# Value of Pirelli Calendars **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 28, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750 "2007-06-28T11:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shootermcqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@shootermcqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shootermcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/1 "2007-06-28T11:21:34Z")
I have in my posession Pirelli Calendars for 2000 through 2007, in fully original or mint condition. They were passed to me by PIrelli marketing office. I am shipping them and have to put a value on them for insurance purposes - any ideas on the value or replacement cost? Particularly to a collector? With the widespread geography of the dope, do remember to note your currency if you reply 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/2 "2007-06-28T12:19:42Z")
For a layman, I’d say insure them for $100 U.S.D. As a collector maybe $250 U.S.D Not sure though. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/3 "2007-06-28T15:01:39Z")
May depend on how you are shipping them. If you insure them for more than face value you may have a hard time proving that value in case of a loss, especially since they are relatively recent. I just checked recent completed auctions on eBay for these calendars. Most of them never got any bids, or didn’t meet reserve, and most of the ones that sold drew a few pounds. There were a couple from the 1960’s that seemed to be in big demand, though. The 1965 edition drew 26 bids and went for GBP 549. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/4 "2007-06-28T19:29:56Z")
And FWIW, FedEx says that the maximum declared value is $500 USD for “any commodity that…the market value of which is particularly variable or difficult to ascertain.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/5 "2007-06-28T20:21:07Z")
The best way to get shipping insurance is probably form u-pic or other shipping underwriters. The worst deals and the hardest times getting reimbursed are generally from the post and freight carriers. ---
**Author:** ![shootermcqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@shootermcqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shootermcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/6 "2007-06-29T00:19:01Z")
Thanks guys, I checked out ebay - and only found one that was listed at USD100, the others were all a few pounds, which also doesn’t seem right if there are in “pristine original condition” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/7 "2007-06-29T00:34:53Z")
Asking prices mean little. Try to check Ebay for completed sale prices. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/8 "2007-06-29T02:51:33Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Slant] Asking prices mean little. Try to check Ebay for completed sale prices. [/QUOTE] See post #3 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/9 "2007-06-29T03:37:55Z")
That’s what I get for trying to post while eating lunch. My apologies for the clueless post. ---
**Author:** ![shootermcqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@shootermcqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shootermcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/10 "2007-06-29T03:46:32Z")
Headaches all round… THey don’t have a face value, I would hazard a guess that its rare to have so many together in such good condition so must have value… I am sending them off to a regional office for a charity auction - so need to insure them. Also need to come up with some sort of value for the auction description. _ouch_ Thanks for the advice on “completed” items for ebay - I didn’t know about this. Does anybody know about online collectors places that may deal in such items (and before you call me lazy I am using google fu to also look) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/11 "2007-06-29T04:33:06Z")
[QUOTE=shootermcqueen] THey don’t have a face value, I would hazard a guess that its rare to have so many together in such good condition so must have value… [/QUOTE] Why do you think this is so? Were they produced in very limited number? Is there an established market for them? ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/12 "2007-06-29T04:48:20Z")
Valerie Pirelli made calanders? Was this before she went to work for weight watchers? I figure if she had some from back in the Eighties they would be pretty hot stuff. Huh? Oh. Never mind. Tris ---
**Author:** ![shootermcqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@shootermcqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shootermcqueen)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/13 "2007-06-29T05:53:22Z")
[QUOTE=Telemark] Why do you think this is so? Were they produced in very limited number? Is there an established market for them? [/QUOTE] Er - because they are known and reputed for the quality of the models and are not sold retail and are in (relatively) few numbers. When I was working in the trade they were certianly sought after… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-pirelli-calendars/409750/14 "2007-06-29T07:10:54Z")
Completed sales on eBay show: 2005 for $39.90 AUS 2006 for 20 GBP 2007 for 53 GBP (with 7 bids!)