Is my item worth having Appraised?
Is a very good question, nobody wants to spend money to appraise an item and find out it’s worthless. What’s even worse though is finding out that something you gave away, or sold for a couple of dollars to clear out your basement or garage was quite valuable. Our records from 1996-2012 show that 98.7% of the items sent to us for appraisal have been worth far more than our regular fee of $19.95. Our online appraisal process is simple and fast, it is powered by ValueThisNow.com which provides appraisals that conform to the standards the USPAP, allowing us to meet the highest standards for quality and ethics. Click here to begin your appraisal process now.
Items such as the one pictured here are unexpected surprises for our customers. Nearly all the items we have appraised were just considered curiosities by their owners, none really had any idea of the item’s value until they contacted us. This example is one of a complete set of 8 Walt Disney Seven Dwarfs books from 1938. This set sat packed up with a pile of children’s books, yard sale material, considered to be junk, but copies of this set in good condition have sold at auction for $2000.00.
Why should you use our service?
- We have been providing Antique Appraisals for Insurance, Estate, Tax & Probate purposes since 1959.
- Our service is like having your own private Antiques Roadshow Expert when ever you need one.
- Current Appraisal information for a wide range of antiques & collectible items can be hard to find, even on the internet.
- Have your appraisal emailed directly to you in 48 hours.
- Price guides already two years out of date when published and often give only a minimum of information.
- Specialized reference information regarding Antique Appraisals is expensive and often difficult to find at your local library or bookstore.
- Professional appraisers fee’s range from $75.00 to $400.00 per hour, we have a wide range of appraisal services from $1.39- $12.95 U.S
How do we get our appraisal information?
- We monitor all the major Auction Houses world wide for the most up to date sales results.
- We monitor Auction sales results from several Online Auctions daily and add these results weekly to our database.
- We subscribe to all the Major & Minor Antique & Collectible trade publications.
- Our Reference library is constantly growing, some of our books about Antique collecting & restoration date to the 1820′s!
We regularly participate in Roadshow type events, shows and auctions to maintain contact with those in the trade.
What will my appraisal look like?
We use the same research methods for our Online Appraisals as we do for our regular appraisals. for Insurance, Tax or Estate purposes we follow the USPAP guidelines (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice). Note that our appraisals are based on the images and information you send us, please read our disclaimer about Hypothetical Appraisals
I purchased a ring online that was purported to be very old…as in Viking made. I seriously doubt it’s true, but the price was right, and I liked it regardless. I’m more interested in authenticating its approximate age, but would get a kick out of knowing its value as well. Is this something you could help me with?
Hi Aaron, jewelry generally needs to be physically appraised, but if any precious metal such as gold or silver was used in making it there should be some markings on it. Have a look under a magnifying glass and get back to me with what you find.
Hello,i have a picture of a cat ,i belive its made of some time of real hair weaved into a picture.it was given to me as a gift .there is no visible markings of an artist,but the frame itself is super old
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I have a question about a paprika shaker I have. It appears to be from the 40′s due to the fact it only has “Japan” printed on the bottom in blue, next to the cork that holds in the seasoning. This shaker is in the shape of a mallet, the seasoning part itself is white ceramic or porcelain and the handle is wood and can be screwed apart. It might be about 6 inches in length total, the shaker part about 3 1/3 inches, and maybe 2 in diameter. It has a painted rooster on it, the rooster has a yellow body and black head and tail with orange feet and red at its neck. the black and orange were painted on after the yellow, also there are black triangles over the yellow to accent feathers I guess. It is almost in mint condition I would say, the handle is a little dirty and I’m not about to wash it in case it is of value. I searched the internet and the only ones I can find like it (which took me about 2 days to find) someone sold a set of 4 on eBay for $6.49. Even if it’s not worth much, and isn’t from the 40′s it has to be worth more than that just buying something like that at a store new these days, especially for 4 of them (although I only have one.)
Anyways, I hope you can give me some sort of information, I described it as best I could.
I have an old antique oriental bowl of some kind please Any info you have would be a huge help
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I would suggest requesting an appraisal, you can upload your request and images by clicking the appraisal link on the main page