuable too, 03:39 especially the ones that were from the 40's and 50's. 03:41 It turns out there is really not much of a market at all, again 03:47 for all the time and paperwork it takes for these things. 03:50 Those items just wouldn't be worth the effort. 03:53 We've learned quite a bit in the last few years, haven't we. 03:57 Oh, absolutely. 03:58 I know before I started working with a lot of these items 04:03 I wouldn't have had any idea 04:06 what was fair market value and what was not. 04:09 We need to touch on what fair market value is. 04:12 Well, what is that? Is it the same as an appraisal? 04:16 Many items that are sent in through the donation department, 04:21 are sent with appraisals, especially with jewelry. 04:25 I really want to touch on that because it was so confusing. 04:28 It was confusing to me at the time too. 04:30 These appraisals are for fire and theft, 04:36 so you can turn them in for insurance claims. 04:40 Replacement value? 04:42 Yes, replacement value is what I'm trying to say. 04:43 That's true. They are not a fair market value price. 04:47 A fair market value price is what an item goes for. 04:51 There is somewhat of a science behind it. 04:54 Although, there is such a huge mark up in jewelry 04:58 when people buy it at the local jewelry shop. 05:03 It is just unbelievable how much of a mark up there is. 05:06 So if I went and I bought a diamond ring 05:10 and say I paid ten thousand dollars for it. 05:14 When I go to sell that 10,15, or 20 years down the road. 05:18 You mean I haven't made a good investment? 05:20 I'm just the messenger here. Don't kill the messenger. 05:26 No, you have not. 05:29 It will not hold it's value. 05:31 I know many people have been told that. 05:33 It's just simply not true. 05:35 So, if I have paid ten thousand dollars for a diamond ring? 05:39 Just off the cuff give me an estimate of fair market value. 05:45 What could we really take that ring and sell it for? 05:48 You're putting me on the spot now. 05:49 I know, but just a rough estimate. Just rough. 05:52 Well, a rough estimate, mind you it's a rough estimate, 05:57 probably a fourth to a third of what the person gave for it. 06:02 Depending on where they bought that jewelry 06:05 and the location and the part of the country they bought it. 06:08 That's just a general rule of thumb. 06:12 Ok, so maybe a third, something of that? Of appraisal value? 06:20 A fourth to a third. 06:21 A fourth to a third of the appraisal value. 06:23 We want our viewers to know that. 06:26 Before you send something in you can be aware of these things. 06:32 You can call and talk to us about it before you send it. 06:35 It's quite a shock to have paid ten thousand dollars for a ring, 06:40 and you think as time goes on it's an investment. 06:44 That you are going to get more out of it 06:46 ten, twenty, thirty years down the road, and find out 06:49 that it's worth just a small portion of what you paid for it. 06:54 Is that right? 06:55 Yes, and I'd like to mention to the viewers. 06:57 Hey, we're on the same team. 06:58 We want to get the most we can out of all these items. 07:03 We pray over every item that comes in. 07:05 We research and we want to get the most we can for every item. 07:11 We also have to be realistic, 07:13 of what the current market value price is. 07:17 What about baseball cards? Is there a market for that, 07:20 or basketball cards, any kind or sports cards? 07:23 Baseball for instance, we get a lot of baseball cards. 07:28 You know that. 07:29 Basically, there are exceptions to almost anything you say. 07:34 Unless it's a rookie card of a well-known player, 07:38 69 and older are what they call vintage cards. 07:43 Those cards will maybe bring a premium, 07:46 depending on what they are and the condition they're in. 07:48 If they are not torn, frayed, or bent. 07:51 The condition is very important, as well as with coins. 07:54 So really it's only just special cards 07:58 that are worth any value at all. 08:01 That's correct. 08:03 You get a box of complete set cards let's say there's 08:07 600 in that complete set. 08:10 There will be maybe 2 or 3 cards in there 08:12 that are really worth picking out. 08:14 The rest of them are basically just worth a few cents. 08:18 They are not worth the time and effort to go through those. 08:22 Now, I've heard you mention something called tokens. 08:26 What is that? Sometimes we get tokens that are of little value. 08:30 What is a token? 08:32 A token is a just memorial for whatever they are trying 08:39 to represent, I guess you could say. 08:41 There are all kinds of tokens. 08:42 There is not a token book that I'm aware of, 08:46 nor any dealers that I've been around. 08:48 A token is only worth what that person thinks it is worth. 08:53 It's kind of like a keepsake. 08:57 So monetary value is kind of out the window most of the time. 09:01 There is no rule, rhyme or reason to what it is worth 09:05 that I'm aware of. 09:06 I know that some of these things that we are naming, 09:12 it's not that we are ungrateful in anyway. 09:15 We so appreciate that you might want to have these things 09:18 to donate to 3ABN. 09:19 It's just that as Bruce said we want to be realistic 09:23 about what we can turn into money to put back 09:25 into this ministry to keep it going. 09:28 You have been so wonderful to send valuable items. 09:32 I want to make mention to Margaret in Ohio, 09:36 very special lady I talked to on the phone. 09:39 She sent us an eight-piece setting of china. 09:43 I had a long chat with her. 09:46 She really impressed me with her sincerity and love for 3ABN. 09:52 She said, "I'm alone and I have 3ABN on 24 hours a day. " 09:57 And she said, "If it wasn't for 3ABN," now this really got me, 10:02 "If it wasn't for 3ABN my life would be so different. " 10:06 She said, "I would be so alone, 10:09 and not have the hope that I have today because of 3ABN." 10:14 We know that is strictly the Lord's blessings 10:16 here on us at 3ABN and what the Lord can do. 10:20 We're not capable of doing anything. 10:22 I want to say a special hello to Margaret in Ohio, 10:25 and thank you for the china, 10:27 and thank you for your encouraging words. 10:30 If someone would like to send us something 10:33 how should they go about it? 10:35 Should they call us first before they send it? 10:37 It depends on what kind of item they would be sending. 10:43 A great idea is to call us and let us know what you have. 10:48 We can discuss if it is something that is marketable, 10:53 that won't just sit on the shelf and collect dust, 10:55 that we can put back into the Lord's work. 10:58 That is a very good idea, 11:00 especially with a lot of items. 11:02 People have questions about these items also. 11:04 It's a good opportunity to be able to talk about these items. 11:07 We mentioned what we didn't have a market for. 11:11 Maybe we should mention what we do have a market for. 11:14 Absolutely! We don't have enough time to thank all of the people 11:20 that sent all these gracious donations at this time. 11:23 There are so many people. 11:25 Some of the items that we've gotten and do very well with 11:28 is of course coins. 11:31 You know I do all of the coins and the jewelry. 11:34 Jewelry is a great asset. 11:35 Even though there is a great mark up in the retail price. 11:39 Again, we are talking "real jewelry" not costume. 11:44 Real jewelry does well. 11:46 The gold, silver, bullion type stuff does very well. 11:53 Collectible dolls do very well. 11:56 Some of the old homemade quilts people love those quilts. I do. 12:03 Oh, I do to. 12:04 We get a lot of handmade items afghans, baby blankets, 12:09 and things like that. 12:10 These are useful and we can sell them. 12:13 As far as the time that goes into making these things 12:17 there is no way to give payment for all the work that it takes. 12:22 We can sell those things a lot of handcrafted doilies 12:27 and things like that we do well with especially 12:30 when we have our camp meeting sales. 12:32 We do well with those things. 12:34 I want to mention one other item that you've done 12:36 quite well with that maybe you've forgotten. 12:38 The Hummels, and some of the collectible figurines do well. 12:40 Absolutely, Hummels do well. 12:43 It doesn't matter if it is Hummel dolls or figurines. 12:48 Precious Moments are not something that brings 12:51 a lot of money, but we have a lot of them. 12:54 Every little bit adds up. 12:56 I even got a large Hummel figurine that I 13:01 had never seen before. 13:03 I got three of those in and they did well. 13:05 I'd like to jump back to the coins for just a minute. 13:09 I have so many questions on the coins, especially the silver. 13:13 Up to 1964 and including 1964, silver coins were 90% silver. 13:22 We can get a silver bullion price out of those coins 13:25 no matter what kind of condition they are in. 13:27 So, it's before and including 1964. 13:31 That's correct. 13:32 Ok. I'd like to give you our website now. 13:36 If you would go to 13:42 go to the stores category, scroll down 13:45 and there is a direct link to our Three Angels' Gift Shop. 13:50 You can go there and find us on the web. 13:53 We have multiple items on there most of the time. 13:56 Sometimes we get a little low. 13:59 For the most part, you can find what you need on there. 14:02 We put many different items on. 14:04 We put Hummels, quilts, and coins. 14:07 Many, many different things are on the website. 14:10 Until next time, "What do you have in your hand?" |
Revised 2016-07-12