Estimates Estimates I'll be glad to inspect up to 6 of your items to help you identify the medium, play speed and, for tapes, track specifications. Just send me enough stamps with the box to pay for its return trip. I charge my hourly rate if the content has to be determined. If you think you have records of family members mixed in with dance bands recorded for the radio and you only want the former, it can be worth the effort toward getting to a realistic budget.
Tapes are the most confusing items to figure out.
All quotations are estimates. I'm never sure until the job is well along as to what problems will require attention. Internal tape splices come undone or stick, tapes may change speed in the middle of a track, discs can have hidden physical and electronic problems such as sudden patches of hum or static, etc.