CEO and founder of WorthPoint®, the world's largest resource for identifying and valuing art, antiques, and collectibles.
CEO and founder of WorthPoint®, the world's largest resource for identifying and valuing art, antiques, and collectibles.
Unexpected disasters leave us vulnerable and devastated. But how do you prepare your home and valuables in advance? Here are my six steps.
I grew up in an analog world with landline telephones, film cameras, and paper books. Digital may dominate now, but analog is here to stay.
Unplug, relax, and tune in. Rediscover the joy of analog technology. In this age of digital overload, sometimes it’s nice to go old-school.
As with all antiques, collectibles, and works of art, provenance documentation increases the value of your collectible investments.
What choices transform a building with four walls into a lavish, unique home? I found the answer for myself in custom Rookwood Pottery tiles.
The content glut is clogging our feeds and storefronts. How will it affect the art market? Will collections suddenly become worth less money?
Letters from the Civil War era are interesting because of their diverse range of styles and syntax and how each speaks to the reader.
Counterfeit collectibles undercut legitimate sellers, drive down prices, and result in revenue losses for sellers and public coffers.
In the future, will the objects acquired in pursuit of social media trends have a nostalgic attraction? Time will tell.
I decided to take AI product descriptions out for a spin. For this project, I used the new Microsoft Bing chatbot. I entered this prompt.
An ABI survey asked people what two possessions they’d grab in a house fire if they had three minutes. What is too precious to lose?
Early baseball uniforms—like this Nolan Ryan Houston Astros jersey—are a treasure of the past, but what are they worth?
Funko Pop collectors are smiling: they played the collecting game right. To those who waited to collect: too bad. You lose.
While insurance policies seemingly cover everything you own, they often leave out items’ total histories and, thus, their true significance.
Raise your prices according to what the market will bear. Determine how much your best customer would pay and raise your prices accordingly.
