What's This Worth?
How to use the Internet to research the value of your antiques.
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2013 Price Guide
Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2013 Price Guide
As the newest edition of the longest-running guide to the hobby, Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2013 showcases 2,000 color images, values, insight and advice from leading authorities from across the country.

 

 


Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2013
Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has long been recognized as the finest source for information on antiques and collectibles on the market.

 

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So, you think you may have something valuable. Fun. Trying to find out how much it's worth? I spend quite a bit of time visiting different antiques, collecting and appraisal websites, and I have tried to provide you with links for some of the best and easiest places to start your research.

I am not an antiques dealer or appraiser myself, but I have learned a few things from working with them over the years...

  1. Don't just walk up and ask an antiques dealer, "What's this worth?" The standard reply is, "How much do you want for it?" Many of them have spent years acquiring knowledge, and passing out free advice is not typically part of their job description. Also, don't sell your item to the same person you ask to evaluate it. Buying low and selling high is how they make their living.
     
  2. Quality is very important. Just because something is old doesn't necessarily make it valuable. The better its condition, the more it's worth.
     
  3. No matter what information you find regarding the value of your antique or collectible, it's only worth as much as someone is willing to pay you for it! Just because a price guide says your antique doorknob is worth $100, if no one will give you that much, then it's not. Sorry.


Most people will start their search at eBay. You can search through their completed listings to see if your item has sold recently, and see for how much.
Online Appraisals from Whats It Worth To You.
If you need accurate information on determining the value
of your antiques and collectibles, I recommend you visit
my Canadian appraiser friends at What's It Worth To You

They have a wide variety of appraisal options to help you...

Classic Appraisal - The best deal on the net since 1999 - Only $9.95. Find out the value of your item from trusted professionals!  With experts in virtually every category, you will get a fast and accurate item valuation.

Deluxe Appraisal   - $19.95 This type of appraisal is for customers requiring in-depth information about an item.  When you order a Deluxe Appraisal, you will receive more detailed information about your item.

Express Appraisal - An Express Appraisal is a Deluxe Appraisal completed in a 24 hr. time period. You must upload at least one clear image and it must be submitted so that the appraisers have ample time to complete the appraisal during normal business hours.

Get an Expert's Opinion on a Potential Purchase - This service is designed to give you an expert’s opinion as to the value and authenticity of an item that is for sale on Ebay.

Collection Appraisal - This popular service provides a very inexpensive way to receive an unbiased professional opinion regarding the value of a collection and which items in the collection are the highlights.

Opinion of Authenticity - One of the greatest challenges facing today's online buyers and sellers is ascertaining the genuineness of items being sold on the internet.  Sellers who provide an Opinion of Authenticity in their auction listings show their commitment to honest and sincere dealings.

Ask An Expert - This forum is designed for people wishing to find out information about anything in the world (except value)of antiques and collectibles. From storing and cleaning to identification and buying, our experts provide invaluable advice by drawing on their years of experience in their particular field.

Unlock The Database - Access the largest and most comprehensive database of appraised items anywhere. Find out current fair market value and replacement value. Complete with images, descriptions and appraiser’s comments, this is a tremendous resource to have at your fingertips.

 

Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2013: America's Bestselling Antiques Annual

Whether you’re buying, selling, valuing, or just thinking about assembling a decorative collection, Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2013 is the must-have resource. It’s brimming with prices, photos, facts and tips.

This year the annual guide lists 40,000 current prices and features 2,500 color pictures of items, all sold during the past year. It has indexes and cross-references, and includes record prices, hundreds of logos and marks, and factory histories.

search their appraiser approved database of actual prices for more than 750,000 antiques and collectibles!
Even if you don't want to get their book, the Kovel's can still help. They have compiled a unique list of more than 900,000 prices for antiques and collectibles sold in the United States, Canada and Europe.

The guide has been designed to provide relevant prices in a wide variety of categories. All entries are real prices, not estimates. Each entry gives a description, price, and year of sale so the information can be used to price items today, track trends, or for tax and estate purposes. Registration is free.

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Find out what it is worth in the Country Living appraisal column.
Country Living's "What Is It? What Is It Worth?" appraisal column is a favorite among readers. Let the experts from the leading auction houses in the country determine the value of your favorite collectible or prized family heirloom for free.

You can read some good information about antique appraisals at the Antique-Antiques website.
You can read some good information about antique appraisals at the Antique-Antiques website.

Prices 4 Antiques is a searchable database which provides past auction prices for antiques, collectibles and fine art.
Prices 4 Antiques is a searchable database which provides past auction prices for antiques, collectibles and fine art.

Antiques and Collectables appraisals by Bath Antiques Online
Bath Antiques offers extremely reliable, highly accurate and completely impartial antique appraisals. They also have a free searchable antiques price guide with 1000's of rare antiques and novelty collector's items - each pictured, described and with their price guide.

Research the value of your antiques and collectibles at Price Miner
PriceMiner is a service from the combined efforts of eBay, GoAntiques and the Internet Antique Shop. You get instant analysis in the form of graphs and charts including average price, number of items included in the average, range of price from highest to lowest, and a current estimate based on today’s market conditions with a confidence factor.


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American Art Advisors free appraisal and brokerage offer
American Art Advisor offers a unique art brokerage service.   They buy original oil paintings and watercolors by "listed" 19th and 20th Century artists with auction records, such as Gruppe, Hibbard, Owen, Coppedge, Sandzen, Thieme, Cirino, Redfield, Lever, Scarlett and Kensett.


They will buy your paintings for top dollar, then put them up at auction with Sotheby's, Christies or any other auction house as 50-50 partners.

They don't buy prints, reproductions or limited editions.  As a rule, they do not buy art by living artists unless the artist has a track record at auction.  They prefer to buy art in original condition.   If necessary they will have your painting cleaned, restored and re-framed, at their risk and expense, and split these costs with you after it sells at auction.

Let them do a free Art Appraisal!

Les and Sue Fox, co-owners of American Art Advisor and West Highland Art Brokers, are professional art brokers and auction experts in the trade since 1977.   They are specialists in 19th and 20th Century American art, including Hudson River School, Impressionism and Modernism.

If you have a single work of art, a collection you're thinking of selling or if you're interested in building a fine art collection, please feel  free to contact them for free advice and recommendations. When you email them, please include the artist's name, size of painting, condition, any labels on the back and any known provenance or history of the painting.  Please do not ask them to appraise anything but paintings.