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If you have followed me for any length of time, you know I believe every collection tells a story — and that too many of those stories are one house fire, hurricane, or estate sale away from being lost. That belief is personal for me, and it is a big part of why I am so proud of what our team shipped on July 1: the completely redesigned WorthPoint Vault.
This is not a facelift of the old Vault. We rebuilt it from the ground up as a true digital inventory tool for collectors, homeowners, and anyone managing an estate. You can photograph an item and let AI-assisted entry fill in the details, organize your pieces into collections with tags and categories, attach provenance notes and documents, and generate a WorthScore® — a value estimate drawn from approximately 1 billion prices in our Price Guide. The WorthScore® is something you will only find at WorthPoint; no other resource can pair your collection with a data set of that depth. The dashboard reads almost like a brokerage statement: total estimated value, cost basis, gain or loss, and item count. Your collection’s story and its market value, finally in one place.
Hear It from the Person Who Helped Build It
Rather than take my word for it, I would point you to a conversation I really enjoyed: our editorial team sat down with Senior Product Manager Shelley Ball, who led the Vault rebuild, for a Q&A about how it works and where it is headed.
Shelley has been a seller and a picker, and she spent time at eBay before joining us — she knows this community from the inside. In the interview, she walks through what the Vault can do today and makes the case I have been making for years: when disaster strikes, the documentation is usually lost right along with the items, and everything that follows, including insurance claims, gets much harder. As Shelley puts it, the Vault can be the first line of defense in protecting your collection’s story.
Read the full interview: Inside the WorthPoint Vault: A Q&A with Senior Product Manager Shelley Ball.
Keep Reading
We have published several pieces on the new Vault, and together they will give you the complete picture:
- What Is WorthPoint Vault? A Look at How It Works — a walkthrough of the experience, from adding your first item to reading your dashboard.
- WorthPoint Launches Redesigned Vault, Giving Collectors a Smarter Way to Catalog, Value, and Protect What They Own — the official launch announcement, with full details on plans and features.
Start with Five Items — Free
The Starter tier is free and lets you catalog your first five items, so there is no reason to wait for “someday” to start documenting what you own. And our early adopter special is still running: sign up now and lock in an annual rate of $99.99 — more than 30% off the regular price of $149.99. Whether it is a lifelong collection, an inherited estate, or simply the things in your home that matter, the Vault gives you one organized record you can value, protect, and share.