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Gun appraisals in Missouri for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises handguns, rifles, shotguns, antique firearms, and collectible guns across Missouri, including Kansas City, St. Louis, and Springfield.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT FIREARMS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, MISSOURI COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow provides professional gun appraisals throughout Missouri for a wide range of purposes, including donations, estate tax reporting, divorce proceedings, and probate. Whether you are settling an estate, filing IRS Form 706 or Form 8283, dividing assets in a divorce, or navigating probate court, a certified USPAP-compliant appraisal ensures your firearm valuations are accurate, defensible, and prepared to meet the requirements of courts, the IRS, and financial institutions. Our personal property appraisers bring the credentials and methodology required to produce reports that hold up under legal and regulatory scrutiny.
AppraiseItNow serves clients across Missouri with both remote and onsite appraisal options, making it easy to get a certified valuation regardless of your location or the size of your collection. Remote appraisals are completed using detailed photographs, serial numbers, and condition documentation, while onsite appraisals allow our appraisers to physically inspect firearms for more complex collections or estate inventories. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV), Replacement Value, and Actual Cash Value (ACV) appraisals for various intended uses.
AppraiseItNow appraises a comprehensive range of firearms and related items throughout Missouri, covering both modern and antique pieces across all major categories:
For more specialized appraisals, our appraisers apply objective condition grading methods, comparable sales data, and detailed documentation of rarity, provenance, and mechanical function. Missouri's permissive secondary market and its legal definition of curio and relic firearms make accurate, credential-backed appraisals especially important for vintage and collectible pieces where values can vary significantly based on condition and historical significance.
AppraiseItNow serves individual gun owners, estate executors, attorneys, financial advisors, trustees, and collectors throughout Missouri who need certified appraisals for legal, tax, insurance, or personal property division purposes. Whether you are located in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, or a smaller Missouri community, our appraisers are ready to provide timely, professional service tailored to your specific needs.
What Missouri clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Missouri appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Through a structured inspection: grading under NRA Condition Standards or percent-of-original-finish, serial number verification, matching-component checks, bore examination for rifling and pitting, and mechanical function testing. Each finding goes into the report because condition and originality, not age alone, drive where a gun lands against its comparables.
No. Generic online opinions and forum guesses are not tied to your guns' documented condition or to completed sales, which is how collections end up insured at inflated values or scheduled far too low. Insurers expect a report that states the value standard and cites market evidence for each firearm.
Thirty days. Missouri probate courts require the Inventory and Appraisement, listing all personal property at fair market value as of the date of death, within 30 days after letters are granted unless the court extends time. Missouri adds no estate or inheritance tax, so those values serve probate and any federal return.
Because dealers buy at wholesale to resell. In the Missouri market, fair market value of the kind reported on IRS Form 706 typically runs 20 to 30 percent above local cash offers, reflecting the ordinary spread between what a retail buyer would pay and what a dealer will advance. Both numbers are legitimate; they answer different questions.
Yes, twice over. Under RSMo sections 473.340 and 473.840, a personal representative who undervalues or fails to account for estate assets can be surcharged for the difference, and knowingly transferring a gun to a person not entitled to possess one is a felony under section 571.060. Documented values and careful disposition protect the executor on both fronts.
