GUILD CERTIFICATION
Recognized professional designations are becoming more important with people who seek personal property appraisals. More and more clients who regularly use personal property appraisers are requiring that appraisers have professional designations and credentials. A professional designation with the Guild can help get your next client. Before the Guild certifies an appraiser, we require a Guild Appraiser to have experience and professional training. Each candidate is carefully examined and scrutinized before being granted one of the Guild's professional designations.

GUILD QUALIFICATIONS

The Guild requires an application from each person applying for membership in the Guild. The Guild in turn examines each application and interviews each new member. The Guild accepts, by virtue of the results of the application examination, only those people for membership who are good citizens and good members of their community. Each Guild Appraiser who earns a Guild designation has completed courses on the principles and theories of appraising, ethics and professional behavior, research and report production and has had reports they have written for clients reviewed by the Guild.

GUILD TESTING

The Guild tests by written examination all members who wish to be granted a professional Guild designation. After the completion of each segment of the course work offered by the Guild, written comprehensive tests are given to everyone taking the course. No Guild designation is granted without the successful completion of the course work as established by these written examinations. As each Guild Appraiser passes through the various courses, a certificate of completion is given to each member as each course is successful completed. The Guild believes that expertise in personal property appraising is obtained by experience, training, knowledge and adherence to a strong code of ethical behavior.

GUILD DESIGNATIONS

Associate Member
The entry level for Guild membership is Associate Member. This person has previous experience in appraising and has been approved for advancement in the Guild. The Guild has verified the references in the Associate Member's application and has found these references to be satisfactory for Guild membership. The title of Associate Member is not a professional designation and does not entitle the holder to use Guild advertising materials or the guild name in printed solicitation for business. The Associate Member, in good standing, may tell people that they are members of the Guild but they shall make NO claims beyond that and telling of the courses they have successfully completed.

Accredited Appraiser
The title of Accredited Appraiser is a professional designation granted by the Guild. Any Guild Appraiser holding this level of certification has at least three (3) years of appraising experience and has completed and successful passed all courses and other additional requirements required by the Guild for this level of certification. The title of Accredited Appraiser is a professional designation and entitles the holder to use Guild advertising materials or the Guild name in printed solicitation for business. Each Accredited Appraiser must be recertified on a regular basis by the Guild. The Guild Appraiser must show professional growth through continuing education and professional participation.

Senior Accredited Appraiser
The title of Senior Accredited Appraiser is a professional designation granted by the Guild. Any Guild Appraiser holding this level of certification has at least five (5) years of appraising experience and has completed and successful passed all courses and other additional requirements required by the Guild for this level of certification. The title of Senior Accredited Appraiser is a professional designation and entitles the holder to use Guild advertising materials or the Guild name in printed solicitation for business. Each Senior Accredited Appraiser must be recertified on a regular basis by the Guild. The Guild Appraiser must show professional growth through continuing education and professional participation.

Master Appraiser
The title of Senior Accredited Appraiser is a professional designation granted by the Guild that specifically recognizes the role that experience plays in the professionalism of an appraiser. Any Guild Appraiser holding this level of certification has at least fifteen (15) years of recognized appraising experience and has completed and successful passed all courses and other additional requirements required by the Guild for this level of certification. The title of Master Appraiser is a professional designation and entitles the holder to use Guild advertising materials or the Guild name in printed solicitation for business. Each Master Appraiser must be recertified on a regular basis by the Guild. The Guild Appraiser must show professional growth through continuing education and professional participation.

Affiliate
Individuals and organizations that have a common interest with all of us involved in personal property appraising, but who are not appraisers nor wish to become one, and are not involved in the appraisal process may become affiliates. Affiliates are often times curators, attorneys, insurance personnel, educators, estate people, etc.

EMPHASIS ON EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND ETHICS

The Guild recognizes that expertise is gained by experience, training, and knowledge. The Guild is committed to the professional appraiser who seeks excellence and the highest professional attainment. The Guild requires all Guild Appraisers to adhere to a code of ethical behavior recognized by the Appraisal Foundation which has been authorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standards and appraiser qualifications. The Guild Appraiser is required to monitor other appraisers and report any unethical conduct to the Guild. The Guild investigates complaints against Guild Appraisers and takes action as it deems appropriate.

Origins

The Guild was established by professionals within the field of antique and collectable sales and valuation, residential personal property liquidation, residential personal property sales, and residential personal property valuation. The management of the Guild is dedicated to the responsible exercise of ethical conduct within the appraisal profession. The Guild is an organization interested in the appraiser and the client. We believe that the best interests of the appraisal profession will be found in competent, responsible appraisers who exercise their professional diligence in an atmosphere of training, education and dedication. The Guild's Executive Director is Lynn Reynolds. The Guild's offices are located at 2655 West 39th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 .
Telephone: (303) 455-1717. Fax: (303) 455-7171.