WorthPoint

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

WorthPoint provides a comprehensive antiques, art, and vintage collectibles research platform that helps users price, identify, authenticate, and preserve items.

Target Customer

1,000,000 collectors and antique enthusiasts who rely on WorthPoint daily to research and value their art, antiques, and collectibles.

Key Differentiator

Offers the most comprehensive suite of tools for researching and valuing antiques and collectibles, including a large historical Price Guide, a makers’ marks database, a digital library, a personal Vault, and an industry-partner data network (auction houses and marketplaces). Also features a Beta Visual Search capability and a massive, ongoing data set (610M items, 1B photos since 2006).

Implementation Timeline

No explicit implementation timeline provided; platform emphasizes immediate access with a free trial option (Try for free) and ongoing data updates since 2006.

Pain Points

1Difficulty finding accurate pricing trends across a broad antiques/collectibles market.
2Challenges identifying and authenticating items based on marks, patterns, or symbols.
3Need to catalog, preserve, and track the growing value of possessions over time.

Key Features

1Price Guide: search across millions of sold-for prices with historical data from leading auction houses and online marketplaces (data beginning in 2006).
2Marks: visual database with 298,000+ unique identifying marks for identification and authentication.
3Library: digital library of over 11,000 books, guides, and catalogs.
4Vault: personal digital archive to store, track, and preserve the value of possessions.
5Upcoming Auctions and industry data: access to auction results and data contributed by industry partners.

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1CEO

Client Results

1Better pricing decisions and smarter buying/selling (Buy Better & Sell Smarter).
2Improved item identification and authentication to establish history and value.
3Digital cataloging and ongoing valuation of prized possessions.

Competitive Advantages

1Largest pricing database with nearly two decades of historical pricing data from top auction houses and marketplaces.
2Integrated suite: Price Guide, Marks, Library, Vault, and industry data in one platform.
3Strong industry partner network (Hindman Auctions, Rago Auctions, Julien's, eBay) providing extensive sales data.
4Large user base (about 1,000,000 collectors) and high site visibility (top 1,000 globally).

Key Benefits

1Accurate pricing trends across a vast, historical dataset.

2Effective item identification and authentication via marks database.

3Digital cataloging and preservation of possessions to monitor value over time.

4Access to real-world data from major industry partners (auction houses and marketplaces).

Additional Product Information

Product Description

WorthPoint is a research platform for antiques, art, and vintage collectibles offering tools like the Price Guide, Marks, Library, and Vault, plus access to data from industry partners and upcoming auctions.

Target Market

Collectors and antique enthusiasts, researchers, and dealers seeking to price, identify, and preserve value of art, antiques, and collectibles.

Unique Value Proposition

A single platform combining a historical price database (610M items since 2006), a 298k+ marks database, an 11k+ library, a personal Vault, and industry-partner data from leading auction houses and marketplaces, plus a Visual Search capability.

Technical Requirements

Web-based platform with a Beta Visual Search service for Marks, Autographs, Patterns, and Symbols; requires internet access; some features advertised as Beta.

Pricing Model

No public pricing details provided; offers a free trial (Try for free); industry data contributions are described as fee-free for partners; pricing for consumers not disclosed in the provided content.

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