Hello carbon-ga,
I?ve found quite a bit of information about this privately held
company. It seems to be a family operation that has been in business
for a long time. It?s listed in the Better Business Bureau and there
have been no complaints against it. It?s officers have been quoted in
the trade and business press. They seem to be completely legitimate.
All the best.
~ czh ~
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LIPPINCOTT, INC. AND ITS EXECUTIVES
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://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&biw=780&q=Lippincott+Inc.+estate+buyers
Lippincott Inc. estate buyers
***** The company is listed by all the major directories and portals
and seems to have been around a long time.
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http://www.thingswebuy.com/meet-our-staff.asp
Meet the Staff
***** Indications are that this a family-owned operation that has been
in business for a long time.
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http://www.dc.bbb.org/codbrep.html?ID=80017152&cons=y
BBB of Metro Washington DC & Eastern Pennsylvania
BBB Reliability Report
Lippincott, Incorporated
915 Montgomery Avenue- Suite-209
Narberth, PA 19072
Montgomery County
Original Business Start Date: March 1990
Business Started Locally: March 1990
Registration or Incorporation Type of Entity -- Corporation
State unknown
Date unknown
BBB File Opened August 26, 1992
Principal Contact Ms. Shelley Zakroff (President)
Complaint Contact Ms. Mary Sluss (Office Manager)
Other Contacts none
BBB Member This company is a member
Type of Business Antiques-Dealers, Jewelers-Retail
Website www.ThingsWeBuy.com
***** BBB doesn?t have any negative information.
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http://www.bbbonline.org/profile.asp?ID=10205291433723917
BBBOnLine Reliability Profile: Lippincott Estate Buyers
Company/Organization Information:
915 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 209
Narberth, PA 19096
Phone: 610-617-0777
Fax: 610-617-0790
Email: RZakroff@ThingsWeBuy.com
Description of Product & Services Offered:
Buys fine watches, diamonds & jewelry by providing estimates & secure
shipping materials.
Company Website(s)
www.thingswebuy.com
Business Start Date:
3/10/1990
Bureau Join Date:
7/31/1997
Company Management:
Shelley Zakroff (President)
Customer Service Contact:
Richard Zakroff (Vice President)
Phone: 610-617-0777
Email: RZakroff@ThingsWeBuy.com
***** Online BBB doesn?t have any negative information.
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COMPANY AND STAFF IN THE NEWS
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http://www.a-1specialized.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=LatestNews.ViewItem&Item_ID=9
Commodity Focus: Platinum-Gilded Rollercoaster
June 15, 2003
"I see more of a topsy-turvy market," says Richard Zakroff, vice
president of Lippincott Estate Buyers, Narberth, Pa. The company
specializes in gold, but also deals in platinum, palladium and other
precious metals. "If anything happens on our soil, there will be a
move in gold."
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9313/dent.html
September 21, 1997
Out of the mouths of dental patients -- and sometimes a corpse -- comes treasure.
But each week, hundreds of packets of dental debris arrive in the
Wynnewood office of estate-jewelry buyer Lippincott Inc. Washing out
of patients' mouths and flowing through the mail, the gold nuggets are
the castoffs of the dental world.
At Lippincott's office, two workers clean and sort the pieces, which
are then shipped off to refineries around the country. The refineries
melt and purify them into commercial-grade bricks for resale on the
open market.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/01/19/tidbits.html
January 16, 1998
Finally, an Internet spot for old gold chompers
Lippincott Inc. hopes it can do for tschotckes what it did for old
gold teeth -- make a market for the stuff.
With that in mind, the Wynnewood company has established a virtual
market at http://www.usaauction.com, its newest Internet-based
venture.
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http://www.usaauction.com.18345.fb.dbbsrv.com/
The Internet's best USA AUCTION web sites
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http://www.affiliatesdirectory.com/directory/shopping/auctions/management/index.shtml
USAauction.com
Allows affiliates to setup their own auction system. Has a good
tracking system which is done through Gold Rush Affiliate Tracking
Network. Commission: $1.00 for every person who becomes a seller. 25c
for everyone who becomes a bidder.
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http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/results.jhtml;jsessionid=2VUM0I3UNHUBSCWMEAQSFEQ?whoistoken=0&_requestid=445143
usaauction.com
Registrant: Lippincott Inc.
915 Montgomery Avenue, #209
Narberth, PA 19072 US
Phone: (215) 418-2700
Fax: 999 999 9999
Domain Name: USAAUCTION.COM
Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
National A-1 Advertising
jpowell@guesswho.com
101 South 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 US
Phone: 215-418-2700
Fax: 215-627-8509
Record expires on 07-Jul-2008
Record created on 08-Jul-1997
Database last updated on 15-Apr-2005
Domain servers in listed order: (SEE LINK)
***** This is another business run by the same company.
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Lippincott Inc. estate buyers
"Shelley Zakroff"
"Shelley Zakroff" OR "Richard Zakroff" |
Clarification of Answer by
czh-ga
on
29 Jun 2005 22:41 PDT
Hello carbon-ga,
Thank you for the kind words and five stars.
You said, "I don't think it was useful to include information found at the site
of the company I was asking about, because if they were underhanded,
they'd just be lying on their site. Other than that the answer was
good."
Let me explain my rationale for looking at what the company website
said. Researching any company it is important to look at what the
company says about itself, what capabilities they claim and what
credentials they offer. Then it's important to go out in the real
world and verify whether the claims are confirmed by reliable sources.
If someone says, "I'm an award-winning chemistry professor" on their
own site it sounds good but doesn't give you much information to go
on. If you then go and find out where the award came from you have
something to go on. You may find the person was a professor at a
prestigious university or at a diploma mill. You may find they won a
coveted industry honor or a self-serving award from an organization
that offers an award to anyone for a prize.
Starting with whatever the company/individual claims about themselves
is a good base line for a search. It's very difficult to find anything
on private companies if they want to hide. If a company's statements
about themselves on their web site are verified by reports in the
trade press, attendance at appropriate conference or activities in the
community, you have something to confirm their claims.
I hope you don't think I'm arguing with you. I'm sharing some basic
company research techniques.
All the best.
~ czh ~
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