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title: Salvage Value | Scrap Value | Machinery and Equipment Appraisals
description: Salvage and scrap values in machinery and equipment appraisals are possible conclusions when a machine ages.
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# Salvage and Scrap Values - Machinery and Equipment

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## Salvage Value

Salvage Value is an opinion of the amount, expressed in terms of money that may be expected for the whole property or a component of the whole property that is retired from service for possible use elsewhere, as of a specific date.

## Scrap Value

Scrap Value is an opinion of the amount, expressed in terms of money that could be realized for the property if it were sold for its material content, not for productive use, as of a specific date.

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