Genco are a leading specialist valuation provider since 2014 for rare book and ephemera collections across New Zealand and Australia.
In valuation, industry experience is everything
Our CEO, Mr. Justin Sollitt, is Genco Valuation's principal rare book and ephemera valuer. He is one of only a few specialists in this field in Australasia and is frequently consulted.
Beyond Genco, Justin co-founded in 2014 one of the most prominent rare book and ephemera dealerships in New Zealand, that successfully ships to customers throughout New Zealand and across 42 countries.
Justin is a member of the Property Institute of New Zealand (PINZ) that regulates all non-land and building asset valuers.
Genco's rare book and ephemera valuation service supports estate sales as well as private and commercial collections.
Valuation report types:
- General pre-sale
- Pre-auction
- Insurance
- Estate division
- Probate
Collections can include:
- Vintage and rare books
- Newspapers
- Ephemera
- Maps and charts
- Vintage posters
- Private, commercial and archival.
NEED TO KNOW
The reality with insurance. Universally, there is one consistency with home contents insurance: cars, boats and electronics are over-insured—while jewellery, art, and premium collectables are under-insured.
1. Specialised asset treatment: Private book and ephemera collections need to be treated the same as fine art and jewellery, where they should never be just assumed as covered by default under a general home contents insurance.
2. Independent valuation: Even when a collection is itemised on a standard contents policy, insurers will normally require an independent industry accredited valuation to substantiate any claim filed above the policy's nominal upper limit.
