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The WorthPoint Corporation, founded by Will Seippel in April 2007, is the largest resource for researching, valuing and buying/selling antiques, art and vintage collectibles. WorthPoint is an online resource for researching and valuing antiques, art and collectibles while WorthPoint’s MarksandLibrary product, is an online resource for investigating makers’ marks as well as accessing a library of virtual books from leading publishers on a wide range of collecting topics.
WorthPoint empowers the antique and collectible industry by providing a steady stream of new data and quality information—helping improve the pricing transparency that exists between sellers and buyers. Just as eBay created the market for more efficient trading, WorthPoint’s collection and presentation of historical pricing data is helping sellers realize better prices and buyers gain comfort that the price they are paying is fair. WorthPoint is also accessible via iPhone, iPad or Android “in the field.”
WorthPoint offers both a do-it-yourself (DIY) model as well as access to a network of professionals (appraisers) with expertise in numerous collecting verticals who can provide a more detailed valuation. The DIY model is a comprehensive solution that gives a user access to more than 265 million historical prices and more than 1.2 billion photographs. This data is aggregated from both online marketplaces, including eBay, and from some of the leading auction houses in the country. WorthPoint has the largest database that covers information as far back as 2006—some of which is gone forever.
WorthPoint offers a 7-day free trial membership to allow people who register to look up items in the Worthopedia for free during the trial period. The trial membership requires disclosing credit card information as a condition of affecting the trial.