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        "Furniture",
        "ISA AM"
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    {
      "name": "Melanie Smith",
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        "MTS - Aircraft",
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    },
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        "Machinery & Technical Specialties",
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        "MTS - Aircraft",
        "ASA"
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    },
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        "MTS - Machinery and Equipment",
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    },
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        "Machinery and Equipment",
        "MTS - Machinery and Equipment",
        "ASA"
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      "profileCompleteness": "strong_public_detail"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mr. Jeff Melang, ASA",
      "profileUrl": "https://fairappraisers.org/appraisers/mr-jeff-melang-asa/",
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      "jsonUrl": "https://fairappraisers.org/appraisers/mr-jeff-melang-asa/profile.json",
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        "Machinery & Technical Specialties",
        "Aircraft",
        "MTS - Aircraft",
        "ASA"
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      "feeTransparencyStatus": "Fee statement not listed yet",
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    "FAIR does not guarantee competence, availability, assignment fit, value conclusions, or client outcomes.",
    "FAIR does not guarantee insurer, court, tax, or lender acceptance.",
    "FAIR does not rank appraisers by payment."
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}