Antique Price Guide Free

Whether you are trying to find the value of a French Majolica Eduoard Gilles Jardiniere or a vintage Stanley woodworking plane, there are many websites that provide an antique price guide free as a service to collectors throughout the world.

Will that old vase pay off the car?

The monetary value of any antique or collectible is a subjective number. Values fluctuate as interest in a specific market increases or diminishes. Trends and cycles occur causing certain pieces to be in high demand while others are cast aside.

Many collectors new to antiquing, as well as many seasoned professionals, often find themselves wondering what the current market value is of an item they are interested in buying or selling. Having access to free antique price guides with updated information is a valuable resource.

In addition to current retail value, free price guides are also an excellent tool for identifying an antique. Most of the online price guides include:

• Photographs, illustrations or sketches of the items
• Information and pictures of maker’s marks or signatures
• A written description of the item including dimensions
• Information pertaining to dates, serial numbers and patent numbers

Websites that provide free antique price guides vary from those that offer information on a vast number of antique categories to those that provide information on one specific category such as a antique tools.

The following websites are examples of those providing free online prices of multiple categories of antiques.

• One of the most well known and respected names in the world of antiques, Kovels provides a free price guide of more than 700,000 antiques and collectibles. The free information allows both antique buyers and sellers to keep informed of current trends in the antiques and collectibles market. Although access to the price guide is free, registration is required. The following information is provided for each item listed:
  • A description of the item
  • The year of the sale
  • The selling price of the item

This website also offers a premium membership which includes:

• • One year of Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles sent online
  • Thousands of colored photographs
  • Access to newsletters from the past six years
  • Sales reports
  • Alerts regarding reproductions
• Bath Antiques provides a large database of antique values with more than 100 categories. This website does require free registration to use their service.
• Three of the largest antique and collectible directories have joined together as Collectibles-Museums. Together their database includes more than 10,000 price guides and one million images from more than 800 museums online.
• Price Miner provides online information for more than 27 million items and their recorded realized prices, over 32 million images in 5,200 categories. Auction sources include both online and brick and mortar auction houses. The Price Miner database includes antiques, collectibles and arts and includes analysis tools. Values are based on many sources including:
  • Ebay
  • TIAS
  • GoAntiques
  • Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
  • David Rago Art & Auction Center,
  • Philips DePury
  • Stanley Gibbons

There is a fee to belong to Price Miner.

Although there are numerous websites that provide antique price guides free for visitors, some do require registration before access is permitted. Many other websites also provide price guides for antique and collectible items but charge a monthly or yearly fee for membership.

The following are examples of the many excellent free antique and collectible price guides available online.

• Faded Giant Books provides a free price guide to old and rare books. This excellent resource includes a database of more than 50,000 antique book prices. Book values are determined using actual auction selling prices.
• W Joe Radio provides a comprehensive price guide of radios from the 1920s and newer. Included are:
  • Model name
  • Year
  • Price range
  • Key words to description
  • Model number
  • A separate listing for novelty radios
• The University of Delaware Library provides an online price guide for Early American furniture and accessories.

Having access to an antique price guide free online is a resource that helps make you a wiser and more informed collector.

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