World's # 1 Old Company Stock Research
Service - Member of the Better Business Bureau Since 2004
(Rated A+) 135 Years of Continuous Stock Research Services -
Since 1880 Successor to RM Smythe Old Stock Research
Service
Old Stock and
Bond Certificates may still be valuable even if the
stock no longer trades under the name printed on the
certificate.
Did the company go out
of business?
Is the company in
business under a different name?
Was the company acquired
by another company?
How do I get in touch
with the current company?
Does the Stock Certificate have
Collector Value?
Let our Old Company Stock
Research Service find out the answers to your questions.
Old Company Stock Research Service is celebrating
135 Years of continuous service and on the
Internet since 1996. The company was founded and is managed by Bob Kerstein,
CPA. Old Company Stock Research Service
is the successor to the
archives, publishing rights and copyrights on
obsolete research reference material published by
the Marvyn Scudders Manuals, the Robert D. Fisher
Manuals, and the Herzog & Co., Inc. obsolete
research services, which have been performed
continuously since 1880.
Bob Kerstein, CPA, CGMA is the Founder and
CEO. of Scripophily.com's Old Company Research
Services. Bob has been a Certified Public Accountant
since 1978. Bob is also a Chartered Global
Management Accountant (CGMA), a member of the
California Society of Certified Public Accountants,
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants,
and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. He had worked as a Chief Financial
Officer and in other capacities for both Public and
non Publicly held companies prior to founding
Scripophily.com and Old Company Research. He has
more than 34 years experience in the communications
and entertainment industries including Cellular,
Satellite Communications, Internet Development,
Cable TV, Motion Pictures and Professional Sports.
NEWS - WASHINGTON, DC -
Scripophily.com's Old Company Stock Research Service
has acquired theOld Stock &
Bond Research R.M. Smythe Archives from Herzog & Co., Inc.
The asset purchase includes all
archives, publishing rights and copyrights on
obsolete research reference material published by
the Marvyn Scudders Manuals, the Robert D. Fisher
Manuals, and the Herzog & Co., Inc. obsolete
research services, which have been performed
continuously since 1880. John Herzog,
President of Herzog & Co., Inc. said “My wife,
Diana, and I are very pleased with this transfer to
Scripophily.com, and know that Bob will continue his
excellent work and spearhead the digitizing and
reorganizing of this classic American research that
we were always proud to have taken part in
continuing.”
If you have acquired old stock
or bond certificates from anywhere in the world, and the company is no longer traded
on an exchange or you can't locate it on the internet, our old
company stock research service can help you find out about the company.
Let our staff help you find
out the answers with your old stock research.
OUR
SERVICE For a
Flat Fee of $39.95
per company, we will serve as your Old Stock Detective
SM
and will provide you with a brief profile of old companies
whose original identities have been lost due to a change in
name, merger, acquisition, dissolution, reorganization,
bankruptcy or charter cancellation. If it is
determined the certificates have no investment value, we may
be interested in buying the certificate as a collectible.
Our affiliated company, Scripophily.com, is the World's #1
buyer and seller of Stock and Bond certificates.
If we
do not find any information regarding the old company being
researched, you are not chargedfor our service or
time. In fact, we don't
even charge you until our research is completed. If you are
interested in using our service,
Click
Here to go to our secure server for ordering
instructions to pay by credit card or by PayPal or you can
use the blue form below. If you rather pay by check
or send us your credit card information by mail, you can print
out our Fax
and Mail Order Form by Clicking Here.
Old Stock
Research Service - Our old company research process usually
takes anywhere from several days up to three
weeks once payment method had been received. If you would
like to use this service, please go to the bottom
of this page and complete the information to
sign up on our secure server.
At a minimum, we will need the company's name, state of
incorporation, and the date the certificate was
issued. Once you complete the form below please
click on add to shopping cart. If you have
more than one company to research, please follow
the same process. If you would rather
order by mail or fax, or you can print out our Mail
and Fax Order Form by Clicking Here to
send us the information.
If you have any questions, please call us toll
free at 1-888-STOCKS6 or 703-787-3552 or
send us an email to Old
Company Research.
If we do not find any information
regarding the company we are researching, you
are not charged. In fact, your credit card
is not charged or check is not deposited
until we find out what happened to the company.
If you would like to proceed, please provided
payment information for this service on our
secure server by clicking on the Add to Cart
button below and simply follow the instructions.
If you have any questions, please call our toll
free number at 1-888-STOCKS6. If you prefer to
pay by check, please send the check and a copy
of both sides of the certificate to:
Scripophily.com Lockbox Payment
P.O. Box 223795
Chantilly, Virginia
20153
Toll Free 1-888-STOCKS6 (1-888-786-2576)
Direct 703-579-4209
Fax 703-995-4422
The minimum information we need to start the process is the company name, state of incorporation, and the date the certificate was issued. Once you complete the information form, please click on "Add to shopping cart".
If you have more than one company to research, please click on [
+ ] Add another
company above and another template will appear for another company's
information. If you would rather order by mail or fax, or you can
print out our Mail and Fax
Order Form by Clicking Hereto send us the information.
If
you have any questions, please call our toll free
number at 1-888-STOCKS6 ( 1-888-786-2576 ) or dial
direct to 703-579-4209.or send us
an email to
There
are other companies who provide a similar service and they
will charge up to $100. In addition, some of them will
even want you to split any monies (up to 30%) that can be
collected if the certificates are redeemable. There
are no other fees with our service.
We
simply provide you the information about the company and how
to contact them (or their acquirers) if they still
exist.
Included in our low
service fee, we will also show you how
to search for unclaimed property on the internet at no
additional charge. The origin
of unclaimed property law dates back to British common law.
Abandoned land was returned to the king along with the
transfer of the property rights. Today, this concept has
been adopted by the states and applied to intangible
property as well as tangible property, excluding real
estate. The states do not take permanent title to the
property but act as custodians to safeguard it for the
rightful owner or their heir until claimed. In many
states, there is no time limitation for filing a claim,
however the funds can be comingled with state funds if the
rightful owner cannot be found.
We began this service due to the continued requests we were
receiving from customers asking for a reasonably priced
internet service to research old stocks. There were
other companies in the research business ( over 20 years )
purporting to be experts in Researching Stock Certificates
and charging what we considered to be high prices.
In 1999, we decided to give them a little competition in the
research business. Although some of those other old stock research
competitors are not happy about our Old Company
Service, you can see what our customers say about our
products and decide for yourself by Clicking
Here. As can be seen on our Stock Research
Website and our Scripophily
website, we strive for 100% customer satisfaction. By
the way, we will help you find the information on your own if
you can't afford this service.
You can always call our toll free number for help at
1-888-STOCKS6 or direct at 703-787-3552. Our fax
numbers are 703-995-4422 or 703-904-0878
We have been on the Internet for over 20 years with our
Scripophily.com website
and our research operations have been in business since 1880 . We have
extensive experience dealing with Estates, Bankers, Attorneys, Wall
Street Professionals, C.P.A.'s, Trustee's and individuals.
We are in this business for the long run and believe in
quality customer service. You also can see us
in the News at ScripophilyNews.com.
Be careful with some other stock research
services that are not members of the Better Business Bureau,
have little business experience and claim to be experts in
collectible stock and bond certificates. Many of these
so called experts have little experience in determining
whether your old company stock has real value as a
collectible or redeemable security. Always check to
see what the Better Business Bureau says about them.
We are
proud of number of orders and
positive
feedback and testimonials we have received from our
satisfied customers at Scripophily.com®
during the years. We always strive for 100% customer
satisfaction and dedication, business experience and
commitment to quality service.
We
have invested thousands of dollars in research materials in
order to provide you the answers you need. This along
with our over 39 years of business experience provides you
with quality information to make decisions. We will continue
to acquire new resources as they become available so we can
provide our customers with the highest quality service at a
most competitive price.
For
more information about my background, please
click
here. Efficiency and quality customer service is the key to our
success.
Sincerely,
Bob
Kerstein CEO, Scripophily.com
Member of the American Institute of Certificate Public
Accountants
