Member Details

Ms. Yvonne M. Karn

Ms. Yvonne M. Karn, ASA

ASA

Personal Property

25421 Charlinda Dr
Mission Viejo, CA 92691-4509

1-949-830-5915 ymkarn@cox.net www.ocestateappraisals.com

Yvonne M. Karn, Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers has been providing professional appraisal services and counseling for: probate, trust, conservatorship, fiduciary, celebrity properties, collections, estates, insurance, and dissolution of property for the past 30 years.

Over 30 years experience in conducting estate sales, brokered 19th century furniture, fine art and celebrity properties to auction, supervised estate division of residential contents, completed assignments for Universities, Trust Companies, Banks, Attorneys, Fiduciaries, Individuals,  Museums, Historical Properties, Celebrities, Noted Scientists, Authors, and provided services to aid distribution in cases of family disputes.

She is located in Southern California, but has traveled on assignment as far as Paris, France, Canada, and Hawaii. She is available for international and national appraisal assignments.

Participation History - American Society of Appraisers (ASA):

  • Education Chair, ASA Personal Property
  • Course Developer for Principle of Appraisal Course
  • Elected Member, ASA International Personal Property Committee
  • Faculty Member, ASA Principles of Valuation Courses
  • Faculty Member, Appraisal Certificate Programs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  • Faculty Member, Appraisal Certificate Programs, University of Missouri in Kansas City
  • Selected Member ASA International Speakers Bureau
  • Committee Member, Personal Property Specialty Examinations Revision and Review

Membership:

  • National Auctioneers Association
  • Past Member of Rotary
  • Past Member of National Art Historian Assoc.

Awards:

  • Awarded Certificate of Excellence for Service as Personal Property Valuation Education Chair in 1998-2000
  • Awarded Certification of Appreciation for Rewriting of the Principles of Valuation Course Personal Property 202 in 1997
  • Ebay Power Seller
  • Paul Harris Fellow 2010, Rotary International


Appraisals Over Internet

Does not accept Fee Assignments

Experience as Expert Witness

Experience with IRS Appraisals

Appraisals for personal relationship dissolution

Fine Art, Antiques, Celebrity Properties, Appraisals For Fiduciaries and Conservatorships, Appraisals for Filing IRS 706, Inventory for Forming Trusts, Estate Inventory for Equitable Distribution, Non-cash Charitable Donation, Sterling Silver, Designer Jewelry, Office Furniture and Equipment, Estate Contents, American Western Art, California Art, 19th Century French Furniture, European Decorative Arts, All Residential Contents, Decorative Art, Watercolor Painting, Toy and Doll Collections, Porcelain, Bronze, Silver, Fine Furniture, Designer Clothing, Sterling Silver, Mexican Jewelry, Mexican Pottery, Mexican Furniture, Ethnic Properties, Fine Designer Costume Jewelry, Vintage Clothing, Vintage Jewelry, Murano, Venetian Glass, Modern Furniture and Decorative Arts, Modern Fine Art, Mexican Silver, 19th and 20th Century Chinese and Korean Artifacts, Pianos, Sound Studio Equipment, Musical Instruments, Mid-Century Furniture, Consultation for Heirs, Moving, Sales, Liquidation, Charitable Non-Cash Donation, Estate Personal Property Solutions, Consultation with Heirs what to keep what to donate or trash, High Value Donation of Designer Furniture, Disney Large Collections for Donation or Insurance, Consultation what to Move and What to Donate, Celebrity Estate Consultation for Liquidation or Distribution, Consultation how to stage a home for sale

Currently holds

Designation(s)Discipline Specialty
PP - Residential Contents- GeneralPersonal PropertyResidential Contents- General

Works in Industries

Industry
Business Services
Business Services
Construction
Consulting
Consulting
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Financial Institutions
Hospitality
Insurance Agencies
Insurance Agencies
Insurance Companies
Law Firms
Law Firms
Law Firms
Manufacturing
Not For Profits
Not For Profits
Real Estate
Retail
Service Businesses
Utilities

Purpose of Appraisals

Purpose of Appraisal
ALL (Personal Property)
Artist Estates
Celebrities and Celebrity Estates
Celebrities and Celebrity Estates
Corporations and Businesses
Estates
Government, State and Public Agencies
Individual Items
Insurance Coverage/Fraud/Theft/Crime
Insurance Coverage/Fraud/Theft/Crime
Insurance Coverage/Fraud/Theft/Crime
Museums and Nonprofits
Museums and Nonprofits
Private Collections
Private Collections