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When The New York Times assigned me to find out how bookstores are coping with the pandemic, I thought, hey, how about giving some love to auctioneers. I decided to revisit my local auctioneer, Jeanine Tenzi at Jeanine Ten…
You can even sell vintage baby clothes online. This set of adorable baby tops sold for $29.99 in May 2020.
If you have vintage baby clothes, hats, jeans, and other apparel and accessories you no longer want, you can sell them online for a huge profit…
This complete set of Game of Thrones Funko Pop bobbleheads was sold on eBay for $11,500 in 2018.
Even if you don’t collect them, it is likely you’ve seen Funko Pop bobbleheads in stores across the country. In your average Walmart, a normal Funko Pop…
Upgrade Your Wardrobe Without Spending a Fortune
A Burberry bag is always an elegant and practical addition to your wardrobe. This vintage Burberry crossbody sold for $38 in March 2020.
Being stylish and trendsetting without spending the big bucks is…
Even though CB radios are still used today, there have been many changes within the last 75 years or so. This Panasonic brand CB radio in working condition sold for $125 in 2017.
The Citizen Band or CB radio has been around since its inception in 19…
Thank you to those who responded to our poll earlier this year about the Worthopedia Search function. We received feedback from more than 1,000 members, which gave us good guidance on how to improve and refine that part of the site.
We’re going to c…
A casual conversation between WorthPoint CEO Will Seippel and collector Mike White turned into this article. White knows more about Bowery Boys collectibles than anyone we’ve seen. An enthusiastic hobbyist, he also collects Beatles memorabilia, movie p…
Long time Insider contributor and friend of WorthPoint, “Auction Wally,” Walt Kolenda has made the difficult choice to sell his brick and mortar antique store, “Curiosities of Cape Ann,” in historical Gloucester, Maine. After spending the last five …
This gorgeous pair of diamond earrings sold on eBay for $900,000. Do you feel confident purchasing $900,000 earrings online?
Have you ever ordered jewelry online that was a disappointment when it arrived? Perhaps the size was different than you expe…
With Father’s Day approaching on June 21, many of us are especially sentimental about special collectibles or keepsakes that remind us of dads, grandfathers, or other influential fathers.
In honor of Dads everywhere, we’re hosting a WorthPoint Father’…
Nike SB Ben & Jerry’s “Chunky Dunky” sneakers. Photo credit: StockX
Another collectible sneaker is making headlines, this time with a sweet summer theme.
Lucky buyers recently snatched up limited-edition Nike SB Ben & Jerry’s “Chunky Dunky” …
This is the second part of a four-part series on maximizing the return when selling a collection of antiques and collectibles. Part I dealt with the realities a collector must accept when it becomes time to sell his/her collection. Part II focuses f…
French gilt armchairs, like these 19th-century examples, would be my first pick at the Mobilier National auction France is holding in September to raise money for COVID-19 relief.
At the end of April, France announced they will be selling a selectio…
My Sell, Keep, or Toss? How to Downsize a Home, Settle an Estate, and Appraise Personal Property, published by Random House in 2007, contained two chapters relating specifically to selling collections—Chapter 6 entitled “Disposing of a Collection” a…
A reader’s email read: “I’m moving across country. The idea of packing and shipping my ceramics collection scares me! How do you recommend I proceed?” Nancy Zafrani of Oz Movers says that there is no secret to transporting fragile or valuable items saf…
Independent Online Booksellers Association Photo credit: ioba.org
On Friday, May 15, Year 1 of Covid-19, the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) held its first virtual book fair beginning at 1 p.m. EST. I got online at 1:30, expecting t…
Egon Schiele’s Reclining Nude Girl (ca. 1918). Photo courtesy of Galerie St. Etienne.
Quick! What comes to mind when you think of thrift store artwork? Paint-by-the-numbers scary clowns? Some poor child’s discarded third-grade string art project? A t…
WorthPoint’s Danna Crawford recently appeared on Good Morning America.Photo Credit: Goodmorningamerica.com
WorthPoint subscribers with a watchful eye were quick to recognize a familiar face when our own Danna Crawford recently appeared in a feature s…
There’s only one week left in our Great Discoveries Video Challenge. We hope you’ll join us for a chance to win cash prizes and free appraisals from e-ValueIt.
Here’s how it works: Tell us how WorthPoint helped you learn more about your most prized p…
Rare 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent Found Roll Searching
1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln CentPhoto: Heritage Auction Galleries.
Remember the old adage, “a penny for your thoughts?” How about $126,500 worth of them?
“Searching pocket change for error co…
This year for Mother’s Day, consider having a “who gets what” conversation with your family. Who gets your gorgeous silk WWI souvenir postcard like this one that sold for $5 in 2015?
They said I was a terrible auctioneer. But it wasn’t my fault. Real…
Half the fun of finding treasure is getting to brag about it (the other half is getting paid for it!). We’re giving you the chance to do both with our Great Discoveries Video Contest. Tell us about your favorite discovery and how you used WorthPoin…
Practicing social distancing, The Jeanine Tenzi Auction Company of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, went viral with their first Facebook auction.Photo by Bob Eckstein ©2020 and used by permission from The Jeanine Tenzi Auction Company.
Instead of looking to …
Four Thonet banquet dining room side chairs.
QUESTION: I own four Thonet banquet dining room side chairs. The chairs feature a caned bentwood back that is rounded at the top corners The modified saddle seats have a blue fabric stretched across a uret…
Will Seippel, Founder and CEO of WorthPoint.
This week we released our earnings statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2020. I am pleased to report that we had a robust start to our fiscal year: during Q1 2020, WorthPoint’s gross billings grew by…
Beginning today, we are hosting our first ever Great Discoveries Challenge, and we invite all subscribers to help us share the worth of WorthPoint for a chance to win cash prizes and free appraisals!
To enter, tell us how WorthPoint helped you find …
WorthPoint subscribers who seek pointers for using the site’s array of online tools are encouraged to register for our free new series of Wednesday Webinars.
The first batch of topical weekly conversations is now set, with the debut webinar already …
For those of us who are fortunate enough to have a position that allows us to work from home consistently, nothing has changed over the last few weeks. Working from home under “shelter in place” directives and self-imposed quarantines doesn’t feel t…
Jeannie, fresh as a daisy
Just love how she obeys me
Does things that just amaze me so
I Dream of Jeannie television theme song, lyrics by Hugo Montenegro
When I passed this pin up, a nagging voice in the back of my head repeated over and over again –…
The Rolex Oyster Cosmograph made in 1971. Photo: Meredith Nierman for WGBH
So, you’ve got a little extra jingle in your pocket, and you’re looking for a timepiece. Qualifications? It must be rated for scuba diving. Oh, and it wouldn’t be so bad if it…
…A short synopsis of an upcoming WorthPoint® book
The Seippel family bought the oldest house in the port of Kennebunk–a beautiful, historic residence (circa 1765) on the banks of Maine’s scenic Kennebunk River.
Turning a house into a home can take y…
1776 Continental Dollar. Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Services
Flea market finds indeed! “A rare 1776 Continental dollar that was bought at a French flea market for less than $1 is worth nearly $100,000. The coin was purchased by a person …
Watch out for “marriages” of different pieces when you shop for antiques. Here we have a “country couch” made from a Jenny Lind-style bed and an armchair.
Some say that selling antiques is the world’s second-oldest profession with the demand for anti…
A child’s drawings from between 1910-1915.
QUESTION: In cleaning out an estate, I discovered 80 pieces of a child’s artwork in an old postcard album. The geometric approach to many of the pictures appears to resemble that found on Pennsylvania German…
The 3.75” Boba Fett J-slot rocket-firing prototype was up for sale at Hake’s Auctions this past October. Hake’s described the figurine as the “Holy Grail” of Star Wars toys and expected it to sell for as much as $250,000. (Photo: Neil Strebig, York D…